I saw in an earlier fan post that ESPN had dissed the 07 and 03 LSU teams from whatever ridiculous "poll" or fictional "playoff" it was conducting at the time.  Chris Low, however, has taken it to another level with this, in his list of things that will happen in the upcoming decade:

5. Coaching change at LSU: Either Les Miles is going to get out while he can, or he’s going to be forced out sometime in the next two or three years. Miles’ first three seasons on the Bayou set the bar so high that he won’t be able to get away with too many more four- and five-loss seasons. The 2010 season is critical for him if he’s going to get back into good graces with the LSU faithful. He lost a lot of support this season, especially with how poorly the offense performed.

Is this true?  If so, I guess he and Larry Coker will have something to discuss at the unemployed coaches convention.  It just seems unlikely to me that 2010 will be Miles' last.

I have probably thought about this topic more than I should have, but this year's line-up of defensive assistants in the SEC really raises some interesting questions.  First, you have some old faces in new places, like John Chavis going from Tennessee to LSU.  Then, you have some extremely old faces in new places, like Monte Kiffin taking over the reigns at Tennesee.  Other new faces of note include Ted Roof at Auburn.  Of these, who do you guys think will make the biggest impact on the SEC this year?

It's that time again.  Last year, Fulmer and Croom were squarely on the hot seat before the season began, and both were ousted.  No one could have predicted the bitter fall of Tubberville.  This year, it isn't as clear from top to bottom who is on the hot seat.  Rich Brooks and Les Miles could probably both keep their jobs even with another underwhelming season (comparatively speaking, of course).  So, with that I ask this question:  Which coach, for one reason or another will not be coaching their team this time next year?

I said before that I thought Croom and Fulmer would be on the hot seat by the end of this year.  I think that Fulmer is WELL on his way to proving at least one of those predictions as true.  Just check this:

http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols/

Seems like the fans aren't quite happy about dropping 4 in a row to Florida.  Of course, over his last 30 SEC games Fulmer is only hitting around the .500 mark.  Not good.

My question is, assuming Mississippi State continues its downward spiral, will Croom be in any danger of losing his job at the end of this year, or will McCorvey be thrown under the bus? 

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