Have you ever wanted to fire a coach and then changed your mind? (poll)

Have you ever wanted to fire a coach and then changed your mind?

  • yes

    Votes: 19 28.4%

  • no

    Votes: 30 44.8%

  • vad lee

    Votes: 18 26.9%
  • Total voters
    67
beej67

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From the other thread:

beej67 said:
There's actually some wisdom in this apparently vacant post.

Very few coaches make it 10 seasons with the same program in CFB, because of the nature of CFB fandom. Sooner or later people get pissed off at the outcome, and then want to fire their coach, and once that happens, they never change their minds. It's like every loss moves you closer to the cliff, and you never walk backward, so eventually every coach gets fired except for a couple of lifers. (Beamer/etc) It has to do with fan psychology. Wes Durham actually talked about this once, although I can't find the link to it now.
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So.. ..poll..

At any point in the history of your fandom with GT or another team, have you ever decided you wanted the coach fired, and then due to success or such later on, changed your mind, and decided you were wrong to want that coach fired? Answer truthfully.

I think this is a fundamental psychological problem with fans themselves. Once you cross that "fire the coach" boundary, you self-identify with it, and can't walk back. Then you just sit around waiting for the next chance to yell to fire the coach, even if it means sitting through good seasons being quiet about your opinions. I think it comes down to brain chemistry or something.
 
I wanted to fire Shanahan and find a better QB. So glad I'm not an NFL GM.

But then Shanahan blew the Superbowl so I was halfway right!
 
I cant say that I have, but I cant say I am past the point of no return at this point, either. Actually, I have never really been a part of a good pitchfork mob. I wanted Chan gone, but wasnt a real engaged fan at that time.

Obvs, I voted "Vad"
 
BEEFENSE said:
NO--not since mid-season 1994.
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You wanted Bill Lewis fired but then changed your mind? Huh?

I did not realize until this moment that Mark Richt served as OC under Bill Lewis at ECU. Wow. Voodoo is right.
 
I wanted C Gailey fired didn't change my mind, want pj fired and have not changed my mind.
 
oldfoggy said:
I wanted C Gailey fired didn't change my mind, want pj fired and have not changed my mind.
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IIRC you (and a few others) were pretty vocal early in the 2014 season about how bad we were going to be and how CPJ was the worst coach we've had since Lewis.
 
No. As a general rule, I'm fairly easy going with respect to coaches. So when I get to the point that I'm ready to fire a coach, there really isn't much that's going to change my mind.
 
Interesting post.

I actually wanted Gailey fired after his first season (worst loss in the UGA-GT rivalry’s history) but then our defense started playing great a few years down the road.

Then I wanted him fired again a short 4 years later during the collapse of our 2006 season. Never seen so much talent at GT go to waste. Our guys are supposed to be smarter than those other teams.

So that is my only example as a fan of GT.

Paul Johnson is a badass Gameday Coach just like Dodd was. Would hate to lose him. If there’s any way in hell we could put a good defense on the field just ONE FREAKIN TIME during his tenure, I have no doubt he’d produce a Top 10 season in school history. The man knows how to put up points.
 
I admit I got frustrated once in 2015, but I changed my mind during the season. If CPJ continues to have losing seasons consecutively, it'd be reasonable to want him out.
 
18in32 said:
You wanted Bill Lewis fired but then changed your mind? Huh?

I did not realize until this moment that Mark Richt served as OC under Bill Lewis at ECU. Wow. Voodoo is right.
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NOPE--only time i ever wanted a Tech coach fired--NEVER changed my mind about it since.
 
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