What does any of that have to do with Foley's, so called, theory? Not only did Foley fire Zook, but he did so before the regular season concluded. It was clear that Zook, whose teams were up and down from week to week, never would win consistently at the top level of the SEC, and following Steve Spurrier's tenure, seven and eight-win regular seasons would not pacify the Gators fan base. Two years later, Foley fired Florida football coach Ron Zook, even though Zook had three consecutive winning seasons, had a winning record against Georgia, and had beaten Florida State in Tallahassee. When Foley fired the Gators' coaches in three sports (baseball, men's tennis and gymnastics) in rapid fire order in 2002, he famously quipped to the AP: "I'm a big believer in the saying that if something needs to be done eventually, it needs to be done immediately." Here are two paragraphs from that article:įlorida athletics director Jeremy Foley may be the sports figure who has most forcefully stated the common sense maxim that once you know something must be done eventually, you are better off getting it done now. In particular, below is one of those links that I think focuses very well on this theme: I think it would be highly illustrative and interesting for many of you if you went to the link below and read a few articles: That is the famous Jeremy Foley credo when commenting on the proper time to fire coaches.
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