Iamareb, You hit the situation with Cutcliff square on the nose. He wanted to be fired and he was. After the Monday night meeting with ad and ass Khayat, he agreed to fire Def Cord, Qb coach and one other. Tuesday morning he reported that he had changed his mind and would not fire them, this led to his firing. He chose it himself.
What if a CEO of a company told the general manager to fire 3 regional managers and the GM refused. The CEO then gives him the choice to fire them or he is fired. The GM refuses and is fired by the CEO. The GM chose to be fired. That is what happened at Ole MIss.
I am a lifetime alum and hate Khayat, he was one of my professors in law school, but his hands were tied. He also needs to go.