(12-01-2019 05:20 PM)va-eagle Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 04:03 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 02:14 PM)Feral Eagle Wrote:  

(11-30-2019 11:18 PM)va-eagle Wrote:  Wasn't it the start of last season when Hopson had his contract extended? Is his buyout really just $500k after this season?

Oh crap! I was mistaken and looked it up again. Jon Gilbert graciously extended his contract until January of 2022. So effectively he's still under contract for the next TWO seasons. That makes it even less likely that he will be fired this year. I can't see the athletic department taking on the burden of paying off 1 million in compensation to him. I even question if they would do it at 500k.

We got rid of Ellis at $2.1 million. One road game takes care of that. It should have been announced already.

Right, but that was driven by a 0-12 season that followed a 12-2 season. Different motivating factors at the moment.

What does that have to do with what I said. Schedule a "slay me" game with someone for $1mill + to make it up.

Would anyone happen to know McClain’s email?

(12-01-2019 07:07 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  Would anyone happen to know McClain’s email?

athleticdirector@usm.edu

Though he may have another one too.

I didn't watch the game Saturday, had a lot going on, but dammit..We could've won the last 2 games and we shat the bed.

(12-01-2019 07:07 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  Would anyone happen to know McClain’s email?

Good luck I've been emailing him for weeks with no reply.

(12-02-2019 10:04 AM)Footballeagle Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 07:07 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  Would anyone happen to know McClain’s email?

Good luck I've been emailing him for weeks with no reply.

I emailed him when he announced the H&H with Troy urging consideration of a series with the Cajuns due to our long history, arguably more interest and that it really made more sense. Crickets.

I'm going to say this one time about emails from a fan base....

if you think he has time to deal with that bs, you might as well walk outside today and piss into the headwind...

the result will be the same...

(12-02-2019 01:03 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I'm going to say this one time about emails from a fan base....

if you think he has time to deal with that bs, you might as well walk outside today and piss into the headwind...

the result will be the same...

I agree with you to some extent. However I have received a response from former AD's not that it gets anything accomplished other than to make me look like an idiot. lol

(12-02-2019 02:09 PM)Footballeagle Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 01:03 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I'm going to say this one time about emails from a fan base....

if you think he has time to deal with that bs, you might as well walk outside today and piss into the headwind...

the result will be the same...

I agree with you to some extent. However I have received a response from former AD's not that it gets anything accomplished other than to make me look like an idiot. lol

what he should be responding to is the volume (or lack thereof) en macro and issue a statement...

there's no questioning he has a staff member sifting through the bs and the internutz....

he's stymied behind the eight ball...

I don't envy his position right now...

Gotta have a President that wants athletics to succeed to make real progress.

(12-02-2019 05:25 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  Gotta have a President that wants athletics to succeed to make real progress.

per my previous post above, I don't envy his position at this point....

(12-02-2019 10:51 AM)Mao Tse-gore Wrote:  I emailed him when he announced the H&H with Troy urging consideration of a series with the Cajuns due to our long history, arguably more interest and that it really made more sense. Crickets.

Frankly, those should both be conference games at this point. The Belt is so much better a fit for us both geographically & culturally than what CUSA has turned into.

(12-02-2019 10:03 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 10:51 AM)Mao Tse-gore Wrote:  I emailed him when he announced the H&H with Troy urging consideration of a series with the Cajuns due to our long history, arguably more interest and that it really made more sense. Crickets.

Frankly, those should both be conference games at this point. The Belt is so much better a fit for us both geographically & culturally than what CUSA has turned into.

at this point, most have realized it's only a matter of time....

(12-02-2019 01:03 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I'm going to say this one time about emails from a fan base....if you think he has time to deal with that bs, you might as well walk outside today and piss into the headwind

Can't be an overwhelming number.

(12-02-2019 08:38 AM)gdunn Wrote:  I didn't watch the game Saturday, had a lot going on, but dammit..We could've won the last 2 games and we shat the bed.

We were out coached in the WKU game and FAU team was more talented than us. We didn’t blow those games, we got our butts kicked.

(12-02-2019 10:19 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  at this point, most have realized it's only a matter of time....

I figure what’ll happen as part of the next round of realignment is the Sun Belt & CUSA schools will rearrange themselves into more travel-friendly groupings, either by swapping a handful of schools or even spinning off a 3rd league so you end up with one western/Texas-centric, one East Coast-based, and one central. All this driving by & flying over 3 other G5 schools in order to play a 4th is silly.

I say we beat the rush.

(12-03-2019 12:00 AM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 10:19 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  at this point, most have realized it's only a matter of time....

I figure what’ll happen as part of the next round of realignment is the Sun Belt & CUSA schools will rearrange themselves into more travel-friendly groupings, either by swapping a handful of schools or even spinning off a 3rd league so you end up with one western/Texas-centric, one East Coast-based, and one central. All this driving by & flying over 3 other G5 schools in order to play a 4th is silly.

I say we beat the rush.

that's basically what I've pined about since '11....

the only question is how the flagships give the finga to the ncaa moving forward....

then it becomes how the leftovers realign...

with our budget and market, we're simply at the mercy of what will be the remaining chum...

our current 3 HCs are a joke...every program is currently worth zero on the nat'l value scale....our athletic budget is dogshite....

you don't need any degree or an abacus to calculate how that plays out for southern miss when it all goes down....

this isn't opinion.....those are the facts....it doesn't matter if one likes it or not....

We will hold onto Hopson through next year. He'll likely lose more than he wins. All the while recruiting, our reputation, and fan interest continue to fall. We have no magic bullets. Time to wipe the slate clean and start over. Remember the proud history but quit using it as a crutch. 1988 isn't walking through the door to save us. In the 2020s we are going to have to save ourselves.

I'm back gentlemen. Finally remembered the old email address.

(12-04-2019 09:06 PM)Cyc Wrote:  We will hold onto Hopson through next year. He'll likely lose more than he wins. All the while recruiting, our reputation, and fan interest continue to fall. We have no magic bullets. Time to wipe the slate clean and start over. Remember the proud history but quit using it as a crutch. 1988 isn't walking through the door to save us. In the 2020s we are going to have to save ourselves.

nice to see ya back.....and the bold text is pretty much a given at this point....

another year of bs is wating in the 'wake room'...