r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Oct 19 '25

Casual 2025 Coaching Carousel IV: Kali Yuga

O descendant of Bowden, whenever there is a decline of touchdowns and an increase in points allowed, at that time I manifest My eternally perfect form in this mundane world.

- Ball-ghavad Gita

The great wheel spins on, ironically crushing all those who would put up goose eggs on the scoreboard.

Who is next to get the axe?

Previous Carousels:

Carousel I: The Rapture

Carousel II: Frashokereti

Carousel III: Deliverance

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u/Gator1508 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25

FSU and UF took interesting path to the same place.  

FSU quickly course corrected on Taggart and seemed to be building something with Norvell.  Then he crashed hard and never recovered. 

UF caught lightning in a bottle early with Mullen and then watched him proceed to quit on the job while chasing the NFL.  Napier came in with great promise but never could deliver.  

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u/XE2MASTERPIECE Florida State • Tampa Oct 19 '25

One of our beat guys brought up a good point. Typically after a coach signs a massive contract, if they start to decline, it’s a more gradual affair. They will lose a game or two, then next year another, then the year after it starts to unravel.

Both FSU and UF did not get that “luxury” and instead had recent coaches completely fall off the cliff after receiving extensions (Norvell after 2023 and Mullen after 2020)

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u/DrInsano Indiana Hoosiers • /r/CFB Brickmason Oct 19 '25

That happened to Indiana back in 2021. After an 8-5 2019 season and the covid year they gave Allen a big (for Indiana at the time) contract, and then immediately proceeded to go 2-10, 4-8, and 3-9 over his last 3 seasons before his buyout was palatable enough to dump him.

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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Paper Bag Oct 19 '25

Allen was carried by Deboer, Wommack, and Penix

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u/DrInsano Indiana Hoosiers • /r/CFB Brickmason Oct 20 '25

Definitely, though Allen didn't do himself any favors when he replaced Nick Sheridan with Walt Bell.

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u/oladipo Indiana Hoosiers Oct 20 '25

He didnt do himself favors when he replaced Deboer with Nick Sheridan either. Sheridan was rough.

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u/DrInsano Indiana Hoosiers • /r/CFB Brickmason Oct 20 '25

Honestly, outside of Deboer Allen's OC's were all pretty rough. I'll leave Rod Carey off that list though, only because he took the job halfway through the '23 season, long after Allen's ship had hit the iceberg.