Let's talk about the SEC in 2023.

[WPS]

I think Bielema will be there for another couple of years due to his contract and after that all bets are off.

After this came out this morning in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, I think he's gone after this year.

Bielema’s actual buyout is determined by a formula included within the language of his original deal, which was made effective Dec. 4, 2012, and signed the next August.

It uses the $15.4 million figure as a numerator and divides that by the total number of months (97) in the full term of his contract. That figure of $158,762.88, called the “monthly value of the total guaranty payment,” would then be multiplied by the remaining number of months on the contract, which runs through Dec. 31, 2020.

Based on that equation, Arkansas would owe Bielema about $5.874 million to terminate his contract after the season concludes Nov. 24, plus a prorated amount for any partial months of employment.

[dawgday166]

We'll be 6-6 to 8-4, maybe an outside shot at 9-3.

[TrapGame]

We'll be 6-6 to 8-4, maybe an outside shot at 9-3.

Recruiting at a higher level the next five years can bring us to a lot more 9-3 seasons than 8-4. Mullen must use the om fiasco to recruit some multiple top 15 classes.

[bostondawg]

After this came out this morning in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, I think he's gone after this year.

Yep. Lots of people are shocked to learn that his adjusted buyout based on an equation is less than 6, not the 15mil that the absolute number is. He may be gone after this season. Who could they hire though?

We'll be 6-6 to 8-4, maybe an outside shot at 9-3.

Agreed. This is a good post by Todd, in that it outlines how trash the rest of the SEC will be. But MSU will still need to do some things if we want to rise from the smoldering ashes. Recruiting consistently inside the top 20, for example.

[dawgday166]

Agreed. This is a good post by Todd, in that it outlines how trash the rest of the SEC will be. But MSU will still need to do some things if we want to rise from the smoldering ashes. Recruiting consistently inside the top 20, for example.

Every year there are 3 sometimes 4 pretty strong SEC teams. Mullen and his offense struggle to score points on those teams. And then there are the ~2 games a year the whole team isn't prepared to play.

Maybe this will change, but I ain't counting on it.