re: So let's say Nutt and Richt both keep their jobs

If Ole Miss fires Nutt before Boone, they are the dumbest school in the country. You just can't do it in that order. No quality coach in the country is going to want to take a job where they don't know who their boss is going to be.

And then, when Boone gets fired next year, its going to be a big negative for potential AD's that a new football coach was just hired. Football is the most important sport and AD's want their guy in there.

You have to fire the AD first. And you have to have a new one in place before you are ready to start a coaching search. Basically, OM needs to fire Boone yesterday, and find a replacement very soon if they want to get rid of Nutt this year.

All that said, I hope Ole Miss does FUBAR this situation, and does everything in reverse order. Will set the program back another 4 years.