Coaching Hot Seat and Searches

[Feral]

HY: "Bobby how do you think you'd like working under Durkin"

Bobby: "Oh that would be wonderful"

2 weeks later: "Bobby P introduced as OC at Auburn

Would fit nicely with BP's theme of having a phase 2 at many of his former schools. 

[buff2.0]

agree.  My only point is this talk about how Lane can win championships at LSU and not at Ole Miss is retarded.  Ole Miss is literally in the playoffs and is just as likely as anyone in the field to make the NC game while LSU is playing in a meaningless bowl. 

Now the argument has shifted to Ole Miss will never play for an SEC championship. 

Bizarre world. 

I'm not sure about Ole Miss being a for sure playoff team right now.  The 12-team format might save them but the committee DID leave Florida State out back when they were good because the starting QB was out.  What will they do if Ole Miss loses its head coach and the starting QB opts out to stay healthy for the portal window?  They definitely deserved their spot, but the committee is pretty much dumb enough to do THE thing.

[BleedinRed]

I'm not sure about Ole Miss being a for sure playoff team right now.  The 12-team format might save them but the committee DID leave Florida State out back when they were good because the starting QB was out.  What will they do if Ole Miss loses its head coach and the starting QB opts out to stay healthy for the portal window?  They definitely deserved their spot, but the committee is pretty much dumb enough to do THE thing.

Ole Miss with Kiffin as the HC is going to the playoffs.

Kiffin leaving today and Ole Miss being left in the cold by the committee doesn't change that fact.

In every poll Ole Miss is rankled inside the top 8.  Hard to fathom they would be left out with Kiffin and the QB still on the team. 

[Feral]

I'm not sure about Ole Miss being a for sure playoff team right now.  The 12-team format might save them but the committee DID leave Florida State out back when they were good because the starting QB was out.  What will they do if Ole Miss loses its head coach and the starting QB opts out to stay healthy for the portal window?  They definitely deserved their spot, but the committee is pretty much dumb enough to do THE thing.

This has been one of the weirder years in the SEC.

I don't mean 2007 weird where everyone is beating everyone else and chaos ensues, but rather that the conference is so lopsided in terms of records and standings.

You have 6 teams at 10+ regular season wins, and 4 of them only have 1 conference loss.

Conversely, you have 6 teams who aren't bowl eligible, which has to be the highest ever. Four of those teams (us, Auburn, State, and SC) have 1 or fewer SEC wins.

Just seems like both the top and bottom of the conference are bloated while there are very few teams in the middle of the pack.

[piglosopher]

The committee were proven correct leaving FSU out that one year. Georgia gave them a buttfucking they'd never forget and they haven't walked normally since.

[BleedinRed]

The committee were proven correct leaving FSU out that one year. Georgia gave them a buttfucking they'd never forget and they haven't walked normally since.

If Ole Miss loses Kiffen and Chambliss then they should get left out.  They are no longer the same team that made it to a top 8 finish in all the major polls.  

[Barton Fink]

Leaving OM out of the playoffs at 11-1 is one thing that would get HY fired. He would get crucified.

[Barton Fink]

If Ole Miss loses Kiffen and Chambliss then they should get left out.  They are no longer the same team that made it to a top 8 finish in all the major polls. 

Yet OM fans everywhere are telling Lane to get out. They'll be fine. Delusional bunch.

[buff2.0]

The committee were proven correct leaving FSU out that one year. Georgia gave them a buttfucking they'd never forget and they haven't walked normally since.

Meh. They were 13-0 and ACC champions for whatever that last part is still worth.  They only got left out because of Jordan Travis' career-ending injury, and only after Herbstreit openly lobbied for Alabama to get the 4 spot instead.  The rest of the team played all season and earned the right to get buttfucked in the Playoff instead of the Orange Bowl.

[DirkPiggler]

agree.  My only point is this talk about how Lane can win championships at LSU and not at Ole Miss is retarded.  Ole Miss is literally in the playoffs and is just as likely as anyone in the field to make the NC game while LSU is playing in a meaningless bowl. 

Now the argument has shifted to Ole Miss will never play for an SEC championship. 

Bizarre world. 

It's not though.  He can assemble a roster of portal mercenaries and compete like this year, but his continued success and chance for a championship will always hinge on things like a relatively poor donor base continuing to contribute beyond their means and the group of transfers gelling as a group.  Just getting into the playoff offers a team a numeric chance but not necessarily an actual one.  Think of it like Mike Anderson's Hog teams getting into March Madness.  They technically had a chance, but there was zero realistic shot that they could win six in a row against the best teams in the country over a three week period. 

At LSU he can recruit a top five class without ever getting on a plane to go visit a recruit or driving more than two hours from his office. This would be the case if their NIL was practically non-existent due to LSU's status and location.  On top of that he can take the NIL they give him and supplement to fill holes or add stars rather than to actually build an offensive or defensive line.  Remember that two guys whose mental deficiencies would have qualified them for SSI disability checks have one titles there in the last 18 years, while no one has come close at Ole Miss since black athletes were allowed to play. 

[Barton Fink]

Like I said last night, it's not a now or never move. Sure there is some risk staying but negligible. If these coaches don't win big initially there isn't gonna be a long row like there used to be. Good joba will more frequently be open.

[Barton Fink]

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1995139557596295218?t=zuKuf179icMDs5GRzjgMJQ&s=19

[flash23]

This is insane. Just make a goddamn decision already, good grief.

[DirkPiggler]

Like I said last night, it's not a now or never move. Sure there is some risk staying but negligible. If these coaches don't win big initially there isn't gonna be a long row like there used to be. Good joba will more frequently be open.

There will always be opportunities as long as Lane keeps winning at unprecedented levels at OM.  The only school I think would be a slam dunk for him to leave for is Alabama. 

The only risk is if the things I mentioned above materialize.  He brings in a portal class the football equivalent of Muss's last team here.  The alleged 12,000 fans giving $100 per year realize they can't afford it, and OM reaches the limit of their line of credit for borrowing against future success. Even with that he's probably done enough to have an exit to a better program available to him. 

[Barton Fink]

I think he's had consistent enough success that it will sustain a few more years minimum. He has a team capable of winning it this year. He's been a coach at several good schools and this is the closest he's ever come by far. I can't imagine walking away from that. Even at LSU, it may never happen again.

[HTL]

Can you imagine if we hired Kiffin and he was pulling this bs here? Some crazy fucker would try to damage the LSU plane when it arrived.

[buff2.0]

Can you imagine if we hired Kiffin and he was pulling this bs here? Some crazy fucker would try to damage the LSU plane when it arrived.

I'm sure we'd realize that we're just a stepping stone program now, and that we'd be mature enough to wish him well...

[animal]

Can you imagine if we hired Kiffin and he was pulling this bs here? Some crazy fucker would try to damage the LSU plane when it arrived.

I know a helluva a lot of people that use to bleed Razorback red that couldn't give a flying fuck about the program now. So no I don't think anyone cares enough to cause harm. I'm basically just here to watch the derailment over and over and over. 

[Feral]

This is insane. Just make a goddamn decision already, good grief.

Given Kiffin's personality and antics, I actually think he's staying at Ole Miss and this is just one big troll at this point.

God I hate what college sports is turning into.

[Natty_Ice]

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1995008793105584203

total DB