NY Times Article about firing coaches. Their replacements don't do

[letsgiveacheer]

Here's a really interesting article from today's Times which basically says that colleges are firing coaches faster than ever for underperformance but overall, their replacements do no better and often worse than the coach they replaced. Within the Times article there is a link to the study itself. It looks like they have done their homework.

Article

[VideoEagle]

So it takes time for new coaches to adjust to new schools, players time to adjust to new systems and new coaches and recruiting supply chains are disrupted. That seems pretty obvious. And the schools that get marked improvements are the rare exception, NOT the norm when replacing a coach.

The study does NOT say never fire the coach of an underperforming team, but do not expect a quick turn around when you do. Building a lasting program takes time and is not a linear process.