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I figured he would get fired with all of the stuff that happened this year.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2277493
After a tumultuous season littered with on-field inconsistency and off-field embarrassments, the Minnesota Vikings fired head coach Mike Tice on Sunday.
While the team did rebound from a 2-5 start to finish 9-7 -- narrowly missing the playoffs -- owner Zygi Wilf decided not to renew Tice's contract. The fate of Tice's staff was not immediately clear.
Tice compiled a 33-34 record since first assuming the head coaching position on an interim basis for the last game of the 2001 season. Under his stewardship, the Vikings made one playoff appearance, as a wild-card entry in 2004.
Tice was among the NFL's lowest-paid head coaches, with a base salary of approximately $1 million. He was fined $100,000 by commissioner Paul Tagliabue earlier this year when Tice acknowledged that, as an assistant coach, he had scalped Super Bowl tickets, a violation of league policy.
In addition to Tice's status, there are questions about how the Minnesota front office will be configured for the future. Highly respected vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski also is in the final days of his contract, and Wilf has indicated there will be changes to the Vikings' management staff.
I figured he would get fired with all of the stuff that happened this year.
Vikings fire Tice after victory over Bears
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer
January 1, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings fired coach Mike Tice after Sunday's victory over Chicago.
Owner Zygi Wilf announced he would not renew Tice's contract in a statement less than an hour after the Vikings' 34-10 win over the Bears in the regular season finale. Tice, who finished his fourth full season with a 32-32 overall record, had already addressed the media before the move was made public. The announcement came via press release after most players had left the Metrodome.
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"I don't know who was more shaken by it, him or me," Tice said of what he called an emotional meeting with Wilf.
The timing of the move and the means by which it was delivered stunned the few players still at the Dome.
"It's the owner's decision," said quarterback Brad Johnson, as he left the stadium with his family. "It's a tough business, and I appreciate Mike and the way he treated me and the way he treated the team. I wish him greatness."
Tice's tenure was mostly marked by streaks and scandals, with a $100,000 fine levied last summer against him by the league for scalping his Super Bowl tickets, and a wild boat party during the team's bye week this season that produced misdemeanor charges against four players.
After starting 2-5, the Vikings won six straight before losing two in a row to fall out of contention for the playoffs.
"After significant evaluation, we feel that now is the time to make a coaching change," Wilf said in the statement.
The owner was gone when the statement was issued to media in the locker room and he scheduled a news conference for Monday.
Pro Bowl kick returner Koren Robinson had to compose himself before commenting, managing a "Whoa, that's crazy," while he read the statement at his locker.
"In the locker room? Right after a game you just won?" Robinson said. "Give the man respect enough to wait until Monday to enjoy the win, at least."
Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper crumpled up the release and threw it on the floor before declining comment and running back Mewelde Moore also tersely declined to comment.
Wilf said previously that Tice's job status would be discussed at the team's headquarters on Monday, but shortly before 7 p.m. CDT, the release was issued.
When asked about his mind-set after Minnesota's 34-10 victory over the Bears, Tice said the situation weighed on him as he contemplated 13 years with the organization. He progressed from a tight end in 1992 to offensive line coach to head coach.
"Of course it did, I'm a human being, a man," Tice said. "I've been here since '92 ... I've poured a lot of energy into this program."
Minnesota and Detroit are two places to avoid like the plague, meddlesome upper management/ownership making those situations .
I can't beleive he didn't wait till Monday or later to fire him. I mean we all knew that he would likely be gone....but to fire him right after a game? Why not fire him before the game, and let him enjoy his New Years.
Wilf defends decision to fire Tice
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Vikings owner Zygi Wilf defended his decision to fire coach Mike Tice so soon after Minnesota's season finale.
Wilf said Monday it was a "tough decision," but he didn't want Tice to "twist in the wind." So Wilf said the team's owners decided to inform Tice of their decision as soon as they could, which he said Tice had requested.
Tice was fired after the Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 34-10 at the Metrodome on Sunday.
Wilf said now is the time to make a coaching change with the Vikings going in a new direction. He called Tice a fine person, a fine coach and a good friend and thanked him for his 13 years with the Vikings as a player, assistant and head coach.
Wilf said the team plans an accelerated search for a new coach, but he would not discuss possible candidates.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2278048
The players are shocked? They ing caused this with their Trailblazer-like antics. Tice wasn't fired for what happened on the field. His player's misbehaviors have put the stadium initiative in limbo and in serious jeopardy.
with brad johnson as the quarterback the vickings won this year
moss left and it was a new seaon and culper did not trust any other receiver then moss
tice is the scapgoat for the players injured being stupid
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