re: Official 2022 Ole Miss Football Thread. 8-5 SEC: 4-4

I'm gonna be a bitch for a second and vent (read: melt).

I thought sleeping would help me not be as angry as I was last night but it didn't help. I live in Oxford and go to every home game, even the ungodly hot ones that Lane bitches that we don't show up for. After he came out questioning the fanbase, I legitimately felt embarrassed. I wished our fanbase were better at showing support, even if it were against subpar competition in a shitty stadium that is uncomfortable to be in for 15 minutes, let alone 3 hours.Our response in the Kentucky game made me feel as though we responded to his concerns.

As this new saga of Auburn has unfolded, I've seen concerns about facilities, NIL, and salary be raised and seemingly, according to all reports, we've matched every bit of what Auburn offers aside from stadium capacity. NIL has received an enormous commitment through the last few weeks from the fanbase and has surpassed anything that has reportedly been asked for by Lane. Dude has complete control of the program and complete buy in from the fanbase.

Then, last night happens. Completely and totally outclassed by a dude making $2.5 million less a year than his current contract, and $4.5 million less a year than the contract currently being offered by OMAF. A lack of focus and readiness was entirely apparent. And the announcers were actively campaigning for him to go to the "better" job in Auburn.

What more could this guy want? Why the frick do we have to sacrifice so much time and money to some a-hole who makes an enormous joke of a salary to coach a children's game and he STILL won't say that he's fricking staying or going after we've done everything the dude has asked us to.

It shouldn't feel personal, but it does and I can't remove myself from it. And it feels awful to say that because I feel like a moron as a man in his 30s to feel like this. If he doesn't go to Auburn, I'm not buying season tickets. This is what is wrong with the current version of college football, along with the constant issues with shitty officiating. I'll go to the Grove and see family and friends and that's it. If it isn't worth Lane's time at $9.5 million a year, it ain't worth mine to sit there and watch a guy who so entirely doesn't give a single shite about Ole Miss.