re: Does Trent simply need to "get in" to keep his job next season?

With the tourney being the crapshoot that it is, I don't see how you can tie in-tourney performance to his job security.

That said, he absolutely must make the tourney next year. We return almost everyone off a young NIT team that should only continue to get better. Hopefully we add a couple of quality guys this spring to make us even deeper (though I hate that we have to wait until spring to finish our recruiting).

I think an NCAA bid and a solid SEC record is the bare minimum required for him to keep his job.