Stockstill is gone!

[golfingomez]

I didn't think it would happen in his lifetime, but MTSU is moving on.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38992014/middle-tennessee-fires-coach-rick-stockstill-18-seasons

[greenminer]

65 years old.

[Arkstfan]

He was the G5 nightmare. Only posted two consecutive losing seasons. His second and third year which is excusable and then 2019 and the covid mess of 2020. Never good enough to get hired away, never bad enough to be an obvious fire. Final record of 113-111 sums his career. Almost good but not quite. 

Shared a title in 2006 when Troy beat them in Troy 21-20, had a shot to win Sun Belt outright in 2012 and got blown out by A-State in the season finale. 2018 had the CUSA title game at home and lost to UAB 27-25 after beating UAB on that same field 27-3 the week before.

Figure losing last five vs WKU sunk him though going 0-4 vs the CUSA newcomers couldn't have helped him either.

Fun fact, he was there 18 years and the AD who hired him also fired him.

 

[NT80]

11 minutes ago, Arkstfan said:

 

Figure losing last five vs WKU sunk him though going 0-4 vs the CUSA newcomers couldn't have helped him either.

Fun fact, he was there 18 years and the AD who hired him also fired him.

 

You would think the AD would just suggest the coach "retire" instead of having to fire him.  Especially having known each other so long.  I wonder if there wasn't a personal conflict involved too, like Jerry and Jimmy.

[greenminer]

10 minutes ago, Arkstfan said:

He was the G5 nightmare. Only posted two consecutive losing seasons. His second and third year which is excusable and then 2019 and the covid mess of 2020. Never good enough to get hired away, never bad enough to be an obvious fire. Final record of 113-111 sums his career. Almost good but not quite. 

Shared a title in 2006 when Troy beat them in Troy 21-20, had a shot to win Sun Belt outright in 2012 and got blown out by A-State in the season finale. 2018 had the CUSA title game at home and lost to UAB 27-25 after beating UAB on that same field 27-3 the week before.

Figure losing last five vs WKU sunk him though going 0-4 vs the CUSA newcomers couldn't have helped him either.

Fun fact, he was there 18 years and the AD who hired him also fired him.

 

Never good enough to get hired away
Never bad enough to be an obvious fire
career 0.500 guy

sounds eerily familiar

Thankful for the time we had, but glad we didn't wait 18 years to move on.

[Arkstfan]

33 minutes ago, NT80 said:

You would think the AD would just suggest the coach "retire" instead of having to fire him.  Especially having known each other so long.  I wonder if there wasn't a personal conflict involved too, like Jerry and Jimmy.

Retirement gets you a Social Security check and whatever pension earned, and investment income.

Firing gets you a buyout plus all those other things. Though I think Rick is in the age 66 and 6 months group for full retirement benefits from Social Security.

Firing lets Chris look like he's on the ball.

Maybe there was bad blood but it would have to be recent. Chris had no pressing need to extend Rick after the 2022 season.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

1 hour ago, Arkstfan said:

He was the G5 nightmare. Only posted two consecutive losing seasons. His second and third year which is excusable and then 2019 and the covid mess of 2020. Never good enough to get hired away, never bad enough to be an obvious fire. Final record of 113-111 sums his career. Almost good but not quite. 

Shared a title in 2006 when Troy beat them in Troy 21-20, had a shot to win Sun Belt outright in 2012 and got blown out by A-State in the season finale. 2018 had the CUSA title game at home and lost to UAB 27-25 after beating UAB on that same field 27-3 the week before.

Figure losing last five vs WKU sunk him though going 0-4 vs the CUSA newcomers couldn't have helped him either.

Fun fact, he was there 18 years and the AD who hired him also fired him.

 

Yeah that entire MTSU athletic program, when Kermit was there, was all hired around the same time? That’s so weird to think about