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Do Not Fire Urban Meyer. Do Not Give Him What He Wants.
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Ray Ratto
December 13, 2021
NHL
Bruce! (Here He Is)
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Lauren Theisen
December 9, 2021
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College Football
Brian Kelly’s Farewell To His Players Was As Weaselly And Hilarious As You’d Expect
313
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Lauren Theisen
November 30, 2021
College Football
The State Of Oklahoma Is Handling Lincoln Riley’s Departure Very Normally
344
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 29, 2021
NFL
Matt Nagy, Lame Bear?
152
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
November 23, 2021
NHL
Rick Bowness Was Extremely Rude To Scratch Riley Tufte In His Hometown
82
Comments
Barry Petchesky
November 19, 2021
NBA
That Should About Do It For Luke Walton
111
Comments
Ray Ratto
November 18, 2021
College Football
Jimmy Lake’s Disastrous Tenure At Washington Comes To An End
134
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 15, 2021
Soccer
We Need More And Hastier Coach Firings
95
Comments
Ray Ratto
November 8, 2021
Funbag
NFL Coaching Trees Are A Scam
569
Comments
Drew Magary
October 5, 2021
NFL
Matt Nagy Can’t Stop Talking About How This Is His Fault
179
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
September 27, 2021
NFL
Whew! Mike McCarthy Narrowly Escaped The Evil Tricks Of A Cruel Universe
154
Comments
Chris Thompson
September 20, 2021
Jamboroo
Why Do College Coaches Fail In The NFL?
381
Comments
Drew Magary
September 16, 2021
NFL
This Jabroni Really Said “Attacking Rest”
236
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 6, 2021
NBA
Congrats To Mike Budenholzer On Not Being Fired
51
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 2, 2021
NBA
When A Coach Becomes A Cudgel
113
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 2, 2021
Elder Wisdom
How Does Coachspeak Work?
90
Comments
Felix Kent
June 4, 2021
NHL
John Tortorella Doesn’t Know How To Be Any Other Way
106
Comments
Barry Petchesky
May 10, 2021
NFL
Eagles Fans Might Eat Nick Sirianni Alive
120
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
January 29, 2021
NFL
Matt Rhule Could Afford To Relax Just A Smidge At The Senior Bowl
79
Comments
Patrick Redford
January 28, 2021
NFL
Houston Texans Hire Future Fall Guy
195
Comments
Samer Kalaf
January 28, 2021
NFL
The Eagles Are Trying Very Hard To Sell Philly On Nick Sirianni
107
Comments
Dan McQuade
January 25, 2021
College Basketball
Coach K Decides Maybe He Shouldn’t Have Belittled Student Reporter
138
Comments
Barry Petchesky
January 25, 2021
NFL
NFL Teams Have Run Out Of Excuses Not To Hire Eric Bieniemy
167
Comments
Patrick Redford
January 22, 2021
NFL
New Lions Coach Dan Campbell Is Ready To Bite Some Kneecaps
201
Comments
Samer Kalaf
January 21, 2021
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