The Hot Seat Report

The hot seat season is firmly upon us, and the leading candidates for getting a swift kick in the ass are Ty Willingham at Washington and Greg Robinson of Syracuse. However, the pressure on Tommy Bowden has now reached inferno levels.

(Image: CoachesHotSeat.com)

Leading Clemson apologist Mickey Pyler of TigerNet.com came out on Monday and asked that Bowden be terminated effective immediately. When the king of sunshine pumpers gives up on you, it's pretty bad. Personally, I think the call for immediate dismissal is extreme given that the Tigers can still win their division in the Charmin Division of the ACC. Other articles on the Clemson situation include:

• Bowden on the Hot Seat - Winston Salem Journal
  
• Bowden defends QB and Coordinator - TheState.com
  
• Pressure is on Bowden - ESPN
  
• Bowden not ready to panic - Charleston.net
  
• No big changes expected - Greenville News

Another way of looking at the Clemson situation is that of a loveless marriage. The Clemson administration is just going through the motions with Bowden. They know it's never going to work out. Their differences are irreconcilable, but a divorce would be so messy. And, frankly they don't want Bowden and his lawyers getting half of their stuff. More importantly, they remember what being single hiring the wrong coach was like. I think it was Tony Barnhart that said Clemson's 3-8 season under Tommy West still stings their long-time boosters. The wrong hire could set them back even further. But can you really do nothing? Can you keep living together and trying to ignore each other flaws? A fresh start would be better for everyone. Maybe they could just be friends.

Phil Fulmer is also racing up the hot seat lists. He now proudly sits atop the CoachesHotSeat.com ranking of hottest poopers in the country. In fact, this year the students at Tennessee had to pay for student tickets for the first time. Below is their reaction to the product they are now paying for.


Others Catching Heat:

-- Ferentz not worried about job security - ESPN
-- Spurrier's reputation on the Line - Charleston.net
-- Al Groh: Wrong Man for the Job - DailyPress
-- Longest Tenured Coaches without a BCS Bowl - GSB

There's also Mike Stoops and Dave Wannstedt out there begging to be kicked in the nuts. So, who do you think gets whacked first across the country? Who survives?

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