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how the hell hasn't Jim Tressel been hired somewhere??

I think I heard he has one more year of his show cause penalty from his Ohio State days, which could open the new school up to an NCAA inquiry. Might hear his name next year though.

Does anyone like that wormy/slimey bastage?

What about Nebraska firing Bo Pelinni? Seems like someone in the SEC would pick him up.

I don't like him, but geez his resume is IMPRESSIVE....

Pelini is physcho. DC absolutely, head coach no way! He's run with LSU as DC was great, I just think he's like Muschamp, not HC type personality but a good defensive coach.

BY they way, the reports of Muschamp to Auburn or TAMU as DC scare the life out of me. SEC needs to realign things, the WEST is out of control.

If I'm Miles, I get out go to Michigan. Behleima I get out and go to Nebraska. Mullen out to wherever if comparable job offer. Freeze, I couldn't have blame him if he would have thought he could own the East but he's made too many comments about Ole Miss to not look really bad in that move so he's stuck.

Would in not truly be more balanced to send move things around? Alabama schools to East, Mizzou and Vandy to west...makes most geographic sense anyways

camlock wrote:Alabama schools to East, Mizzou and Vandy to west...makes most geographic sense anyways

Now we're talkin! And Ole Miss will need a new SEC East team to play. I suggest Bama. TAMU can have Auburn.

Smoke68 wrote:

camlock wrote:Alabama schools to East, Mizzou and Vandy to west...makes most geographic sense anyways

Now we're talkin! And Ole Miss will need a new SEC East team to play. I suggest Bama. TAMU can have Auburn.

Truthfully, what makes MOST sense, is for Auburn to go East and Mizzou to come West and to get rid of the permanent opponents and get on a better cross divsional rotation so everybody sees everybody more often. That makes the MOST sense competitively, geographically, and every other reason...

but it doesn't suit Alabama and Auburn cause they won't their TN and GA game and their Iron Bowl as well, so the other 12 teams don't freaking matter so we'll keep riding a retarded tilted ship...

Geographically speaking, God intended AU to be in the East. I'm fine with that. Of course by the time that happens, there will be a paradigm shift in dominance & the West will be in the crapper like the East is now & the East will be dominant again.

Jim McElwain to UF by the way. thoughts?

eSJay wrote:Geographically speaking, God intended AU to be in the East. I'm fine with that. Of course by the time that happens, there will be a paradigm shift in dominance & the West will be in the crapper like the East is now & the East will be dominant again.

Jim McElwain to UF by the way. thoughts?

I think McElwain is a good hire, he'll do better than anyone not named Spurrier or Meyer has done at Florida I believe.

Bielema to Nebraska seems most interesting of all recent news...can that happen? Could you blame Bielema for getting out of the SEC West if a good job is on the table. He could rise that Nebraska program with his style and dominate over there. Who will Arkansas go after?

I don't see any paradigm shift happening anytime soon...I think the East will get better, they are in a lull and that won't last but West ain't getting crappy nor do I see the East dominating anytime in the foreseeable future.

Alabama stupid argument about the permanent with TN is laughable but somehow kept us with permanents.

Thoughts:
- Bert is angling for a pay raise, he isn't leaving Hogtown;
- I will reserve judgment on the Florida hire - seems a little odd to me, and hires from the fruit of the Saban coaching tree are sketchy at best at this point;
- I think if Les Miles is offered the Michigan job, he will take it, though it makes no sense for Michigan to offer a 61 year old man on the backside of his career the job;
- Even though I realize Miles leaving could send LSU back into the dark ages, I accept the risk - especially if it results in LSU hiring someone like Jim Mora, Jr. (i.e., I think Miles has peaked and is on the decline as a coach);
- Boom at Auburn with Malzahn as the head coach worries me tremendously...they will be scary good and a worthy challenger to the dynasty that Saban has built;
- Don't be surprised if Michigan comes after Dan Mullen and he accepts (heard it here first).

Deltamud77 wrote:Thoughts:
- Bert is angling for a pay raise, he isn't leaving Hogtown;
- I will reserve judgment on the Florida hire - seems a little odd to me, and hires from the fruit of the Saban coaching tree are sketchy at best at this point;
- I think if Les Miles is offered the Michigan job, he will take it, though it makes no sense for Michigan to offer a 61 year old man on the backside of his career the job;
- Even though I realize Miles leaving could send LSU back into the dark ages, I accept the risk - especially if it results in LSU hiring someone like Jim Mora, Jr. (i.e., I think Miles has peaked and is on the decline as a coach);
- Boom at Auburn with Malzahn as the head coach worries me tremendously...they will be scary good and a worthy challenger to the dynasty that Saban has built;
- Don't be surprised if Michigan comes after Dan Mullen and he accepts (heard it here first).

I disagree, I think Bielema is seriously considering that job...not just a pay raise ploy...if it is, and I'm Arkansas, I'd help him pack. He's making upper half money and finishing 6-6. Not to say they aren't showing improvement, but show me more before you ask for more money when you are already paid like a 9-10 win coach.

I don't know about Miles, if I'm him I leave b/c like you said, the peak has past he's gonna work his way out of the job at LSU eventually given the current plain. If he can go get Michigan turned around and competing again, he sets that job up for a new coach in 8-9 years and he retires a Michigan favored man. Of course, I seriously believe he's retarded enough he doesn't even realize how much he doesn't fit in and how much LSU nation will rip him next time he goes 8-4.

+1 of Auburn, scary..same for TAMU if he goes there or they get any defense coordinator (although I think Sumlin NFL bound sooner or later)

Don't know about Mullen...as of today, except Saban, I could agree with any argument to get out of SEC west for a comparable job offer. It's gonna be hard to win in the division for a very long time.

as for heard it here first predictions....I'd bet on Mullen to Nebraska before Michigan, if I was predicting.

I don't think any of them would leave for Nebraska. Could be wrong but it's the third best coaching option out there right now. Nowhere near the program they were a decade ago - that ship has sailed.

Couldn't disagree more about Nebraska not being a good job. Florida, Michigan and Nebraska are all top tier jobs and you could nit pick all day about which is the best, but any one of them would be a destination job for most coaches.

Muschamp may go to Auburn, but I wouldn't worry about any dynasty. He will get another chance at HC somewhere and it will be sooner rather than later. He'll want to prove himself. Lots of schools out there that he would fit well at.

Mcelwain should do well at FL. I had heard that he would have been on the short list of taking over after Saban.

I definitely think it is a good job, just not top tier as it once was. I don't think you can get enough of the right kids and or coaches there to consistently contend for national championships. Just my opinion but will be interesting to see it play out.

I think Nebraska has as much money as most top programs, they play in a top conference that would be easier to win year in and out than the SEC. Speaking in terms of Mullen and Bielema, I'd bet Nebraska could offer more money than State or Arkansas right now and what Mullen did at State this year would be undefeated top 2 seed in the playoffs at Nebraska. Easy to imagine Bielema believes he could win that division regularly. Then considering Mullen has no ties to Mississippi outside his time in Starkville, nor does Bielema to Arkansas.

I don't know or even want to claim to think I know what Mullen or Bielema thinks or Nebraska thinks...but I believe they could make either of make a very tough decision if they wanted to.

If I'm Nebraska, I'd LOVE to pick a SEC West coach as well.