Auburn football beat reporter rips unhinged Ole Miss message board post for claiming Rebels can outbid AU for Bruce Pearl like they did Lane Kiffin
An Ole Miss message board poster believes the Rebels can steal Bruce Pearl from the Plains due to outbidding AU just like OM supposedly did when it came to Lane Kiffin turning down the Auburn football job to stay in Oxford.
And On3’s Justin Hokanson was having absolutely none of it.
Hokanson called out the Huntsville-based Rebels supporter, whose message appeared in the Ole Miss iteration of the famed ‘bunker’ on 247Sports, for his several layers of madness in a quote-tweet on January 25:
Top three most insane lines in a post that’s entirely insane
— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) January 25, 2023
“Even in the off chance he said ‘no’…”
“…but I don’t think he’d say no.”
“They couldn’t keep up with us on Lane’s salary…” https://t.co/sHWwC7QUM7
The post shared the master plan aimed at stealing Pearl away from Auburn and causing a downfall for the university’s revenue sports following the recent downward trajectory of the Auburn football program that Rebels fans believe will continue with Kiffin not in charge of play-calling for the Tigers.
Of course, the choice may not have come down to financials. The presence of associate head coach Carnell “Cadillac” Williams may have been a demand the Kiffin brand wouldn’t agree to. Fit was stressed by Auburn AD John Cohen, and Hugh Freeze may have been the preferred choice all along. The Kiffin drama certainly riled up Rebels fans in the process, if nothing else good came from the AU smoke.
Auburn football could once again surpass Ole Miss in 2023
Ole Miss was near the top of the SEC West for about a season and a half before things came crashing down to end the 2022 season. Obviously, Lane Kiffin wasn’t set to leave, but his negotiations behind the scenes could’ve caused distractions that led to a 1-5 finish for the Rebels.
It’s possible that even with another top-ranked transfer portal cycle that Ole Miss still ends up regressing in 2023. In their first four games, they play Cotton Bowl champion Tulane on the road, host an improved Georgia Tech under Brent Key, and visit Tuscaloosa to play Nick Saban’s Tide.
With the Ole Miss-Auburn football matchup played on the Plains in October, the Tigers could take their rightful spot back in the SEC West standings ahead of the Rebels.