There is no one more critical of JD than me. And honestly not him personally, but the people who gave him a job he clearly didn't deserve. So I am fully on the record, both feet directly in the paint, that it was an atrocious hire and will end badly. Obviously, as a life-long supporter of the program, I hope I'm flat-on-my-*** wrong. Clearly. But that's how I feel.
However, as I just said in another thread, while 4 days in Hattiesburg doesn't erase the stench of 2 seasons, you cannot ignore results. At this school, you're judged from regionals on. Making a regional is non-negotiable. It should happen in your sleep. Winning one should be almost regular. And making Omaha should be frequent. That's the standard here. So, again while I feel the best move for the program in the long-run would be to fire JD the minute the season ends, even I can admit that by winning a regional, he afforded himself another year. I think it's to the determent of the health of the program, long-term. But he found a way to win a regional, and that shouldn't be completely dismissed, so, for better or worse, he should be here next year. And it's all moot because his besties weren't going to fire him anyway, even if we lost last night.