Ok well, let's say we go 6-6 and don't go to a bowl and then go 4-8.
Now remember he took over a 2-10 program about to go on probation that was the worst in the SEC at the time.
He then goes- 3-8 Lost to Maine, but beat Florida
3-8- beats Ole Miss
3-9- lose to Tulane, but beats Bama on the road.
Now the years we're really looking at:
8-5- beats Auburn on the road, UK on the road, Bama, and Ole Miss. Wins LB.
6-6- No bowl
4-8- No bowl
Looking at the last three seasons, it's pretty clear that the program has improved since he took over. You don't fire someone for improving your program- especially if you're Mississippi State. I mean really, What the Hell? His "last three seasons" are still basically 1 losing season, and there's no way to know what kind of teams we would have beaten those last two years. Even during his worst seasons, he still was able to manage to get his team to beat some pretty good teams in games that were essentially meaningless for MSU.
OK, now you're going to say that while we are improved overall in comparison to his first three seasons, we are also declining. That's true, and that would be something that's worrysome, and he would be on the hotseat for me anyway. But we need to let him coach one more year after that 4-8 season to see if he could turn it around. If he doesn't win after that season, then I would make a change.
Would you fire Steve Spurrier if he went 4-8 next year? He won the LB two years ago, and then went 6-6 last year. I know I wouldn't.