re: I'm curious how the Ark will react if we go 9-3 but the final loss is a blowout to LSU?

I see y'all going 7-5, with the possibility of 8-4.

Y'all usually give Auburn fits, but think about it if you don't beat Auburn you'll finish the season 2-3 with your lone wins coming from New Mexico State and Ole Miss.

Y'all need to can Sumlin's arse.

On the flip side, this will be a super competitive offseason for coaching hires, here are some that are noteworthy

Florida
Ole Miss
Tennessee

More than likely UCLA and Arkansas...

So that's 4 SEC teams alone with 3 of them being founding members and two of them being college blue bloods. So who can you realistically get that's out there? You don't want to end up like LSU and hire Ed O.

As bad as it sounds your best option may be to hold onto Sumlin at the end of the season, the SEC has become a revolving door for coaches who can't stack up to Alabama. I mean shite McElwain just got fired and he was in the SEC Championship 2 out of his 3 years. I want you to think about that, yeah the East was shite and for an offensive minded coach his offense sure sucked but he won his division 2 out of his 3 years at UF.

Sidenote, Dan Mullen will be at Florida next year.