Three's a charm, isn't it? With the unexpected termination of Tommy Bowden of Clemson, there have to be a few other coaches who now know, the inevitable is coming sooner than later. While Clemson may have given Bowden an ultimatum - win the ACC or else - the timing of this stinks. The only ones who get hurt by this are the players themselves. They are now with a lame duck coach and total instability on the sidelines. Why are these early-firings coming so early? MONEY. Thanks to the BCS, it's big bowl or bust, and schools spending millions upon millions on student-athletes in a down economy are feeling pressure to react to boosters who lost half their savings in the stock market or 401ks. The boosters are feeling the pinch, and they want some return on their donations. Win it, dammit. Who's next in the firing squad? Tyrone Willingham and Tommy Tuberville. Reports have surfaced (Ben Maller's rumors 10/12/08) that U-Dub is already shopping another coach, which has to do wonders for the Huskies' morale. While the school has publicly backed Willingham, unnamed sources are leaking a shopping list for Washington's new coach. Nice job, guys. Tommy Tuberville is also looking at a new job shortly. His premature firing of OC Tony Franklin was so shocking, that you have to think Tuberville was presented a similar ultimatum prior to the Arkansas game. With Arky beating Auburn, it now looks like Tuberville's genius isn't as smart as Franklin' ...
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