Ole Miss Replacement HC

[BayIslandBull]

6 minutes ago, HOTbull19 said:

Fennelly strikes again:

 

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/fennelly-is-charlie-strong-the-anti-freeze/2331113

Hugh Freeze resigned as head football coach Thursday to avoid being fired by Mississippi school officials. For those of you who had NCAA violations and investigations in the pool, you were wrong. Nor was it the defamation lawsuit filed against the school by former Rebels coach Houston Nutt. Might have been eventually, but it wasn't what brought Freeze down.

Rather, it was Lena.

For those of us playing at home, a Google search reveals that "Lena" was the name attached to a phone number allegedly dialed by Freeze, who is married with three children, on a university-issued cell phone. The number is used to help advertise websites for a female escort service. The number is not currently in service.

Wait — it's a Tampa-based escort service.

The City of Light strikes again.

There's more to this local hook, in a roundabout way. Mind you, not in a naughty way, but a college football way. And that brings us to the Tampa-based head coach.

USF fans' heads are exploding over Bulls coach Charlie Strong being mentioned as a possible successor to Freeze.

Strong hasn't coached a game for USF. He hasn't even inflated the footballs for Monday's first preseason practice.

This is madness. Strong isn't going anywhere. No way.

At least this season.

I bet if Lane Kiffin down at Florida Atlantic received a call from Ole Miss, he'd be there yesterday. Friday, he was already following four Ole Miss-related Twitter accounts. Move over Lena, here comes Lane.

Let us pause to reflect on the Sunshine State, where coaches' careers go to live and die and live again. Remember 2003, when sleazy Mike Price lost his head coaching gig at Alabama before he ever coached a game by being sighted in a Pensacola strip club and running up $1,000 in hotel room service with an unidentified woman who was not Price's wife? All roads and folded hundred-dollar bills lead to Florida.

And let us reflect on the Sunshine State, safety net for coaches trying to kick their careers back into gear. George O'Leary found success at UCF after fudging his resume for the Notre Dame job. It took years, but Butch Davis went from being fired amid an academic scandal at North Carolina to head coach at FIU.

Strong is generally considered to be clean as a whistle. But the Ole Miss chatter, while crazed, reminds us that we just don't know how long he'll be around.

Strong was a great hire by USF. Consider his work at Louisville and the top-notch defenses he fielded at Florida. But what if USF plays lights out, even runs the table in Strong's first season? Ignore this Ole Mess nonsense, but there will be Charlie suitors.

That's the crazed world of college football. USF and its fans accepted that, or should have, when Strong was hired. He is going to be mentioned when big jobs come open. With any kind of success this season, people will be phoning Tampa. And they won't be asking for Lena.

[Bull Dozer]

Bruce Feldman with a great article breaking down where Ole Miss could realistically look after the 2017 season

https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/07/21/ole-miss-coach-candidates-hugh-freeze

[GaUSFBull]

2 hours ago, KB said:

Joey Freshwater has too much baggage for Ole Miss right now.  

Joey Saltwater, now that he's on the Atlantic coast.  

[Ionbull]

Les Miles makes too much sense here. They need someone to make a culture change. 

[OcalaBull2]

1 hour ago, HOTbull19 said:

Fennelly strikes again:

 

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/fennelly-is-charlie-strong-the-anti-freeze/2331113

My name is Fennelly. 

 

I try to write articles but they come out like a 3rd grader's poem. 

 

Maybe one day a story of mine will break.

 

Who knows? I don't.

 

 

 

 

[ArmyBull]

Not sure why our admin/coach does not come right out and refute rumors like this when they pop up.  

Not that doing so would prevent it from happening but c'mon, CCS has been here all of 2 minutes.  He/they could do their part by publicly quashing the hearsay.  

Negative recruiting, pre and during season distractions none of that is healthy.  

[Ionbull]

22 minutes ago, ArmyBull said:

Not sure why our admin/coach does not come right out and refute rumors like this when they pop up.  

Not that doing so would prevent it from happening but c'mon, CCS has been here all of 2 minutes.  He/they could do their part by publicly quashing the hearsay.  

Negative recruiting, pre and during season distractions none of that is healthy.  

There's no real smoke. Ole Miss admin has not said a word about a coaching search outside of promoting their interim; this is all just bloggers and some sports writers pontificating because it's the offseason. Strong has fall camp to worry about.

[raptorcj]

49 minutes ago, Ionbull said:

1 hour ago, ArmyBull said:

Not sure why our admin/coach does not come right out and refute rumors like this when they pop up.  

Not that doing so would prevent it from happening but c'mon, CCS has been here all of 2 minutes.  He/they could do their part by publicly quashing the hearsay.  

Negative recruiting, pre and during season distractions none of that is healthy.  

There's no real smoke. Ole Miss admin has not said a word about a coaching search outside of promoting their interim; this is all just bloggers and some sports writers pontificating because it's the offseason. Strong has fall camp to worry about.

There's a lot of smoke here, smokescreen that is. I guarantee Miss is searching aggressively while they put up the peace, love, and interim propaganda.

[usfbullrider]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hate it but realistcally we knew his name would get floated by idiots in the media for any P5 job.  They are lazy and don't even wait for comment anymore.

[bullsfan27]

I can see Charlie leaving for uf, fsu, or Miami but not ole miss. I don't think Charlie leaves the state of Florida.