Good News Guys

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

Kermit will probably be available for our upcoming coaching search! *

[msstate7]

Are they firing him?

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

I don't know.

44-48 in the last 3 seasons with a dismal 13-19 record this year, I would have to think they are considering it. But some folks around here would be elated to hire him.

[Todd4State]

Does basketball have analysts like football?

I'd be all for hiring him as an analyst.

[99jc]

He is the ultimate traitor to MSU let him rot in Oxfart!

[R2Dawg]

Kermit will probably be available for our upcoming coaching search! *

Disappointed, I thought you were giving good news that OM was keeping him assuring they will never rise up in basketball. Bad news if they fire him.

[OLJWales]

I'm honestly surprised he failed to maintain the initial uptick he had going. Yet his record against us is?

[AROB44]

Does basketball have analysts like football?

I'd be all for hiring him as an analyst.

No thank you.....

[MaroonFlounder]

Andy Kennedy instead?***

[Coach34]

He is the ultimate traitor to MSU let him rot in Oxfart!

State passed him over for Rick Ray. He has never turned down the State job. Nothing traitor about him. Cant blame him for accepting a million dollar pay day

[msstate7]

I don't want them to fire him. If anyone will hire pitino, Sean miller, or Marshall, it's OM

[Ifyouonlyknew]

I think he gets 1 more year.

[OLJWales]

State passed him over for Rick Ray. He has never turned down the State job. Nothing traitor about him. Cant blame him for accepting a million dollar pay day

Top 10 Dumbest moves by AD's in NCAA History.

[msstate7]

OM fired their version of howland, and now they're in worse shape. Hope we aren't doing the same thing

[OLJWales]

OM fired their version of howland, and now they're in worse shape. Hope we aren't doing the same thing

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't it seem we've always had a hoops crootin advantage over slave owners?

[msstate7]

If white gets fired at Florida, would OM go get em?

[NCMSTFAN]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't it seem we've always had a hoops crootin advantage over slave owners?

We have always out recruited OM in basketball, but the sad part is we don't dominate them like we should. Stans actually beat them often, Howland on the other hand has a losing record against them.

[klong-dog]

If white gets fired at Florida, would OM go get em?

I think a so

[EdwardDrayton]

I thought this was to tell us Landon is pitching Friday.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Top 10 Dumbest moves by AD's in NCAA History.

Rick Ray wasn’t the choice but in 2012 neither was Kermit. Kermit record going into 2012 from when he was hired at A&M through 12 seasons was

201-171 record
1 - 20 Win season
1 - NIT appearance
0 - NCAA Appearance

So no it made no sense to hire Kermit in 2012. Just because Ray stunk doesn’t mean Kermit was the answer.

[Coach34]

Rick Ray wasn’t the choice but in 2012 neither was Kermit. Kermit record going into 2012 from when he was hired at A&M through 12 seasons was

201-171 record
1 - 20 Win season
1 - NIT appearance
0 - NCAA Appearance

So no it made no sense to hire Kermit in 2012. Just because Ray stunk doesn’t mean Kermit was the answer.

Rick Ray was a complete unknown with no SEC ties.

Kermit went 27-7 in 2012 at Middle Tennessee and won the conference. Had State ties

Any AD with some sense would have realized one of these would alienate people and the other could possibly keep some semblance of unity in the program.

[Coach34]

I mean- Butch Pierre would have made more sense than Ray did. Especially after us being turned down a few times as we were due to the stench around the program. Hiring a guy with State ties could have helped.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Rick Ray was a complete unknown with no SEC ties.

Kermit went 27-7 in 2012 at Middle Tennessee and won the conference. Had State ties

Any AD with some sense would have realized one of these would alienate people and the other could possibly keep some semblance of unity in the program.

So 1 good season in 12 years equal SEC job? Hell no! Again Ray was a disaster. The correct answer wasn’t Kermit Davis. Saying he’s better than Ray doesn’t exactly move the needle.

[AROB44]

I mean- Butch Pierre would have made more sense than Ray did. Especially after us being turned down a few times as we were due to the stench around the program. Hiring a guy with State ties could have helped.

Never understood why we didn't go after Butch. Made no sense to me.

[Coach34]

So 1 good season in 12 years equal SEC job? Hell no! Again Ray was a disaster. The correct answer wasn’t Kermit Davis. Saying he’s better than Ray doesn’t exactly move the needle.

1 good season with a conference title (plus he had had 2 really good seasons at Idaho as well) is heads and shoulders above what we hired. My problem has always been with the choice we made. Made no sense then and still doesnt.

[OLJWales]

1 good season with a conference title (plus he had had 2 really good seasons at Idaho as well) is heads and shoulders above what we hired. My problem has always been with the choice we made. Made no sense then and still doesnt.

