Wildrebeltime/Fis over on the Nafoom boards....lol check this

Nutt has sacrificed himself for Ole Miss

Fis

This morning reality sank in for me


I'm gonna tell you something in case you do not realize it. Houston Nutt has done you, the fan base, the university and this athletic program a tremendous favor by tanking this season and here's why. Nutt knows there's a major problem with Pete Boone. Nutt doesn't like Boone and knows none of the other coaches do either. Nutt knew all along Ole Miss was underachieving in athletics and was going to continue to underachieve and he knew he (nutt) was one of the few with the keys to the kingdom. Nutt knew if he did decent, or ho-hummed along at 7-5 the last 2 seasons after the first 2, that Boone would be around indefinitely. But the problem would soon be that Nutt might get an opportunity to leave for greener pastures after say after a good 2012, buying Boone another decade of mediocrity and Orgeronesque coaching hires. On the field for the short term, Nutt certainly embarrassed the program, the conference, the sport, his fans, his state, and his family the last 2 years and hit an all-time low for himself and the Rebels, by far. But he didn't totally sink the ship either. He did recruit well and there is some talent to get back to some good bowl games soon.

Nutt "took one for the team". He tarnished his own great legacy and crippled his own chances to ever get to a top 5 program, to be the key component to help overthrow Boone and he did all this for the long term health of Ole Miss. You should think of this man as a hero, and your savior. Because he is definitely a much better coach than he showed the last 2 years. I know this. Regardless of Jacksonville state, all the blow out losses to vandy, getting crushed by a poor Kentucky, I admire this legendary hero now more than ever.