UNC Set to Face UT in Music City on December 30
Representatives of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl announced today the University of North Carolina will represent the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the 13th annual Bowl as they take on the Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) University of Tennessee.
Kickoff will be Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. CST at LP Field in Nashville.
Tis the Season To Be Fired.
Fa La La La La, La La La La
It’s already happened to Wade Phillips of Dallas, Tim Brewster of Minnesota and Dan Hawkins at the University of Colorado.
Today the Minnesota Vikings fired Brad Childress.
This is the time of year that universities and professional teams out of playoff contention often decide that they can “do better” than their current successes or failures and cut ties with the coaches and coaching staffs that have been working toward the common goal of winning.
Some administrators and general managers make the right decision. Some however do not.
Bottom line, there will be plenty of other people that will be fired this year.
Now I take a few guesses at who those people will or should be.
Vanderbilt – Robbie Caldwell. This was always a one year gig for Caldwell unless he won. 2 games won’t be enough.
Clemson – Dabo Swinney. Clemson made lots of mistakes with their change a few seasons ago. Not only did they fire an established coach and replace him with an unproven guy, but that guy hasn’t produced.
Washington State – Paul Wulff. The Cougars are about to go through a lot of changes in the new Pac 16 Conference. They can’t afford to sit back and not try to show a commitment to winning. Even though Wulff is a homegrown product, they need to act.
West Virginia – Bill Snyder. The Mountaineers haven’t had the success with Snyder that they did with Rich Rod. If they keep Snyder at the helm, they will stay in the middle of the pack in the Big East, which when translated to a REAL Conference, would be near the bottom.
Texas A&M – Mike Sherman. The Aggies turned a bad season around with two upsets of Oklahoma and Nebraska, so this firing will probably not happen. However, Sherman is not the man to lead the Aggies to Conference Championships…regardless what conference that is in the next few years.
USC- Lane Kiffin. Do they really need a reason?
San Francisco 49ers – Mike Singletary. Mike’s deal runs through 2012, but this season’s bad start after a more competitive 2009 is being seen as a step back in the Bay area. It can’t help that the Raiders are playing better.
Carolina Panthers – John Fox. Fox won’t be back next year, and it looks like he might not make it until the end of the season. The Panthers are 1-9 and the only saving grace is that the players haven’t given up on him.
Cincinnati Bengals – Marvin Lewis. The Bengals are awful. How can a team with the offensive fire power that they have, be playing that poorly? They should be either killing teams or at least winning high scoring games. They aren’t. They are 2-8.
Denver Broncos – Josh McDaniels was 8-8 in his first season and 3-6 so far in 2010, McDaniels also had a public dispute with a former QB which should have been kept in the locker room. I’m not sure if the Broncos’ ownership will give up on him this quickly, but it should.
Who do you think will or should be fired as we finish up 2010? Post your comments below.
Lightning causes weather delay at the game.
And it couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Vols. Oregon had yet to run a play from scrimmage, and Tennessee built a quick 6-0 lead. Tennessee had every bit of momentum before the delay.
The Vols were just about to kickoff following a field goal from Daniel Lincoln when the officials suspended the game because of lightning.
Tennessee ended up losing 48-13.
Florida comes to Knoxville next Saturday for a 3:30pm kickoff against the Vols. It’s time to eat some Gator.
Go Vols!
It was Tennessee’s first shutout since a 48-0 win over Vanderbilt in 2003 and first time facing an FCS opponent since a win over The Citadel in 1983.
Next Game: September 11th. UT vs. Oregon 7:00pm at Neyland Stadium. Go Vols!
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