Obviously Freeze's name will come up, but I don't think even OM goes back down that road. Another team will certainly take a shot on him soon, but it won't be OM. So who are the other likely candidates?
If (when) Lane bolts, who tops OM list?
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A quick hire of Deion would for sure steal the thunder of Lane going Auburn.
Oh, I don't think that the SEC will allow Freeze back to Ole Miss.
That would be a massive gamble. Prime does not have the experience yet. He does need to move up to show he has the ability to handle larger programs, but it's a massive step from JSU to an SEC team.
I've heard some of the plantation flock saying they want Rhule. Of course they think they could make one call to Dabo and get him, too, so I don't even begin to venture guesses.
The thought of the eventual disaster that would be a prime hire is too delicious to even contemplate
Random Parody Song Thought if that were to occur: Thin Lizzy doing "The Whores are Back in Town".
They going after Matt Rhule first. Cross kinda let it slip on the radio yesterday. He tried to disguise it by talking about Rhule with two other possible candidates but in his excitement, he put way too much emphasis on Rhule.
from a coaching perspective it’s hard to argue against what he has done at JSU. Running an SEC program might pose some new challenges but a good AD could help
I’m going to take the contrarian approach here.
Deion would be a great hire for Ole Miss.
He gets good coordinators and coaches and attracts good talent to Jackson State.
Imagine how that skill set would translate at the Power 5 level.
Based on my reliable sources, it's one of these guys waiting to interview.
They’ll swing for the fences and get turned down, and end up hiring someone like Jamey Chadwell or another G5 head coach.
I don't care who they get as long as the search drags out long enough to ruin their recruiting cycle and set them back 2 or 3 years program wise.
I'm with you. It's a gamble, but a gamble that has a massive return if it hits. I doubt the floor is too bad either. If an OM, MSU, UK type went this route, the worst case is 6-6 seasons with underperforming talent. That's not a bad bust given his upside.
They SHOULD hire Freeze but they won’t.
I would take a long look at Malzahn if I am them.
Why not just give Lane something like $12 million a year over 4 years? Super rich people love college football, have lots of money to spend and want to support a winner. Match the money offered by Auburn but with fewer years. Again, you don't have to worry about paying players in amateur athletics. Get the legislature to carve out some tax cut for income earned by supporting amateur athletics or something.
Johnny Reb getting a yes man could become quite interesting. I just wanna see their boosters run the show again.
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At some point for these coaches money doesn't matter as much as it did. I think Kiffin is looking at where he has a better chance of winning a national championship.
I don’t think Coach Prime would be welcomed by a lot of their fanbase for the wrong reason. A lot of people I used to associate with showed their true colors when we hired Croom. I even knew a couple of MSU grads that swapped to OM because of the hire.
Maybe time has changed their hearts and they’d be more accepting now. My money says there’s still a large contingent of donors that like Ole Miss because of what it “represents”.
Maybe time has changed their hearts and they’d be more accepting now. My money says there’s still a large contingent of donors that like Ole Miss because of what it “represents”.
I guess if you're stupid enough to be that way you could be stupid enough to somehow miss that something like 70% of the players share the same skin color? Still seems a little implausible though. If they get a coach that is successful, I would bet more ole miss fans would be willing to be cuckolded by him than would be bothered by his skin color.
What they're saying: Fickel and Rhule. But they don't have a shot at either of those guys.
Fickel, you’re probably right. If he was looking to leave he’d have had options by now.
But where is Rhule going this year that’s better than the Ole Miss job?
He doesn't have to go anywhere. Carolina is paying him $40 million not to coach.