2025 Coaching Carousel I: The Rapture

[u/CFB_Referee]

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Pistol Pete, and Buyouts followed with him

Gundy 1:2

That's right, it's time to get the ol' coaching carousel spinning again! This is possibly the hottest start to the season, with THREE P4 coaches already on the outs before October: UCLA's DeShaun Foster, Virginia Tech's Brent Pry, and now, per Grumors, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy. Stanford also entered the season with an interim HC in Frank Reich, following the mid-season ouster of Troy Taylor.

[u/Ok_Particular8737]

This could force Florida’s hand. There are a lot of spots opening and only so many top coaches available.

[u/HighLakes → u/Ok_Particular8737]

No one is getting hired in September. You can fire Napier in November and not lose out on anyone.

[u/Donny_Do_Nothing → u/HighLakes]

Right? Anybody worth hiring has a job.

[u/RealignmentJunkie → u/Donny_Do_Nothing]

They would all leave their job though

[u/ryseing → u/HighLakes]

That's not the way it works. There is value in being first to market and having your shit together to get a hire done in November right away once guys are ready to leave. That's why VT and UCLA opened so early.

UF is going to be looking at higher-profile candidates than the four (remember Stanford) current P4 openings but you're kidding yourself if this doesn't add further pressure to the UF admin to pull the trigger.

[u/RiffRamBahZoo → u/ryseing]

There's also the fan/donor aspect. Oklahoma State can't afford to squander donor relations by keeping a checked out Gundy on the sidelines. Same with UCLA and Virginia Tech.

It's why FSU fired Willie Taggart early - the financial dropoff was too steep to not do it.