Factors playing into a potential coaching change.

1. Other SEC schools will be competing for coaching candidates.
- Arkansas will probably fire Bert.
- Tennessee may fire Butch this Sunday after they get crushed for the 11th straight time by Bama.
- Ole Miss is giving Matt Luke a test run, but may not stick with him.
- Missouri...who knows. That whole situation is a dumpster fire.

2. The AD situation is a mess. JJ may or may not be gone before the football season ends. Any prospective coach would be wary of coming in and then having the AD replaced.

3. The new early signing period is from December 20th through the 22nd. If we fire Gus after the IB, on November 26 or so, that would leave less than 1 month to shuffle the coaching staff and have them try to salvage existing recruits, flip other teams' recruits, and seal the deal for undecideds that want to sign early.

4. Existing defensive staff has been excellent. If we change head coaches, does the new guy keep Kevin Steele and his staff around? Even the best defensive players take time to re-learn new systems and terminologies. A 2018 redshirted senior defensive player would have 4 DCs.