Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Kermit Davis has the last laugh

In 2011 very few were impressed by Kermit Davis. After a fast start at Idaho, he had a 21-loss season at Texas A&M, a losing season in his second go-round at Idaho, and then NINE seasons at Middle Tennessee without a single 20-win season among them, and only one CIT appearance. His nickname among the SBC wiseacres was Kermit the Frog. One questions how he survived that stretch.

But then things heated up, and MTSU went on a tear for seven seasons, and Davis landed the job at Ole Miss. As I write, the Rebels are ranked #20 in the nation. Davis is nothing if not a survivor, and is a prime example of the principle that sometimes, if you can just hang on long enough, the right opportunity will come along.

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