Congrats to OM

[38843dawg]

They did what Cohen and other admin didn?t have the balls to do and now will make an improvement.

[bluelightstar]

Keeping a coach just because he lucked into an Egg Bowl win in Starkville didn’t work out for them? I, for one, am shocked.

[GreenheadDawg]

Once again, we are little brother. ***** ass administration

[DogsofAnarchy]

Hiring Mike Norvell is what they are saying.

[BeardoMSU]

Hiring Mike Norvell is what they are saying.

No doubt.

[gtowndawg]

So they told their loser coach to kick rocks, not the fans? Interesting strategy.

[Mjoelner34]

So they told their loser coach to kick rocks, not the fans? Interesting strategy.

Rep given!

[Gordon Gekko]

Sounds to me they let the results of the egg bowl dictate whether they fired Luke. What a little brother move...

[BeardoMSU]

So they told their loser coach to kick rocks, not the fans? Interesting strategy.

But we beat a team that just fired their coach. Memories, y'all!!!***

[msstatelp1]

Hiring Mike Norvell is what they are saying.

I really hope not. I don't know if Norvell would be successful there but if he is we'll play hell facing that offense every year.

[Jarius]

This is a joke. They hired him for winning the egg bowl and fired him for losing it. If he won Thursday they would not have fired him. They have a bigger group of idiots running their show than we do. They are completely inept.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Unbelievable. We entered 2016 with a very good coach, a solid program, a good culture, and OM was under serious NCAA investigations, had a coach that was about to get fired, was about to hire a joke of a coach themselves, and about to string together several bad classes.

We enter 2019 with OM having just as good of a team and (probably) a FAR better coach who will immediately make OM better than us.

Complete failure to capitalize. Unbelievable how a bad hire and the failure to replace him when we should will mean we play catchup as a program with 17ing OM. They went 7-5, 6-6, 7-5, and 4-8, had NCAA restrictions on them, several horrible classes in a row, and they're going to be better than us with less culture problems than we will by opening day kickoff next year.

[DJ55]

we our 17'd

[Thick]

They will upgrade their HC situation while we keep the “offensive genius” another year.

[Commercecomet24]

Guess they take winning more seriously.

[gravedigger]

They did what Cohen and other admin didn?t have the balls to do and now will make an improvement.

They kept him 4 seasons. Two for beating us in 2017.

[msstate7]

They kept him 4 seasons. Two for beating us in 2017.

3, and only 2 were without interim label

[bobtail bob]

Loafers was miles ahead of meathead john cohen as an athletic director and leader.

[DownwardDawg]

This is a joke. They hired him for winning the egg bowl and fired him for losing it. If he won Thursday they would not have fired him. They have a bigger group of idiots running their show than we do. They are completely inept.

It really does make them look like little brother.

[DownwardDawg]

Guess they take winning more seriously.

Or they base everything on the egg bowl. Just sayin

[HoopsDawg]

Hiring Mike Norvell is what they are saying.

Ben Garrett mentioned Bryan Harsin as well.

[Rex54]

It really does make them look like little brother.

Keep telling yourself that, Francis.

[HoopsDawg]

Guess they take winning more seriously.

Matt Luke should have quoted their shitty history and scolded their fans. He might still be there coach.

[BeardoMSU]

Keep telling yourself that, Francis.

No kidding, lol. The delusion in our base is adorable.

[DLGDawg]

They kept him 4 seasons. Two for beating us in 2017.

They kept him because he was the absolute best they could get. Now they can sell the new coach that there?s light at the end of the tunnel coming out of sanctions.
We were in a prime position to make a move and we kicked a rock.

[DownwardDawg]

Keep telling yourself that, Francis.

Hey, I’m one of the ones pissed at our AD. But they just fired Luke for losing to state, and only hired Luke because he won the 2017 egg bowl. None of that can be denied.

[HancockCountyDog]

Ben Garrett mentioned Bryan Harsin as well.

Zero chance. Harsin is a BSU alum, he is their coach O. He ain’t leaving there for that train wreck.

[BeardoMSU]

Hey, I’m one of the ones pissed at our AD. But they just fired Luke for losing to state, and only hired Luke because he won the 2017 egg bowl. None of that can be denied.

They fired him because they know they can get better...

[timotheus]

Ben Garrett mentioned Bryan Harsin as well.

Garrett knows zilch. He's just repeating names and trying to act influential.

[Commercecomet24]

The SEC is an arms race and if you ain't staying ahead you're falling behind. In this day and age you can't be afraid to move on and look for better.

[msstate7]

I'd much rather they get Harsin than norvell

[DownwardDawg]

They fired him because they know they can get better...

Oh well. I’m trying not to care anymore. It’s hard.

[bobcat91]

I'd put the brakes on before crowing them. They may wind up hiring from within. No one knows. They are said to want Kiffin, but he is rumored to be in Fayettville as we speak

[msstatelp1]

They kept him because he was the absolute best they could get. Now they can sell the new coach that there?s light at the end of the tunnel coming out of sanctions.
We were in a prime position to make a move and we kicked a rock.

This. Everyone knew Luke was a dead man walking. As soon as their admin felt a better coach was possible, they were firing him. Guess they've got a deal with someone they think is better.

