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Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:16 am to Uga Alum
Imagine what Kirby could do at Ole Miss.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:24 am to GreyReb
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I know the college football calendar is f'd and not Lane's fault, but Lane could have handled this better. When he knew he was leaving he should have understood in no way was he coaching us in the playoff.
Why not?
Ole Miss knew his whole offensive staff was leaving with him, but they let them stay for the playoffs?
Why not let Kiffin finish the season too?
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:26 am to HunterDawg
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Karma's gonna catch up with Lane.
I'd say getting the LSU job is a sign that it's already caught up to him.
He's finally at a place where he has a real opportunity to win a championship.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:10 am to Uga Alum
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I’m not trying to be a dick, I’m really not, but I never thought I would ever witness a 12 win season by Ole Miss. I’m sure many of you Ole Miss fans agree with me.
I get that Ole Miss fans are mad that Lane left. But Lane also showed you and everyone else the potential of your program. I used to think Ole Miss was a complete dogshit program like Miss State or Arkansas. But now I view Ole Miss as a program more like Florida: if they have the right coach, they’re a threat.
I think as the years go by, Ole Miss fans will grow to better appreciate Lane’s time in Oxford.
Lane overall did a great job at Ole Miss. Had the exit happened almost any other way, I think most Ole Miss fans/alums would have been like, "good bye and good luck." It wasn't the leaving (although leaving for somewhere other than LSU would have been nice). It was trying to burn it down on the way out. But that's the Lane way, honestly. It's the risk you assume when you sign up.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:57 am to GeauxtigersMs36
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Then why allow Weiss to coach? If you really feel that way, send him and the rest of the coaches back to Baton Rouge.
Come on now you know an assistant is way different than the head coach. Most people don't even know who the coordinators and assistants are.
Its all perception, Ole Miss in no way could let Lane take the job of one of our biggest rivals, yet stay on to coach in the playoffs.
Had he taken an NFL job, yes he could have stayed on. Maybe had he taken Penn State, maybe but probably not stay on. But to leave your program for a conference rival in the midst of a playoff run, but stay on to coach was in no way never going to happen. And LSU or any other SEC school would do the exact same in that situation And he knew it from the start. He just acted like a whiny arse bitch about it. Hell his daughter is on record as saying she thinks her Dad is a kid trapped in an adult body.
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Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:59 am to NaturalStateReb
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Had the exit happened almost any other way, I think most Ole Miss fans/alums would have been like, "good bye and good luck." It wasn't the leaving (although leaving for somewhere other than LSU would have been nice). It was trying to burn it down on the way out.
How did he try to burn it down?
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:03 pm to GreyReb
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Ole Miss in no way could let Lane take the job of one of our biggest rivals, yet stay on to coach in the playoffs.
As an LSU fan, I agree with this. I mean shite, look at the rant right now. LSU fans are saying they don't want Frank to coach a meaningless bowl game.
With that said, I don't understand why Ole Miss didn't even attempt to have a coaching search. With how well the program has performed recently, it surely could've gotten someone with a higher upside than Golding. It made perfect sense to make him the interim to stabilize things for the playoff run and the early signing period, but then go have a legit coaching search and poach an up-and-comer who will leave wherever they are in a heartbeat for a chance at an SEC job.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:06 pm to SidewalkTiger
A lot of hypocrisy from Ole Miss fans.
The butt hurt from Oxford is insane right now. It is like Orgeron, Nutt, and Luke never happened.
The butt hurt from Oxford is insane right now. It is like Orgeron, Nutt, and Luke never happened.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:09 pm to SidewalkTiger
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How did he try to burn it down?
Publicly sending his family to tour LSU and Florida when he was still Ole Miss coach.
Bitching about our crowd for Citadel game when everyone across the country was facing the same issues for shite OOC games... in a year when our crowds have been absolutely fantastic.
Having to get escorted out of Manning facility because he threw a tempter tantrum when he finally realized he wasn't getting to coach the playoffs.
Telling assistants they had to get on plane with him or else they wouldn't have a job at LSU.
He and CAA trying to get ESPN talking heads to stump for Lane to coach playoffs when he had been told weeks earlier by Keith Carter in no way could he take LSU job and stay on. ESPN basically had to apologize on Gameday the following week.
Making it 100% about him and not the team, players.
Everywhere he leaves the fanbase hates him for how he left, he can't help it. He's a burn all the goodwill type guy on the way out the door.
All he had to do was act like a grown up and tell Keith, "after the Egg Bowl I'm taking the LSU job and completely understand why I can't take the job of a rival and stay on, especially with the portal nowadays"
He's such a weird arse dude. Love what he did for Ole Miss, but without his Dad in the picture, he went back to acting like a baby child
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:14 pm to Broski
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With that said, I don't understand why Ole Miss didn't even attempt to have a coaching search. With how well the program has performed recently, it surely could've gotten someone with a higher upside than Golding. It made perfect sense to make him the interim to stabilize things for the playoff run and the early signing period, but then go have a legit coaching search and poach an up-and-comer who will leave wherever they are in a heartbeat for a chance at an SEC job.
By the time Lane actually quit dragging it out, Sumrall, Golesh etc. were too far down the roads with other programs.
Pete Golding was hired to keep roster in tact especially with a playoff run.
