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How bad does Ole Miss suck?

Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:08 am
Posted by Don Corleone
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Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:08 am
To hire a coach who Arky just fired because he could never win the SEC. They must really be obsessed with "beating LSU" like O said because this hire makes no sense at all - unless you figure they couldn't get anyone else.
Posted by jonboy
Member since Sep 2003
7438 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:10 am to
Nutt is a major upgrade from "O".
He wasn't fired either, he resigned.
Posted by The Darrow Kid
Darrow
Member since Jan 2006
5108 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:11 am to
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To hire a coach who Arky just fired because he could never win the SEC. They must really be obsessed with "beating LSU" like O said because this hire makes no sense at all - unless you figure they couldn't get anyone else.


He wasn't fired. He declined an extension from Arkansas.
Posted by specs1
Member since Dec 2005
10015 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:13 am to
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he could never win the SEC


Won the west last year. Played in the SEC champ game against UT and would have won if not for an untimely fumble by Clint Steorner.

Has done more w/ less than any other coach in SEC, prior to the arrival of DMAC and FJ. Now if you want to argue they underachieved during the DMAC and FJ years, perhaps.

Nevertheless, this is a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE upgrade for Ole Miss. I was in favor of them keeping BABA a few more years. Of course I was in favor of Bama keeping Shula also. This upgrade would be similar to us replacing LM w/ Jimmy Johnson.

Posted by Don Corleone
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2596 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:14 am to
OK, he wasn't "fired". Neither was Jeff Bower. He WAS forced to resign though. Talks of Nutt being out at Arky have been going on since last year. Believe me, this wasnt his decision!
Posted by jonboy
Member since Sep 2003
7438 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:15 am to
Nope. He declined an extension. He might be flawed, but he's a good coach.
Posted by Rocket
Member since Mar 2004
61117 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:17 am to
If it happens, he's definitely an upgrade from Orgeron.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
112439 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:21 am to
To pile on what has already been said...Nutt is a major upgrade from O.

Nutt's problem was that, as a Jimmy Sexton client, his name was always on the market (he had his name out there for the Nebraska and LSU openings). This apparent disloyalty to the program shortened his leash tremendously. That said, he did well at Arky and had bought himself the extension offer with the last two wins (he was on the way out had he lost those games, without a doubt). Now, he gets a fresh start with a fan base that has much lower expectations (have you seen the signs for the "championships" they have in their stadium). If he were to bring the same degree of success and competitiveness to Oxford, he'd be the next Johnny Vaught in the minds of those fans.
Posted by LSULANE
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Member since May 2007
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Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:23 am to
He turned down 2 mil. per yr. at Ark.
He's going to be our nightmare for years taking some of our Miss. recruits.
Posted by SECFAN
Member since Nov 2006
653 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:24 am to
He ruined the Tiger's season!
Posted by Don Corleone
The Don sees, hears, and knows ALL!
Member since Jan 2007
2596 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 8:30 am to
Nope, he was forced to resign. Not askin, tellin.
Posted by colston12
Member since Jan 2007
769 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:05 am to
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Nope, he was forced to resign. Not askin, tellin.


After Arky beat us in last week, they were begging HDN to stay and offered him a lot of cash to go along with it.

True story.
Posted by jonboy
Member since Sep 2003
7438 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:07 am to
Well your wrong.
Posted by DrEdgeLSU
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
8632 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:08 am to
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Played in the SEC champ game against UT and would have won if not for an untimely fumble by Clint Steorner.


This is not true. That game was a regular season game. Nutt's 2 SECCG's were in 2002 (lost 30-3 to UGA) and 2006 (lost 38-28).
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
139098 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:13 am to
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After Arky beat us in last week, they were begging HDN to stay and offered him a lot of cash to go along with it.

True story.

riight...
Posted by colston12
Member since Jan 2007
769 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:17 am to
Who the hell in their right mind "fires" their coach after beating #1 on the road?




Best coach you have ever had, congrats on being a "basketball school" again...
Posted by DC RaiseHerBack
Member since Nov 2006
55445 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:21 am to
People seem to think we have someone already lined up... but we'll see...
Posted by wpsnickers
Member since May 2004
2591 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:24 am to
I think it's a decent move. I would rather Paul Johnson, but as one poster stated, he gets the most out of teams. Something Ole Miss needs right now
Posted by hoghunter
OverThere, US
Member since Jan 2007
1058 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:27 am to
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Paul Johnson


You just said Paul Johnson!

Thats typical of Ole Miss. When was the last time Paul Johnson recruited?
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
24490 posts
Posted on 11/27/07 at 9:31 am to
You never knew which Arkansas would show up. They could beat anyone at anytime, or they could just roll over (USC put 60+ on them)... They were always dangerous though. I think with H-Nutt at Ole Miss, he'll make the Rebels instantly better, and Ark will slide into that celler that the Rebs have been in for the last few years. I mean, the fact that a coach consistantly competed in the SEC West, won a few divisional titles, and almost always took his team bowling - well, that shouldn't hurt your potential HC candidates at all...
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