Why do schools hire retreads?

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I always wondered this. I see teams in every sport, that some team hires a coach that was fired because of poor performance. Charlie Weiss, Jim Haslett, and mike Sherman. I'm not talking about college coaches who stunk in the NFL.
 
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You know, I think it's the case that you see a significant step down when that happens. I think Kansas was silly to hire Charlie Weis when he proved he couldn't win with Notre Dame's "schedule," but a lot of times I think schools see someone who is a good (not great, but good) coach who could maybe win in a different league or whose 7-5 or 8-4 type records are good enough for that school. Frank Solich is one example, Mike Price is another, same with Larry Coker and Dennis Franchione.
 
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I always wondered this. I see teams in every sport, that some team hires a coach that was fired because of poor performance. Charlie Weiss, Jim Haslett, and mike Sherman. I'm not talking about college coaches who stunk in the NFL.

Sometimes these veteran coaches know a little bit more than you think they do. Ask Alabama why they hired Gene Stallings:hi:
 
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