We fire Dan, bring in a hot-shot up and coming coach, win an SEC title, and spend 2+ seasons not only at the bottom of the SEC, but at the bottom of D1-A. Would you take such a deal?
Looking at USM, would you make a deal?
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Sesh is right. This will hurt USM for many years. Their conference is dying and their recruiting is trending downward. They are in an extremely tough spot.
It depends.
If you're speaking of State and the SEC, specifically, yes. As others said, we're already near the bottom anyway.
If you're speaking of State and the SEC, specifically, yes. As others said, we're already near the bottom anyway.
No way. I live and work in Golden Eagle land, and you would think they didn't have a football team the way they avoid the subject at this point. No amount of short term winning is worth 19 straight losses. But it really wasn't a short term hire if you think about it. Fedora had been at USM for 4 full seasons, and had reached several bowl other bowl games before he left for a bigger job. I'm sure he had other offers after his first year at Southern when he dramatically improved their offensive output. I get the impression that most of the Southern Miss blue hairs regret not paying Fedora the money he deserved before he left. Fedora was only making $900,000 when he left for UNC, and the "but we're just po' ole southern miss" good ole boy system finally caught up with them. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and pay the man his due if you want to maintain your program. Being too cheap to invest in the short term can often cost you a lot more money in the long term.
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At MSU? Yes. In a heartbeat. And in today's SEC, that means we'd likely be in a 4 team playoff for the national title.
We would have accomplished something no other SEC team outside the Big 6 has since 1963. I'd spend a decade + at late Jackie and Croom-levels for that one season with a smile on my face.
Exactly
That's exactly why I said yes. I think those that are saying no are looking at it from a "we're in the CUSA" perspective.
I'll take two absolutely horrendous seasons for one best-in-history seasons.
That's exactly why I said yes. I think those that are saying no are looking at it from a "we're in the CUSA" perspective.
I'll take two absolutely horrendous seasons for one best-in-history seasons.