BREAKING NEWS Southern fires Richardson

[bluedog]

* By PERRYN KEYS
* Advocate sportswriter
* Published: Dec 7, 2009 - UPDATED: 4:30 p.m.


Southern fired head football coach Pete Richardson today, according to athletic director Greg LaFleur.

Richardson was relieved of his duties after his 17th season at the school. He compiled a 134-62-0 record, winning five Southwestern Athletic Conference championships and four black college national titles.

His 2009 team finished 6-5 overall with a 3-4 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The Jaguars ended their season Saturday with a last-minute, 30-25 loss to Texas Southern in Houston.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/breaking/78718042.html

[ASU_Fanatic]

Wow..he had a good overall record.

[TexasTerror]

Wow..he had a good overall record.

The rest of the SWAC has caught up with the 'power' three of Grambling, Southern and Jackson State. This year - none of those schools are in the SWAC title game.

Henry Frazier III has done a masterful job at PV and put them on the map. Southern lost to Texas Southern and those Tigers look to be on the rise...

SU had to regroup to regain their grasp.

[jstate83]

That didn't take long.
Kind of figured this would happen after the loss to Texas Southern Saturday.
Southern ahd already given him the go-ahead to look elsewhere.

OH Well.
Got paid tha grip for all them years, State of Louisana pension, and a $200,000 plus check just to clean out his desk for Christmas.

[bluedog]

THIS IS THE COMPLETE NEWS RELEASE FROM SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY:

Baton Rouge -- Southern University Athletic Director, Greg LaFleur, has announced that the University has relieved head football coach, Pete Richardson and his staff, of their duties effective immediately.

Damon Nivens, offensive line coach, will serve as interim coach until a replacement is named.

Total compensation has not yet been worked out.

"We sat down and did what was in the best interest of Southern University", says LaFleur.

The "Dean of the SWAC", Richardson's success as head of the football program has been well documented. Southern University had four, 11-win seasons and one 12 win season – the 2003 Championship season in Richardson's tenure. Richardson compiled a record of 134 wins and 62 losses in his 17 year tenure at SU. He also has 176 career wins as a head coach (.696 winning %) in his 20 years overall as a head coach. His 134 wins trailed on AW Mumford's 176 wins.

Richardson's honors include being named the Black Coaches Association's Coach of the Year in 1998, five-time SWAC Coach of the Year (1995, '97, '98, '99 and '03), Atlanta's 100% Wrong Club's Coach of the Year (1995, '97, '98, '99 and '03), Washington D.C.'s Pigskin Club's Coach of the Year (1995, '98 and '03), the Kodak Region IV Coach of the Year (1995) and the Sheridan Broadcasting Network's Coach of the Year (1997 & 2003).

Richardson's also had the distinction of being named the 1999 Nokia Sugar Bowl Louisiana Coach of the Year.

No timetable has been set at this time for bringing in a new coach, although Lafleur added that "the process would begin immediately."

[kdinva]

The rest of the SWAC has caught up with the 'power' three of Grambling, Southern and Jackson State. This year - none of those schools are in the SWAC title game.

Henry Frazier III has done a masterful job at PV and put them on the map. Southern lost to Texas Southern and those Tigers look to be on the rise...

SU had to regroup to regain their grasp.
I just hope SU (and every other 1-AA) doesn't become the Nebraska of 1-AA (see Solich. 76% win pct. (or thereabouts) not good enough over there).

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

I just hope SU (and every other 1-AA) doesn't become the Nebraska of 1-AA (see Solich. 76% win pct. (or thereabouts) not good enough over there).

Have you saw his record the last five years. SU has the highest ticket price, and Pete was one of the top paid coaches in FCS. Finishing in last place in the SWAC West when you clearly had more talent than everyone in the conference except maybe Grambling is unacceptable.

[bluedog]

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