Yup it’s bad — and there’s no real reason to believe this staff is going to magically figure things out. I still think he’ll get another year (by no means am I saying he “should” - only will) but next year will be make or break and he doesn’t have the talent (his own doing) to improve and fans are checked out on him and the staff — meanwhile teams like Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas have made efforts to actually improve in basketball

Hell, even MSU appears to be moving on from Ben Howland after this season

Last edited by OneStopReb (3/10/2022 9:10 am)

This is part of what Kermit said after the Missouri loss:

It's a big boy league, and I get it. But I've got a great A.D.  We're going to work day and night to get this thing flipped next year. They've given us every resource to be successful at Ole Miss, so it's right on us. So, we're going to go out and put together a roster that the Ole Miss fans can be proud of. We're going to be right here next year, hopefully playing for seeding in the NCAA Tournament and having a great chance to win it nationally.

Maybe it's just me, but Kermit sounds like he's trying to convince himself. Some say we need to give Kermit another year because he's got a good recruiting class coming in. How many times have we said (in all sports) that next year will be better because Coach X has a really great recruiting class coming in? And how many times has that "great recruiting class" failed to produce the hoped for results on the field or court? In any event, it appears the decision to give Kermit another season has already been made. Finally, I''l just say this: If Kermit really believes we have a chance to win the national championship next year, he's delusional.
 

Last edited by Semper (3/11/2022 9:33 am)

catfishboy wrote:

Having a good recruiting class does a team no good if they don't have a coach who can develop the players.

One of the reasons that Keith gave for canning Luke was fan apathy. He's nuts if he doesn't recognize that with this basketball program. 

MeridianOMRebel wrote:

catfishboy wrote:

Having a good recruiting class does a team no good if they don't have a coach who can develop the players.

One of the reasons that Keith gave for canning Luke was fan apathy. He's nuts if he doesn't recognize that with this basketball program. 

In addition to fan apathy, Keith was extremely pressured by many big donors about Elijah Moore's dog pee antics.  They thought it was embarrassing, showed no class, and proved that there was little discipline for the players.  We should build a statue and memorial to honor Moore's action because this set the ball rolling to fire Luke.

Last edited by catfishboy (3/11/2022 7:06 pm)

MeridianOMRebel wrote:

Missouri fired their coach that beat Kermit three times this season. Georgia also fired their coach. Meanwhile, we'll fall further behind.

Meanwhile, in Oxford, Kermit is given a new book of excuses to use, an extension, a raise, and an assurance that he does not need to perform in order to keep his job!!!  WAOM!