OT: Why does the Egg Bowl

[Go Vandy!]

get its own day?

[Golddore68]

Will it be Kiffin’s last game as Ole Miss’ coach?

I don’t think Auburn would be any better than Ole Miss. You’re still in the SEC West and have to play Alabama and LSU every year, two teams Kiffin hasn’t beaten much at Ole Miss. But I think the fan base at Auburn is more rabid and impatient and will fire you after a bunch of 10-2/9-3 seasons (they did Malzahn) whereas you could do that at Ole Miss and fans are ok with it.

But then again they fired Cutcliffe after some 10-2 seasons when they had Eli Manning and thought they should win the SEC and national championship.

[BrentVU]

Will it be Kiffin’s last game as Ole Miss’ coach?

The Athletic today asked, will Kiffin leave for Auburn by helicopter as soon as the game is over?

One way or another, betcha Auburn has a new coach by no later than Monday morning.

[dallasdore]

Yeah. Hugh Freese. Lol

[TnValleyDore]

IIRC, Texas and A&M used to play frequently on Thanksgiving. It’s mainly an NFL day, but I do like the two days of CFB that follow.

[BrentVU]

get its own day?

In response to the original poster, the two schools have agreed to do it (or maybe the SEC office cajoled them into it; the fans are used to it now and get pumped for it. It basically has no competition except for (usually) a subpar NFL game, so the two schools have the national ESPN audience and fans of college football all to themselves. ESPN gets a pretty good game each year; usually one or both teams are ranked. Seems like a win-win to me.

[FayetteDore]

Turned out to be a good game.

Now the question is, whither Lane?

I hope he doesn't go to Auburn, for the reasons everyone has opined. I like him and I'd hate to see him subjected to the Aubies and their boosters.

[alathIN]

If Kiffin can maintain success at Ole Miss, he can probably get the Alabama job in a few years.
The formula for success is to have the university admin, athletic department, big donors, and coach/staff all working in the same direction. Alabama is famous for that.
At most universities, at least one of those four groups is playing its own game.
At Auburn, none of those four is even aligned within itself. It's not just four factions heading off in different directions; it's fifty sub-factions and the only thing they all agree on is they want more drama. Kiffin will steer clear if he knows what's good for him.

Auburn is that girl you dated in college who was hot but crazy, who got mad over something she imagined you said, so she set your car on fire. Not going to ever be a stable relationship with anyone.

[Go Vandy!]

Auburn is that girl you dated in college who was hot but crazy, who got mad over something she imagined you said, so she set your car on fire.

THAT's the girl I've been looking for since my teens. Do you have her number?