The guy is not just hated in South Florida and Louisiana anymore. Because of Saban’s recruiting tactics, the SEC passed a new rule restricting head coaches from evaluating new recruits in person in the month of May.
2. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan
It takes some serious talent in the jerk department to be as despised in your home state as Richer Fraud-riguez is in the state of West Virginia.
3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
Stoops is highly regarded in the Sooner State, or as much so as anyone not named Switzer, except by the press who have to cover his team. Stoops is pretty much hated elsewhere for that smirk. This guy laughs about as often as he wins a BCS Bowl game, which is not much lately. Stoops has all the personality of a lampshade.
4. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee
Fulmer makes a large target when it comes to opposing fans’ barbs and many Tennessee fans, as well. In spite of mediocre records in recent years, Fat Phil just got a contract extension. With David Cutcliffe gone along with Erik Ainge, Vol fans could dread seeing Fulmer on the sidelines as much as other patrons hate to be behind him in the buffet line.
5. Houston Nutt, Mississippi
Right now Ole Miss fans seem to think they’ve bought a new Lexus when it’s actually a “pre-owned” Pacer with the odometer rolled back. Nutt has often been compared to a used car salesman. There’s no word on whether Mississippi has a lemon law, but if they do this guy could be in trouble in a couple or three years.
It’s not that Nutt is a bad coach, but look up ‘mediocrity’ in Webster’s and you just might find a picture of Nutt in a dog-eared panama hat.
And the winner of the inaugural 2008 Jesse Jackson award is….
Houston “We have a problem” Nutt for managing to almost single-handedly lose four games in 2007, three after blowing fourth quarter leads.
The man derisively dubbed “Hootie” by his many detractors in the Natural State, further infuriated many Razorback fans with his ham-handed attempts to salvage his job by blaming his quarterback after one loss, a third string tailback for another, and anyone but himself for the others.
While the Tim Tebow phenomenon may have taken away whatever chances Darren McFadden had of winning the Heisman, the games Nutt gave away with bone-headed strategy or lack of preparation made DMac Marooned five.
The man who made No. 5 famous in Arkansas was repeatedly mis- or under-used in mid-season and McFadden got voted off the Heisman island. Finally at season’s end, the UA administration got their Wake Up Call. Houston, you’re a winner! Of the inaugural Jesse Jackson Award for college football, that is.
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