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The episode discusses the worst head coach firings in college football history, analyzing the decisions and their consequences.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Alex, Richard, and Godfrey spend this subscriber episode reopening some of college football’s ugliest firing files: the decisions that looked reckless in the moment, the ones that aged like bad cheese, and the cases where the process was the bad before the next hire even got started. The trip runs from Nebraska and Washington through FIU, East Carolina, Maryland, and Ole Miss, with athletic directors getting at least as much scrutiny as the fired coaches. In this episode: * 2:23: The honorable-mention bucket, including Bo Pelini, Larry Coker, Jeff Jagodzinski, Rick Neuheisel, and Mike Price. * 17:24: Nebraska actually gets its own division, with Frank Solich tagging in * 22:13: Mario Cristobal at FIU, an incomprehensible mistake * 32:38: Ruffin McNeill at East Carolina, which becomes a real AD disaster tale * 41:27: Ralph Friedgen at Maryland is arguably the worst of all, feat. a James Franklin “coach in waiting” mess Everyone can hear a free preview of this episode To get the whole thing, become a paid subscriber today. For $10 a month (or you can get a free month with an annual subscription)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Richard

Guest: Godfrey

Topics covered

• college football
• head coach firings
• athletic directors
• coaching decisions
• historical analysis

Keywords

• head coach firings
• college football
• athletic directors
• coaching mistakes
• historical firings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nebraska, Washington, FIU, East Carolina, Maryland, Ole Miss

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