Houston Nutt is Toast
Posted by Adam Butler on November 7, 2011
per ESPN SEC bloggers Chris Low and Edward Aschoff, who, citing multiple sources, say Mississippi will not retain The Mississippi Coach and will announce the decision at a 2 P.M. press conference.
The Over/Under on number of days it would take for The Mississippi Coach to crash and burn in Oxford was 1,440 (20 days shy of 4 years from the day he was hired).
Keep your betting tickets, because, amazingly, it was a push.
Man, that was fast–and expensive (TMC reportedly has a $6 million buyout).
Is this the part where we say “We told you so, Mississippi Rebel Black Bear fans.”?
17 Responses to “Houston Nutt is Toast”
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Stave said
Looks like he is taking another AD down with him. I’m sure it will help him out in getting a new job when AD’s see that the last two men that hired him are now out of the job.
Brett Kincaid said
He’ll probably get the hybrid AD/head coach job next just so it’ll be less expensive for his future employer.
Maukavelli said
My favorite part of this is that they are making him a Dead Man Walking. Rather than just firing him, they’re going to make him go out each week and keep coaching. That’s genius, b/c there can’t be anything more embarrassing than being a KNOWN lame duck coach (as opposed to a rumored one).
Well, maybe there are things more embarrassing… Like being seen crying on national TV with a butt-cleft chin and a girl who’s probably leaving you for the Honey Badger – but there aren’t many things.
BwoT said
Too bad A-State just hired that guy who was portrayed as a doofus in that Sandra Bullock movie. If they waited one more year they could have hired an actual doofus that appeared in that Sandra Bullock movie.
That Krississippi Coach said
Terrell, please accept this comment from BwoT as my nomination for POY.
Adam Butler said
Please don’t talk about Little Rock resident….Ray McKinnon like that, BWOT.
Brain said
Mississippi opened as a 1 point favorite over LaTech. They are now a 2.5 dog at home.
Adam Butler said
That really says it all, doesn’t it?
Stave said
Nutt just started speaking at the PC…took him less than a minute to mention “back to back cotton bowls.”
Adam Butler said
I need thay transcript ASAP.
Stave said
Yes, we need a script of this greatness. Few things I caught:
Blamed Snead for leaving early,
Said it was harder to recruit in Mississippi than Arkansas,
Wishes there was one school in Mississippi,
Mentioned back to back cotton bowls/50 years at least 4 times,
Keith Burns then gets up there and gives Nutt a happy ending.
Adam Butler said
What I can’t figure out is why on earth they’re letting/making him finish up the season as a lame duck.
Stave said
He probably requested it that way so he can start auditioning for his new job. He said he had another 7 to 10 years of coaching left in him.
That way, when he gets a new job, he can steal all of the Ole Miss recruiting videos.
Jim Gooch said
Hard to believe that team almost beat us two weeks ago.
Adam Butler said
Why!
Mike Terrell said
Ole Kriss, your nomination is noted. BwoT, please note that showing everyone your black sausage this past Saturday will not influence the award process.
Stave said
Link to the PC transcript:
http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110711aad.html