[timotheus]

The whole staff was fired so I assume McIntyre and Rich Rod can apply.

[HancockCountyDog]

This is not good news for us, Luke was a joke. He was getting fired next year after going 4-8 or worse.

He should have been easy to recruit against, they could hire someone with a pulse.

Now they could still blow the hire, but there are some solid options out there right now, and they are only competing with Ark and Missouri.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

I'd put the brakes on before crowing them. They may wind up hiring from within. No one knows. They are said to want Kiffin, but he is rumored to be in Fayettville as we speak

between Norvell, Kiffin, and Napier 1 of the 3 will have no other offers and take the $3.8M a year they offer

[KOdawg1]

And with that Ole Miss officially won the Egg Bowl. Screw John Cohen and our cigar boys for being weak.

[War Machine Dawg]

Loafers was miles ahead of meathead john cohen as an athletic director and leader.

That's not exactly a high bar, apparently. I thought he sucked, and he did, but I'd take him over Spineless Bastard right now.

[Maroonthirteen]

Matt Luke should have quoted their shitty history and scolded their fans. He might still be there coach.

He may have but he didn’t have the opportunity. ..... Luke was in a recruits home when he learned he was fired tonight. So..... OM is *really* on top of things.

[parabrave]

This is a joke. They hired him for winning the egg bowl and fired him for losing it. If he won Thursday they would not have fired him. They have a bigger group of idiots running their show than we do. They are completely inept.

I bet it wasn't about losing but about the piss in the endzone.

[Bubb Rubb]

I'd put the brakes on before crowing them. They may wind up hiring from within. No one knows. They are said to want Kiffin, but he is rumored to be in Fayettville as we speak

You don't pull the trigger on a buyout this big just to hire someone from within. If they do that, they will take the mantle of laughing stock back away from us.

[Saltydog]

The Northeast MS Daily Journal is reporting that the buyout for Luke, Rich Rod and McIntyre was a little over $15MM. How in the hell can they buyout $15MM and we can't Joe's full buyout of $9MM, much less the reported agreement of $6.5MM? This pisses me off to no end if true.

[War Machine Dawg]

The Northeast MS Daily Journal is reporting that the buyout for Luke, Rich Rod and McIntyre was a little over $15MM. How in the hell can they buyout $15MM and we can't Joe's full buyout of $9MM, much less the reported agreement of $6.5MM? This pisses me off to no end if true.

#VirginiaSlims

For the first time in my life, I'm jealous of Northern Miss.

[West Tn Dawg]

This is not good news for us, Luke was a joke. He was getting fired next year after going 4-8 or worse.

He should have been easy to recruit against, they could hire someone with a pulse.

Now they could still blow the hire, but there are some solid options out there right now, and they are only competing with Ark and Missouri.

I agree with most everything yall say except, we are recruiting against their coaches. We are not recruiting against any of their coaches. Haven't in many years.

[Spiderman]

I agree with most everything yall say except, we are recruiting against their coaches. We are not recruiting against any of their coaches. Haven't in many years.

Correct, and this is why it won't hurt their commit list. They commit to a booster, not a coach

[TALL DAWG]

The Northeast MS Daily Journal is reporting that the buyout for Luke, Rich Rod and McIntyre was a little over $15MM. How in the hell can they buyout $15MM and we can't Joe's full buyout of $9MM, much less the reported agreement of $6.5MM? This pisses me off to no end if true.

They didn’t pay $15+MM to buy out all their coaches. That number may have been in their original agreements but I’d wager it was way less than this amount. This is the media trying to make them look high and mighty by using the $15+MM figure. Nothing more, nothing less.

[parabrave]

The Northeast MS Daily Journal is reporting that the buyout for Luke, Rich Rod and McIntyre was a little over $15MM. How in the hell can they buyout $15MM and we can't Joe's full buyout of $9MM, much less the reported agreement of $6.5MM? This pisses me off to no end if true.

It's called Tobacca and asbestos money.

[Todd4State]

Matt Luke should have quoted their shitty history and scolded their fans. He might still be there coach.

Why? Is Cohen their AD?

[Todd4State]

They didn’t pay $15+MM to buy out all their coaches. That number may have been in their original agreements but I’d wager it was way less than this amount. This is the media trying to make them look high and mighty by using the $15+MM figure. Nothing more, nothing less.

I was about to say I would be surprised if they just went scorched Earth and fired everybody already.

[IMAREBL2 AND A DAWG]

Zero chance. Harsin is a BSU alum, he is their coach O. He ain?t leaving there for that train wreck.

McReady said Harsin is really wanting a P5 HC job. OM is locked in on norvell but you still have mizzou arky and FSU available.

[JoseBrown]

What pisses me off is they lose the game yet still win, we won the game yet still lost....

[IMAREBL2 AND A DAWG]

I'd put the brakes on before crowing them. They may wind up hiring from within. No one knows. They are said to want Kiffin, but he is rumored to be in Fayettville as we speak

Arkansas is supposed to be talking to Fuentes this week as well

[IMAREBL2 AND A DAWG]

I bet it wasn't about losing but about the piss in the endzone.

Fact