Beau Fontenot

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One of the biggest brands in college sports.

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This is a huge deal that plays heavily into HS recruiting. LSU produces a lot of big name stars in multiple sports. Ole Miss? Outside of Eli, not so much.

Not a morally upstanding program? Whatever. Where does that exist in college football outside of the academies?

But I'll say this about morals. People in Louisiana saved my life. Literally. And LSU is one of my largest and most loyal clients. It's meant a lot to my family.

Take your sanctimonious drivel somewhere else.

Liquidated damages for breach could limit future behavior. If the damages are so punitive they limit your ability to accept future employment it could be viewed the same as a non-compete. You are effectively eliminated from working for another employer due to the excessive penalty for leaving your current employer. That may be seen as unreasonable.

Plus, I don't believe a coach would ever agree to a contract that has excessive liquidated damages. There are so few really great coaches. They hold the hammer.

I'm not sure that would survive a legal challenge. A judge might view that in a similar light as a non-compete clauses which have consistently failed court challenges.

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What about their legendary steroid use?

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Definitely was used by some of the guys in the early 80's. You could go into just about any Gold's gym and guys were shooting up in the gym, and there were often college players working out with them in the off season. I was in there and saw them. One guy I remember benched 600 pounds with one leg in a cast. He died young.

But Obsorne started random testing in 1984. He caught one guy the next year.

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Nebraska will lose their blue blood status soon. Their last conference championship was 27 seasons ago and their last NC game appearance was 25 seasons ago. Heck, Nebraska's last division championship was 14 seasons ago.

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Nebraska had sustained success from the Devaney and Osborne eras primarily because of two things. One was Osborne's complex, unique schemes. He invented the wingback. His formations were much more complex than what people realized. 13 to 15 formations. Option that looked like Power I. Power I formations could end up being option. But he only ran the option about 39% of the time. Very well coached players.

Secondly was their legendary conditioning and strength program designed by Boyd Epley. Other teams were worn down by the 4th quarter. Most of what they're doing in crossfit programs today was started at Nebraska. Light and heavy days. Speed, explosive based interval training. Progressive overload.

They've also not been able to retain their legendary walk-on program which did produce starters and NFL players. Roster sizes killed that.

Now I'm not sure what distinguishes the Huskers other than probably the best fan support in the game.

At least he'll restore the correct away uniforms.

Weather Underground shows it's cloudy for most of the game. Obviously that can change.

I don't consider Freeze an elite coach by any stretch of the imagination. And he did things that brought embarrassment to Ole Miss. At least Cut was a decent human being.

My brother-in-law was a team captain at Ole Miss. He was there during some hard times, mostly under Cooper and Sloan, but he was on the team that beat Notre Dame in Jackson.

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Ole Miss has been far more successful than Florida post COVID. Florida hasn't shown any ability whatsoever to succeed in the NIL world of football.

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You know full well Florida is a sleeping giant with more upside than Ole Miss. They've won national titles far more recently than Ole Miss. It's an elite academic institution in a state teeming with high school talent. With the right coach, they're right up there with Alabama and Georgia.