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<blockquote data-quote="Magooch" data-source="post: 1089903" data-attributes="member: 17987"><p>Anyhow, if that's not the case, it's best to just rip off the bandaid and get it done. Maybe you get worse, maybe you get better. But I don't see any legitimate path forward on a lame-duck contract, a short-term deal, a "prove it" situation or any of that.</p><p></p><p>Jeremy Foley was the AD at Florida back when they were winning EVERYTHING a decade or two ago (national championships in baseball, 3x in basketball, 3x in football, golf, 6x in track, 6x in tennis, 3x in gymnastics, 2x in softball, swimming, and so on... everything) was asked about his philosophy for when it is time to fire a coach. Ron Zook (I'm sure you remember him fondly <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" data-shortname=":p" />) was Florida's football coach at the time...he had three winning seasons in a row, he had a winning record vs Georgia, he had beaten Florida State in Tallahassee.... but he had a knack for giving up 4th quarter comebacks to the opponent. Florida lost 6 home games in his 3 seasons, whereas Spurrier lost just 5 in 12 years. BUT, overall he was not a terrible coach and he recruited really well. So it was a surprise when Foley fired him towards the tail end of the 2004 season. They then hired Urban Meyer who - with 22 starters recruited by Zook - then won the 2007 BCS championship over Ohio State just a couple of years later. </p><p></p><p>ANYWAYS, Foley became somewhat well-known for a quote he gave on the topic:</p><p></p><p>"I'm a big believer in the saying that<strong> if something needs to be done <em>eventually</em>, it needs to be done <em>immediately</em>.</strong>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magooch, post: 1089903, member: 17987"] Anyhow, if that's not the case, it's best to just rip off the bandaid and get it done. Maybe you get worse, maybe you get better. But I don't see any legitimate path forward on a lame-duck contract, a short-term deal, a "prove it" situation or any of that. Jeremy Foley was the AD at Florida back when they were winning EVERYTHING a decade or two ago (national championships in baseball, 3x in basketball, 3x in football, golf, 6x in track, 6x in tennis, 3x in gymnastics, 2x in softball, swimming, and so on... everything) was asked about his philosophy for when it is time to fire a coach. Ron Zook (I'm sure you remember him fondly :P) was Florida's football coach at the time...he had three winning seasons in a row, he had a winning record vs Georgia, he had beaten Florida State in Tallahassee.... but he had a knack for giving up 4th quarter comebacks to the opponent. Florida lost 6 home games in his 3 seasons, whereas Spurrier lost just 5 in 12 years. BUT, overall he was not a terrible coach and he recruited really well. So it was a surprise when Foley fired him towards the tail end of the 2004 season. They then hired Urban Meyer who - with 22 starters recruited by Zook - then won the 2007 BCS championship over Ohio State just a couple of years later. ANYWAYS, Foley became somewhat well-known for a quote he gave on the topic: "I'm a big believer in the saying that[B] if something needs to be done [I]eventually[/I], it needs to be done [I]immediately[/I].[/B]" [/QUOTE]
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