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Oh we knew there were problems for several months, but we didn't know our division was going to be affected (i.e. completely shut down) until two weeks ago.

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What LSU coach is going to SoMs?

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:confused: I don't know?

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Fedora from Oklahoma State got the job!!

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Not so much. He was in town to interview on Friday. Per the Hattiesburg American no one has been offered the job. But Fedora does seem to be a front runner.

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Myself and other USM alums weren't happy with the way Bower was shoved out the door, so anything less than an immediate improvement probably won't go over well.

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Guess it depends on your circle of alumni friends. Myself and everyone I know was ready for this to happen two seasons ago.

Hmmm...Cornholer says it's a leverage tool for salary. Ya think?!?!

Meh, probably not bad enough to decline the opportunity to take a HC position. Might be a good stepping stone for him.

And if he isn't interested, I'm sure plenty of others would take the opportunity to become a HC at a mid major.

I'm an alumni...my husband is an alumni...Anastasia Beaverhausen is an alumni...and everyone we know is quite happy with the decision. Ultimately, though, the paltry alum like us don't matter. This was the year that the big donors finally stepped up and said "Hey, we've got the money...make this happen" and it did.

Or this thread

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I don't think it's anything personal against UCF; they are a decent program and certainly a good addition to the conference. More to the point, it's the expectation of beating conference opponents consistently, like we used to. The only losses we used to have were to big program teams (Nebraska, Alabama, etc).

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As a Southern Miss alum born and raised in Hattiesburg, I couldn't agree with you more. :bow: It's easy for people who've not followed Southern Miss football or supported their program to say this is a dumb decision. I say "What took so long?".

I don't think Southern Miss is delusional at all, and I think Anastasia Beaverhausen summed it up perfectly.

Go Eagles!

I think the point of all this discussion is this: Southern Miss fans were pretty damn happy in the late 90's when we were consistently dominating CUSA. I don't think anyone (or at least very few folks) really believe or expect Southern Miss to be a LSU, Ohio State, etc. But what I expect - and think most other fans think - is that if you're going to be in a sub-par conference, you should at least dominate. It's like, if you gotta be in a boobie conference, you should at least expect to own all the other boobs. We haven't done that in years.

Personally, I think this change has been needed for a while; and while I do think Bower is a good man, I think all parties are better served with his departure.

As we sat in MM Roberts stadium Saturday afternoon and observed all the changes that have been made/are being made, we discussed that we felt we had all the ingredients for a great program....minus a team that could step it up to the next level. Staduim/field looks awesome; new athletic field house is great. I think in a few years we will have the team and coaches to match the rest of the improvements.

To the assclowns on here that say we shouldn't expect anything more than a 7-5 season, I say would y'all not have been putting "For Sale" signs in his year 10 seasons ago? One loss for a LSU coach and everyone is up in arms about how it's a sign of the apocolypse and the coaches need to be fired. Don't believe me? Go to the Rant. Just because we're not a national powerhouse doesn't mean we can't aspire to be. :doublebird:

To Bower I say thanks for the work and dedication, and I wish you all the best. :cheers:

Now, bring on a new era in Southern Miss football! SMTTT!