Ok but I don’t agree with you on that. I think he accepted the job over a week ago and didn’t tell Ole Miss until today. And I don’t think he “asked” to stay. It’s ok we don’t agree on this though. We are both assuming what happened here.
I don’t know, maybe. Some of those might have him on a list. Not sure he’d be the leader for any of them. The statement I know you know I responded to was that he could have any job he wants. He’s not getting LSU, Bama, UGA, Ohio State… we’ve still never made the ACCCG.
Ok but I don’t think he has to tell them the moment he accepted it. They gave him a deadline which he complied with.
You win.a cigar, exactly..
I don’t see anything wrong with what Lane did. He took a better job and the timing was not his choice. It was dictated by these insane mid-season firings, which are a product of the NCAA calendar and the outright insanity of college football right now. I’m sure he would’ve preferred to finish what he started, but also think Ole Miss made the right call.
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Yeah we’re mostly in agreement. I think they should have let him stay for their chances but I’m assuming they’re afraid of having him continue when he’s going elsewhere and so they decided that they were better off with him gone. I don’t agree on the surface but I don’t have the info they have. I literally think everyone acted within their rights.
There was no way they were hiring Lane or Freeze - I liked freeze by the way - and he bombed which surprised me. I was more interested in him than Lane at the time.
I wouldn’t claim Lane being more unique than my example. What if he were in charge of product development at this corporation, and thought to be one of the best in the business. The rival corporation is struggling, and chooses to try to hire Lane. He is nearing the end of leading a product development cycle. Should his current employer allow him to finish this product line and then jump to their rival along with his staff? Not a far fetched example by any means. Of course, in the corporate world there are often no-compete clauses in contracts. And we can go back-and-forth.
I respect your viewpoint, but think you’re being patronizing. My posts are always respectful and I just see it differently than you and Angry Ibis.
Agreed to disagree. He quit on the program. Choosing to finish out the season is still quitting, he’s just quit in advance. He also still has years remaining on his contract. Yes, his contract has stipulations for terminating the contract, from my either perspective.
Yes he should have been an adult about it because he took a job elsewhere and it’s 100% within their right to decline the offer/request and decide to move on immediately.
Yeah, the scorched earth approach (if true) was not a good response by Lane. Lane was more conciliatory in his interview, but I personally think he’s a phony. Lane said the AD told him “I have to continue living in Oxford.”
I wouldn’t have left if I were him for the pressure reason you gave where he’d be getting huge money still at Ole Miss without the LSU-level booster and fan pressure. But he obviously has drive to win a Natty and he sees LSU as being on a tier to do that more likely as compared to where he’s at.
What does he mean he has to continue living in Oxford?
Good question. I found the below online:
Yup.
He must want it because he’s leaving an easier job. And he’s got a gold mine now with the in-state loyalty in recruiting to the $25M per year NIL budget… He could keep the same defensive staff that LSU has now and be good there.