(08-17-2020 09:55 AM)EagNBran Wrote:  I fully recognize we have an entire season to play before this becomes relevant, but I feel it just might be come December (if we actually do play). Who do you think would be a good candidate for our next head coach? Let me propose an option, and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Larry Fedora

Yes, yes, I know he's been here before and left us, but grass isn't always greener (as he found). He may have zero interest in returning, but the man brought an exciting brand of football to Hattiesburg and recruited 'out of our league'. He had more talent sign with P5 offers in his worst year than Hopson has in all his years combined. Even when his defense was dreadful, at least people came to games to see if we could outscore the opponent. And it's not like he isn't available.

I know there'll probably be more discussion on this in the coming months, I was just curious everyone's thoughts.

When Fedora came to Southern Miss, we were still a respected program - coaches saw us as one of the best places to go in order to move up to bigger and better paychecks. That is now laughable. Coaching is only one of a list of problems - although a big one. We're now in the Sunbelt, the conference we use to look to for extra winnable home games and we haven't even won this ****** conference title. I never wanted Hop as the head coach to begin with, so I wouldn't lose sleep if he left. But, honestly, I don't think we'd get anyone much better interested in the job for the pay.