They are rumored to be interested in Billy Napier. Other names are Bill Clark (UAB), Tony Elliott, Luke Fickell and Willie Fritz (Tulane) I don't think Dave Aranda would leave LSU for this job, and I don't think there is serious interest in Gene Chizik.
Had a lot more to do with several off-the-field issues and the fact that the "Yankee" didn't get along with the powers that be at MSU.
From a MSU poster: Had nothing to do with on-the-field performance. MSU's all time winning percentage [49%] is only higher than Vandy in the SEC, and have 1 conference title (1941). Moorhead won the second most games (14) in his first 2 years in program history and he was one of only 2 coaches to make bowl games in both of first 2 years. Mississippi State has only made 23 bowl games in program history (exact same as us). The most games Mullen won was 10 in a year.
I wouldn’t beat our chest too much. They have just as many losses as we do (585) and their bowl record is significantly better. They had the fortitude to make a change in year 2 instead of the “can’t fire anyone, he needs time, even if he runs our program into the ground he still needs time!” excuse.
Yeah but look at their bowl record compared to ours. We don’t have much cause to look down on them at all. At least they’re trying to improve, we give raises to guys that go 6-7.
We didn't give a raise to a guy who went 6-7 either. What the hell does bowls have to do with it?.....those occurred over a number of coaches. This was not a firing because of on-the-field issues, period.
Our bowl wins occurred over a number of coaches too. It’s still a fact that their bowl record is better than ours. We are told how important bowls are all the time, so why dismiss it now? The simple fact is we aren’t but maybe a step above Miss State and that may not last for much longer.
Bowls, at least non NYD bowls and/or CFP games, aren't important now because you can be at or below .500 and still get an invite.
This had nothing to do with them "accepting mediocrity" as their performance was not the issue. This had a whole lot more with him not getting along with the power brokers at MSU and a few "off-the-field issues" that aren't being outwardly discussed on the MSU insiders forum.
I’m not a proponent for so many bowl games, I can see both sides of the coin for and against.
Well the opposite has been our problem, the hires are “who will get along with the powers that be at USC”, instead of the most qualified candidate. We’ve had several off field issues under Muschamp (DV arrests, couple DUI’s) but because he’s Ray’s friend, he’s got a job for life here.....or at least as long as Ray is here. I think staffs getting along is overrated anyways. You’re being paid to do a job, so what if you aren’t friends with everyone. I’ll gladly work with guys I hate for a couple million a year, as long as I’m winning.
Well you can’t go hiring losers like Botkin and Adams in the first place lol
A cultural misfit can't make it at a place like that unless he wins big.
Just saw their coaching hot board....this place would be in total meltdown. They want something southern, preferably from Mississippi....that limits choices greatly. Joe Judge was the most interesting name on the board.
They may be serious by firing their coaches every few years but let me ask you question? How's it working out for them?
It sort of bespeaks how great Dietzel was to come out of Ohio and do so well at LSU. He never should have left there. He left a team which, in his own words, "I couldn't coach bad enough for them to lose."
I totally agree. But we all know had Muschamp eeked out another 2 wins and gone to another Charmin Toilet Paper Bowl, Ray and many of our fans would be popping champagne corks and lauding our supposed "progress" as if finishing in the top 80 in the nation is some noteworthy accomplishment.
We have goals in low places.
I have come to believe that Tanner is going to stand by Muschamp until he himself is gone. I think he is in that camp which believes football here will only thrive with a long term coach. That rose to the top for him after he could not get a successful head coach. So, for all our complaining about accepting mediocrity, Muschamp is going nowhere. This is a Jason Garrett scenario. We have defined success down. Hope it ends better.
