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Many years ago, I was made the Financial Director of a company that was over 300 miles away. Unfortunately, this company had been failing for a while and I found out that each time I visited them I had to make about a dozen people redundant. I hated that job, but the only way I could do it was to think of myself as a surgeon, whilst not responsible for the patients situation, I had the horrible job of amputating limbs to try to ultimately save the patient. Well by a quirk of scheduling fate in 2024, Josh Heupel and his merry men meet up with a number of teams with Head Coaches already on the proverbial “Hot Seat” and Coach Heupel’s visit might just might have the same outcome as mine did to those poor companies employees all those years ago.
Week 4 at Oklahoma – Brett Venables
Are Oklahoma going to suffer “big fish small pond to small fish big pond syndrome” by moving from the Big 2 (sorry Big 12) to the SEC? For years Oklahoma have been ranked in the preseason either 1st or 2nd in the Big 12 pending how good TEX are, but this season their schedule includes TEX, OLE MISS, ALA, MISS, LSU and TENN who are all ranked above them. So if the season goes to form OKA will not even have a winning season and just about get a minor Bowl Game. There is another problem for Venables, it is one where the ex-girlfriend that you dumped a few years ago has surprisingly found both happiness and success in life without you whilst you seem to be going in the opposite direction. Week 4 could be very painful for Sooners fans as realization sets in.
Week 5 at Arkansas – Sam Pittman
Having surprised the footballing world in the beginning at Arkansas, things have turned sour for Sam Pittman at Fayetteville, to highlight this they are now predicted to be 14th in the SEC this season. Then look at the roster and tell me which players we should approach though NIL……….I bet your list is as short as mine. So, if Nico lights it up in Week 5 in their own back yard, things could get ugly for Sam.
Week 6 Florida – Billy Napier
One of the bizarre things in College Football is how each season Tennessee finish far higher that Florida yet also lost to them, and that loss probably kept Napier in his job. Well one day the dam will burst and when it does (and it will) Tennessee could extract revenge on an epic scale by running up the score and if that happens in Knoxville this season it will probably be curtains for this over promoted Head Coach.
Week 7 Alabama – Kalen DeBoer
OK losing to the Vols is not going to cost DeBoer his job this season but this guy has the worst job in College Football history by following Nick Saban. The standard and thus expectation is so high that not winning a Natty is regarded as failure in the eyes of Alabamans and three defeats in a season is simply unthinkable. Now look at their schedule in year 1 for DeBoer, GEO, TENN, MISS, LSU, OKA, AUB that there is six potential losses and that doesn’t include an improved WIS. So for most people 9-3 would be pretty good with that schedule, but try selling that to Bama world drunk on world domination.
Week 9 Mississippi State – Jeff Lebby
Now I know very little about new Head Coach Lebby, but this team still seems in morning from the tragic loss of “The Pirate”. His system papered over the cracks or more accurately, holes in the roster and losing quarterback KJ Jefferson is not going to help. To put it in perspective, they are ranked in the pre-season polls below Arkansas, so good luck Jeff.
Week 12 at Vanderbilt – Clark Lea
Hope is back as another new coach arrives at Vanderbilt, Hope slowly withers away as reality sets in, Coach then gets sacked, Hope is back as new coach arrives in Vanderbilt………So the only question at this point is where is Clark Lea on this carousel? And will it be another beating by their instate master’s that will trigger the removal of Lea.
I think Josh Heupel is not only a brilliant Coach but also a decent human being so this season could be a bittersweet one for him as his successes will mean the opposite for others in his chosen profession.
GO VOLS
Week 4 at Oklahoma – Brett Venables
Are Oklahoma going to suffer “big fish small pond to small fish big pond syndrome” by moving from the Big 2 (sorry Big 12) to the SEC? For years Oklahoma have been ranked in the preseason either 1st or 2nd in the Big 12 pending how good TEX are, but this season their schedule includes TEX, OLE MISS, ALA, MISS, LSU and TENN who are all ranked above them. So if the season goes to form OKA will not even have a winning season and just about get a minor Bowl Game. There is another problem for Venables, it is one where the ex-girlfriend that you dumped a few years ago has surprisingly found both happiness and success in life without you whilst you seem to be going in the opposite direction. Week 4 could be very painful for Sooners fans as realization sets in.
Week 5 at Arkansas – Sam Pittman
Having surprised the footballing world in the beginning at Arkansas, things have turned sour for Sam Pittman at Fayetteville, to highlight this they are now predicted to be 14th in the SEC this season. Then look at the roster and tell me which players we should approach though NIL……….I bet your list is as short as mine. So, if Nico lights it up in Week 5 in their own back yard, things could get ugly for Sam.
Week 6 Florida – Billy Napier
One of the bizarre things in College Football is how each season Tennessee finish far higher that Florida yet also lost to them, and that loss probably kept Napier in his job. Well one day the dam will burst and when it does (and it will) Tennessee could extract revenge on an epic scale by running up the score and if that happens in Knoxville this season it will probably be curtains for this over promoted Head Coach.
Week 7 Alabama – Kalen DeBoer
OK losing to the Vols is not going to cost DeBoer his job this season but this guy has the worst job in College Football history by following Nick Saban. The standard and thus expectation is so high that not winning a Natty is regarded as failure in the eyes of Alabamans and three defeats in a season is simply unthinkable. Now look at their schedule in year 1 for DeBoer, GEO, TENN, MISS, LSU, OKA, AUB that there is six potential losses and that doesn’t include an improved WIS. So for most people 9-3 would be pretty good with that schedule, but try selling that to Bama world drunk on world domination.
Week 9 Mississippi State – Jeff Lebby
Now I know very little about new Head Coach Lebby, but this team still seems in morning from the tragic loss of “The Pirate”. His system papered over the cracks or more accurately, holes in the roster and losing quarterback KJ Jefferson is not going to help. To put it in perspective, they are ranked in the pre-season polls below Arkansas, so good luck Jeff.
Week 12 at Vanderbilt – Clark Lea
Hope is back as another new coach arrives at Vanderbilt, Hope slowly withers away as reality sets in, Coach then gets sacked, Hope is back as new coach arrives in Vanderbilt………So the only question at this point is where is Clark Lea on this carousel? And will it be another beating by their instate master’s that will trigger the removal of Lea.
I think Josh Heupel is not only a brilliant Coach but also a decent human being so this season could be a bittersweet one for him as his successes will mean the opposite for others in his chosen profession.
GO VOLS
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