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Morriss Out After Saturday’s Game, Sources Say
Baylor head football coach Guy Morriss has been told that Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State will be his last at the university, News Ten Sports reported Friday evening.
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(November 16, 2007)—After a string of disappointing seasons, Guy Morriss will coach his last game at Baylor Saturday evening as the Bears host the Oklahoma State University Cowboys.
News Ten Sports reported Friday evening that multiple sources confirm that Morriss was told during a short meeting on Sunday that Saturday’s game would be his last as head coach of the Bears.
An official announcement is expected soon after Saturday’s game, perhaps as early as Sunday or Monday, the sources said.
Morriss has one year remaining on his contract, but sources earlier told several news organizations that after going 18-39 in five seasons, he likely wouldn’t be back.
Athletic department officials had said that any decision about Morriss’ future wouldn’t be made until the season is over.
The 3-8 Bears face Oklahoma State University Saturday evening in Waco, still looking for the season’s first conference win.
Former Baylor and Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary has said he’s interested in the head-coaching job at Baylor.
Singletary, 49, told the Dallas Morning News that he hasn’t talked formally with the school about a potential job, but said, “I’m interested if that’s where the Lord is leading me.”
He's now an assistant with the San Francisco 49ers.
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I think that the firing of Coach Morriss was done the wrong way. I do agree with the rest of the people. If Morriss goes then the athletic director needs to go right behind Morriss. Ask the players what they would like done. It seems to me they are behind Morriss.
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I think the way Baylor is handling this situation with Guy Morris is wrong. I think Baylor has some serious issues lately especially when it comes to their ethics. They are suppose to be a Christian University; however with situations like this one I have to wonder; is the leadership at Baylor showing their true colors?
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Firing Guy Morris is not the problem, he seems to be a very good person and coach, i have been here in Waco all my life, heck they had trouble winning games in the southwest conference, what makes them think the big 12 was going to be any easier. I all boils down to the money the big 12 schools share with baylor, but other than that, i cannot compete at that level, even the bottom dwelling can beat you on any giving day, baylor is playing a teams that are better than them. They barely squeak out wins on pre-season games against much smaller and schools, but cannot stand up to the big time plays that come at them from the Big 12. Firing Morris is not the awnser, get out of the big 12 and join a much less talented conference and save the embarrassments, not only to the baylor but for us fans.
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