The Trend of Changing FBS Coaches - Faster than FCS and D-II/D-III?

[bonarae]

With four FBS coaches either having been fired or retiring at midseason, is it safe to say that the FBS coaching carousel is always on throughout the season, but especially at the end of the season? xchinscratchxWell, compare that to FCS and the lower divisions, and even the NFL/CFL, where the schools/teams usually wait for the end of the season to announce coaching changes.

[tribe_pride]

I'd say it's more of a BCS team thing than FBS thing. Sarkisian doesn't count as performance based though because he would have been fired at any level for his actions (maybe should have been fired in August). North Texas coach was only one that was non-BCS but they are the worst FBS team and they lost 66-7 to an FCS team only 1 year after going 4-8 and 2 years after winning a bowl game. Never seen such a drop so quick.

[AshevilleApp2]

I'd say it's more of a BCS team thing than FBS thing. Sarkisian doesn't count as performance based though because he would have been fired at any level for his actions (maybe should have been fired in August). North Texas coach was only one that was non-BCS but they are the worst FCS team and they lost 66-7 to an FBS team only 1 year after going 4-8 and 2 years after winning a bowl game. Never seen such a drop so quick.

Good post overall. But you got your B and C mixed up.

[Catatonic]

I'd say it's more of a BCS team thing than FBS thing. Sarkisian doesn't count as performance based though because he would have been fired at any level for his actions (maybe should have been fired in August). North Texas coach was only one that was non-BCS but they are the worst FCS team and they lost 66-7 to an FBS team only 1 year after going 4-8 and 2 years after winning a bowl game. Never seen such a drop so quick.

Firing a FBS coach, BCS or not, in mid season is still very much the exception rather than the rule for all schools not named USC. They have done it twice now.

Even then, Sark does not count as a performance based change. Spurrier was voluntary. He might have been nudged out at the end of the season, but leaving in mid season was his choice and consistent with his career long impulsiveness. That leaves only two schools that have fired coaches mid season. As noted, the North Texas beat down by Portland State probably forced that decision to happen sooner than the AD would have liked.

I'd say most new BCS coaches get three years to prove themselves. FBS schools about the same, maybe a little longer.

[citdog]

The difference is that most FCS Schools cannot afford to pay someone NOT to coach their teams and usually have to wait until a contract is up to let someone go.

[dgtw]

The difference is that most FCS Schools cannot afford to pay someone NOT to coach their teams and usually have to wait until a contract is up to let someone go.

Jax State fired Jack Crowe when he had two years left on his contract.

[MR. CHICKEN]

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[bonarae]

Meanwhile...

Al Golden's team was humiliated last game against Clemson. Now he's gone from the program. And also, UCF's retiring head coach has voluntarily resigned as well.