re: If it is assumed Freeze is gone after this season

I would not assume he would be gone.

The problem Ole Miss will have with getting a coach with any success, is the same problem we have with recruiting.

Poaching...we lose top 10 talent from Mississippi to rival sec schools and the last coach with success long enough to get poached end up in a pine box at Auburn.

Any long term success for Ole Miss will have to come from within the Ole Miss family.

Anyone else that comes in a looks to be a top notch coach will get poached.

Worst case scenario for the state of Mississippi... Freeze gets let go and ends up at Southern Miss and really puts a damper on the ability for state and Ole Miss to compete in the SEC.

The best team in Mississippi would end up being in Hattiesburg.

Afterall Freeze is a alum and would take that job in a heart beat. If nothing else, just to hurt both Ole Miss and state for the BS both have caused.

So if you are hoping for more than 3 or 4 years of 8 win seasons with 2 year droughts of less than 5 wins, you need to assume that CHF is kept no matter what.