In a sign of its commitment to excellence which by the way is synonymous with both Ed Orgeron and Ole Miss (Think of the Chicago Cubs ), Mississippi will announce a two-year contract extension later today that takes the coach through 2010, a source close to the situation said early Tuesday. This effectively removes Orgeron from consideration to replace Bill Parcells at Dallas.
SEC rivals continue to guffaw at Ole Miss AD Pete Boone. Like a longstanding practical joke that never stops being funny, Boone is believed to be the equal of a small town simpleton. He was convinced by other Athletic Directors that Orgeron was fast rising coaching talent and moved quickly to sign him away from Pete Carroll. Now it just evokes tears of laughter and coffee blown through nostrils levels of humor, as they relive the day that Orgeron was signed by Ole Miss. “We never thought he would really do it, now it has gone to far.” laughed Florida AD Jeremy Foley. Former SEC Commissioner Roy Kramer remembers, “We had a bunch of coaches to pick from, Meyer, Spurrier and even Zook. We thought long and hard about Zook, but hell, even Zook could win at Oxford. Then Phil Fulmer mentioned Orgeron. Fulmer was already pissed at Boone for firing his friend Cutcliffe. I thought to myself, Fulmer sure can stick it to people when he wants to get even. So we just steered Pete towards Orgeron and now we got us an SEC legend!!”
(He looks like such a little imp)
Boone, stealing a page from Alabama Athletic Director Mal Moore’s coaching search playbook moved quickly to lock down his highly coveted coach Ed Orgeron. After watching the Nick Saban debacle, Boone said “that shit ain’t happening here, there is a reason that Mississippi is ranked behind Alabama in public education. I learn something new every day from reading the Alabama newspapers”. Boone’s strategic foresight now avoids a bidding war for the services of his volatile, troubled but brilliant coach. Orgeron, pictured left, just about to punch the face of the woman in blue, had been rumored for several high profile jobs to include the Dallas Cowboys, Alabama and Miami Hurricanes (Warrants for his arrest in Miami nullified his selection).
Most recently he was rumored to replace Bobby Ross at Army. It is believed that Coach O would have been a perfect fit at West Point, where players are used to shirtless, titty-twisting, nipple-piercing, screaming, spitting, sweating, and tongue-talking Battle Captains like Orgeron.
Orgeron’s Ole Miss teams are noted for their defensive prowess. Orgeron has shown marked improvement at Ole Miss with the SEC’s 11th ranked Defense (There are only 12 teams) and Mississippi was 3-8 in Orgeron’s first season and 4-8 last year, ending the season with a 20-17 defeat of rival Mississippi State.
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