Last 5 years have been great, why not promote form within. I get hiring from the outside when things have been a dumpster fire and you need a clean start/ but that has not been the case at Ole Miss.
But keeping the ball and momentum rolling as much as you can was a good decision by ADKC.
I think Pete is going to be a solid hire. He's a stud to me. After watching Pete since he got hired I have been really impressed,.
He also spent many years at Bama with Saban and I will take that model all day long.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:18 pm to GreyReb
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By the time Lane actually quit dragging it out, Sumrall, Golesh etc. were too far down the roads with other programs.
You're telling me no one else was available?
C'mon dude... don't play dumb because you settled on a dude who was not on literally anyone else's coaching radar.
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I think Pete is going to be a solid hire. He's a stud to me. After watching Pete since he got hired I have been really impressed,.
Impressed with what? Serious question. What has he done that no other coach would've done heading into a week where they were playing a cupcake?
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:22 pm to GreyReb
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Publicly sending his family to tour LSU and Florida when he was still Ole Miss coach.
Saban sent Ms Terri to Baton Rouge when he was at Michigan State, its actually pretty common.
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Bitching about our crowd for Citadel game when everyone across the country was facing the same issues for shite OOC games... in a year when our crowds have been absolutely fantastic.
Fair enough.
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Having to get escorted out of Manning facility because he threw a tempter tantrum when he finally realized he wasn't getting to coach the playoffs.
This is a report, who knows if it's actually true.
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Telling assistants they had to get on plane with him or else they wouldn't have a job at LSU.
Another report that may or may not be true. At this point, we know there are guys that have jobs at LSU that didn't get on the plane.
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He and CAA trying to get ESPN talking heads to stump for Lane to coach playoffs when he had been told weeks earlier by Keith Carter in no way could he take LSU job and stay on. ESPN basically had to apologize on Gameday the following week.
He wanted to coach the playoffs, I don't blame him for trying to. Ole Miss is allowed to do whatever they want at that point though.
I understand why they wouldn't let him though, not a good look.
It seems like most of the things Ole Miss fans are mad about are unsubstantiated reports from insiders who have been wrong throughout this entire ordeal.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:38 pm to SidewalkTiger
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It seems like most of the things Ole Miss fans are mad about are unsubstantiated reports from insiders who have been wrong throughout this entire ordeal.
Very well could be true. Look...I am big Ole Miss fan and am really thankful for what Lane did at Ole Miss and proud of what he and our administration have accomplished. 50 wins in 5 years is baller, 3 straight 10+ win seasons, currently 12-1. I'll f'n take it!
Completely understand Lane leaving to take the LSU job too and completely understand the calendar is screwed.
Right or wrong, I just wish Lane could have left in a way that didn't create such animosity. Maybe that can never happen, but I wish we could all be thankful for what he did at Ole Miss, and he could be thankful for what Ole Miss did for him, and we could all just move on. Time will heal I am sure, especially if Pete does good moving forward.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:39 pm to Broski
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ou're telling me no one else was available?
C'mon dude... don't play dumb because you settled on a dude who was not on literally anyone else's coaching radar.
Why have to hire an outside up and comer when you're program from top to bottom is absolutely rolling.
We will see if it was the right decision but I don't think its the oddest thing to do when things are going great.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:43 pm to GreyReb
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Why have to hire an outside up and comer when you're program from top to bottom is absolutely rolling.
Why not have a coaching search to find out. Maybe you end up with Pete in the end, but why not open it up to see?
Like I said earlier, it felt like a panic move similar to the DNC not having a primary when Biden dropped out.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:52 pm to GeauxtigersMs36
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Then why allow Weiss to coach? If you really feel that way, send him and the rest of the coaches back to Baton Rouge.
I know I keep telling people that LSU fans are subspecies of humans but it still blows my mind how you just can’t fathom any sort of difference in situations.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:55 pm to Broski
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Why not have a coaching search to find out. Maybe you end up with Pete in the end, but why not open it up to see?
Like I said earlier, it felt like a panic move similar to the DNC not having a primary when Biden dropped out.
Maybe so, but with playoff coming up and Lane threatening to pull assistants, I think ADKC had to possibly sacrifice a little bit of the future for now with us making the playoffs,.
Maybe there is no sacrifice, but I think had Keith just slapped an interim tag on someone, there is a chance Pete is going to LSU too along with a ton of the other assistants at a time when you got a good shot to win some playoff games and see what happens.
And I think with what was left available after Sumrall and Golesh took jobs, he thought with everything going on, why not Pete...I mean from all accounts, very highly respected and thought of to be really smart.
And so far I like how he is building out his staff.
Plus hiring Pete immediately shows confidence in Pete, vs hiring Pete after a long search. Then it looks like you were just left with Pete and had to make the hire. Hiring him immediately showed you wanted to make the hire, at least in perception. Sort of like what Notre Dame did promoting Freeeman instantly after Kel;ly left.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:55 pm to Broski
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Like I said earlier, it felt like a panic move similar to the DNC not having a primary when Biden dropped out.
I could see how this logic would make sense to you if there were well over 100 presidential offices but…..
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:00 pm to GreyReb
quote:But no problem letting assistant coaches do the same?
Good lord I feel sorry for you if you think the LSU head coach should have stayed in the Ole Miss building for weeks to coach the playoffs.
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