re: Kiffin has received a new contract offer from Ole Miss (EDIT- Now a lake discussion)

For recruiting, yes. Definitely could be a helluva lot worse.

Close drive home for a lot of prospects.

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Two hour drive to a type of civilization, lake or beach. In AUs case you have Atlanta, Birmingham, Lake Martin and a little longer drive to the Gulf coast.

What would other schools show?
Remember, location, location, location.

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I'm not going to get in a pissing contest over which is better between Mississippi and Alabama. Seems a trophy not really worth earning in the grand scheme of things.

But I will ask if you actually believe coaches care that much about where they are beyond possibly proximity to recruits? Do you actually believe that many of the premiere programs are so because of the location, place like Columbus, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, or Norman?

These guys aren't worried about how long a drive it will be in a loaded up minivan when they want to get out of town with the family. Coaches at these schools are multimillionaires with connections to donors who will fly them wherever whenever just to go brag to the other boss hog alumni that they got to fly coach on their jet.

These guys would probably coach in the Seventh Circle of Hell if they thought Hell had the resources to build a championship program and pay them handsomely for being the head of it.