re: Southern Miss likely to fire HC Ellis Johnson as soon as next Monday

Sucks for USM, but they will have to weigh the hotshot vs. veteran coach much like the other have-nots of the college football world.

A hotshot got them to the verge of a BCS bowl, then dumped them for prettier bride. Now look at the team.

Then again Bower had them bowling every year, but fan interest leveled out. I don't know how realistic fan expectations are these days, though. I know last year was a great year, but, honestly, that 2000 season which culminated in the defeat of #13 TCU in the Mobile Bowl was the most exciting time to be a Golden Eagle fan. The team felt on a steady pass to continue moving upward and accomplishing great things, not some flash in the pan season.