Felton is out

[Ill Will Vol]

apparently Georgia's head basketball will officially be fired today. The presser is supposed to be at 11 am.

[Vol Mania 21]

least he went to the inauguration last wk

[Jaytrain5]

There's no sense in delaying the inevitable.

[myrobbins7]

Originally Posted by Jaytrain5

There's no sense in delaying the inevitable.

True..

[NYYVol]

I think they should have waited to see if they could have gotten another natural disaster in this year's SEC tourney before giving him the axe...
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[bluetickhound16]

I know this is a UT page but this is kind of unbelievable... The guy wins the SEC tourney (albeit after a not so great season) goes into the NCAA's and gets canned during the season...

[King Webbsticles]

unbelievable??? your kidding right?

[bluetickhound16]

Maybe unbelievable isn't the right word... I mean, UGA basketball isn't exactly front page news outside of Athens but I still think they were a little quick on the trigger... I hate practically everything UGA but Felton is a good guy. Of course it doesn't matter how good a guy you are if you ain't winning games...

[westtnvol]

Good guys dont always win, ask Phil Fulmer

[King Webbsticles]

UGA basketball isn't front page news in Athens. Felton has had 7 years, I believe, to show signs of progress, but his teams continue to get worse and worse. He also shows inabilty to adjust gameplan and personel in game. He also continues to start Albert Jackson, which in itself, should be grounds for firing.

Felton received a raise after last year's miracle during SEC tourney but should have been out then. If anything, this is long overdue. He has had his chances and has not taken advantage of them.

[Vol Mania 21]

in all honesty i fig. they wld've gave him at least a yr after winning the tourney. we all knw it wasn't going to work out for him, but i guess they decided to get it ovr with

[bluetickhound16]

I could understand the discontent if Felton was coaching at Florida or even Ken"turkey", but UGA has a worse basketball tradition (in terms of championships, fan support etc...) than Tennessee does...

[bluetickhound16]

Originally Posted by King Webbsticles

UGA basketball isn't front page news in Athens. Felton has had 7 years, I believe, to show signs of progress, but his teams continue to get worse and worse. He also shows inabilty to adjust gameplan and personel in game. He also continues to start Albert Jackson, which in itself, should be grounds for firing.

Felton received a raise after last year's miracle during SEC tourney but should have been out then. If anything, this is long overdue. He has had his chances and has not taken advantage of them.

I guess that's kind of my point, as poorly as I'm getting it across... If the folks in Athens don't even care if UGA basketball is any good why go to the trouble and expense of hiring a coach who may (or may not) be any better... Nobody seems to care anyway.

[VolDad]

Originally Posted by bluetickhound16

I know this is a UT page but this is kind of unbelievable... The guy wins the SEC tourney (albeit after a not so great 7 seasons) goes into the NCAA's and gets canned during the season...

Which is the only reason he was not let go at the end of last season.

.....and i fixed your post.

[King Webbsticles]

I'm a student at UGA. Honestly, everyone was wanting a firing after the losses to TAMU-CC and Loyola of Chicago. But after the Kentucky game, voices were beginning to be heard. Booing was beginning at games. Felton seemed to stop coaching after the loss to Kentucky. 90% of the game versus Miss. State he sat on the bench and watched, not saying anything to his players.

He knew he was out of a job. This is not a surprise. Actually a relief.