BIG DUMMY (aka BIELEMA) UPDATE
Bret Bielema's gone from SEC dark horse to the Hot Seat Watch in only 2 weeks
The first three weeks have at least a couple jobs on full alert, while some coaches both very new and very old need a lot of Ws.
Warming already? Really?
Bret Bielema, Arkansas
Third season, 11-17 overall, 1-2 2015
Beware the curse of high expectations. After a surprising 7-6 season that included wins over LSU and Ole Miss and a "borderline erotic" bowl blowout of Texas, Arkansas was considered a contender for the SEC West. And then the Hogs lost to Toledo and Texas Tech before the season really started, and Bielema was mocked by a victorious Kliff Kingsbury.
The Hogs could end up being favored only once or twice for the rest of the season. The line between success and failure in the SEC West is razor thin, and the axe can fall quickly, especially when Arkansas fans are tired of your mouth.
Mike Riley, Nebraska
First season, 1-2 2015
The last Nebraska head coach to start 1-2: Bill Jennings, who lasted five seasons in a pre-Bob Devaney Lincoln, before leaving with a 15-34-1 record. But Riley's pro-style makeover could call to mind Bill Callahan, the last former NFL head coach to attempt the same conversion, if things go poorly.
Some perspective, though: both of Nebraska's losses came down to the last play, and the last Husker season to start 1-2 finished in the Orange Bowl.
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