Yep.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

1 good season with a conference title (plus he had had 2 really good seasons at Idaho as well) is heads and shoulders above what we hired. My problem has always been with the choice we made. Made no sense then and still doesnt.

Idaho?? You mean in 1989 & 90? 20+ years ago from 2012. Congrats on finally winning 20 games in his 10th year at MTSU. He went 9 years at MTSU without winning 20 games. He has 1 good season where he didn’t even make the tourney & he deserved a SEC job? Again HELL NO!!

You keep saying he was better than Ray. Well hell I was better than Ray. Being better than Ray doesn’t equate a good hire. We would’ve just fired Kermit to hire Howland instead of Ray. I guess there’s that.

[CovertDawg]

3pt shooting % ranks

Mississippi State (345th)
Southern Miss (304)
and Ole Miss (233)

Is this like the lack of skill players in football? It has been 20 years since I kept tabs on MS High School Basketball but is the style of play not keeping up with modern basketball? Didn't these kids grow up watching Steph Curry and realize you have to be able to knock down the 3?

[R2Dawg]

3pt shooting % ranks

Mississippi State (345th)
Southern Miss (304)
and Ole Miss (233)

Is this like the lack of skill players in football? It has been 20 years since I kept tabs on MS High School Basketball but is the style of play not keeping up with modern basketball? Didn't these kids grow up watching Steph Curry and realize you have to be able to knock down the 3?

Oh we sign players that shoot the long ball but they are centers who want to be Step Curry.

[Coach34]

Idaho?? You mean in 1989 & 90? 20+ years ago from 2012. Congrats on finally winning 20 games in his 10th year at MTSU. He went 9 years at MTSU without winning 20 games. He has 1 good season where he didn’t even make the tourney & he deserved a SEC job? Again HELL NO!!

You keep saying he was better than Ray. Well hell I was better than Ray. Being better than Ray doesn’t equate a good hire. We would’ve just fired Kermit to hire Howland instead of Ray. I guess there’s that.

I hear ya- and that is where I'm just venting. The Ray hire just never made sense. I think Kermit has us in a better place than Ray after 3-4 years- that is all I'm saying.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

I hear ya- and that is where I'm just venting. The Ray hire just never made sense. I think Kermit has us in a better place than Ray after 3-4 years- that is all I'm saying.

Oh I get you on the Ray hire. It’s 1 of the worst I’ve ever seen in P5 history. There’s no excuse for that. What I’m saying is Kermit getting fired after 3-4 years at MSU too. The only reason he gets an extra year at OM is because he rode AK talent to a tourney his 1st year. His 1st year at MSU he doesn’t have any of that.

[RocketDawg]

I don't know.

44-48 in the last 3 seasons with a dismal 13-19 record this year, I would have to think they are considering it. But some folks around here would be elated to hire him.

You're right, but I don't know why. I'm not even convinced yet that we're going to let Howland go, but if we do, we don't want Kermit.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

You're right, but I don't know why. I'm not even convinced yet that we're going to let Howland go, but if we do, we don't want Kermit.

Howland is gone

[BeastMan]

Rick Ray wasn?t the choice but in 2012 neither was Kermit. Kermit record going into 2012 from when he was hired at A&M through 12 seasons was

201-171 record
1 - 20 Win season
1 - NIT appearance
0 - NCAA Appearance

So no it made no sense to hire Kermit in 2012. Just because Ray stunk doesn?t mean Kermit was the answer.

Kermit is nothing special. He caught lightning in a bottle at MTSU. Glad he?s degrading the OM program.

[CadaverDawg]

I don't want them to fire him. If anyone will hire pitino, Sean miller, or Marshall, it's OM

Yep. We don't want Ole Miss hiring a new guy right now. Dont forget, they have the basketball version of John Cohen as their AD now.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Yep. We don't want Ole Miss hiring a new guy right now. Dont forget, they have the basketball version of John Cohen as their AD now.

Who can’t wait to hire Mike White whenever he fires Kermit. OM couldn’t get Pitino or Miller to come to Oxford. Cohen has an elite program to sell that’s his baby. Carter has arguably the worst job in the SEC. It’s not a comparison.

[Coach34]

Agree. If Fla moves to fire White- OM makes the change and hires him. Fla goes 1 more year with White- OM goes 1 more year with Kermit

[Ezsoil]

Rick Ray was a complete unknown with no SEC ties.

Kermit went 27-7 in 2012 at Middle Tennessee and won the conference. Had State ties

Any AD with some sense would have realized one of these would alienate people and the other could possibly keep some semblance of unity in the program.


And why would one alienate people?

[Ari Gold]

He gets another year unless Fla moves on from Mike White..
But was told Carter has a very good relationship with Kermit.. but he wouldn’t turn down his ex roomy

[Coach34]

And why would one alienate people?

Because unlike hiring a Butch Pierre or Kermit- he had no ties to State. At least Howland came with a rep