It seems like a few coaches in particular need their programs to have winning records and make a bowl game in 2008 or their coaching tenures will be cut short. In my opinion, these coaches are Kirk Ferentz of Iowa, Ty Willingham of Washington, and Mike Stoops of Arizona. Willingham and Stoops have had a few years to make strides to resurrect their programs but have made little progress. Ferentz had early success after making it to the Orange Bowl in 2003, and then blowing out Florida in the Outback Bowl and beating LSU in the Capital One Bowl in consecutive years. But after a few years of mediocrity and a rising toll of criminal activity among the players, his time may be up soon.
Additionally, if Charlie Weis has another losing season, he may be out too. To see who else is on the hot seat, check out Coaches Hot Seat.
Can June Jones resurrect a floundering SMU Mustangs program?
SMU made great strides toward its football program by just getting Jones as their head coach. A well-known veteran in the coaching ranks, Jones attracted some very good talent out to Hawai’i and can presumably get even better players in the fertile crescent of recruiting that is Dallas prep football. Coach Jones has the schemes and should get the talent to build SMU back into a respectable mid-major program.
It is hard to say whether SMU can ever return to its prominence of the 1980s, but within a few years the program may be able to get to the level that teams like Louisville, Utah, Boise State, and TCU have reached in the last decade.
Who will win the Heisman next year?
I definitely didn’t see Tim Tebow coming last year so maybe I should pass on this one. Maybe Beanie Wells or Chase Daniel?
Will Tommy Bowden finally bring his Clemson Tigers an ACC title?
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