It was a wild finish to the 2015 regular season in the SEC, as two elite coaches found themselves on the hot seat with one staying and the other packing his bags.

Here are a few takeaways from Week 13 in the SEC.

Les than, Greater than – The state of Louisiana really likes Les Miles. Really, really likes the LSU Tigers head coach. Sportsman’s Paradise rallied this weekend, from the simple fan on Twitter to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, all throwing their support behind the popular coach. The result was a feel-good ending to LSU’s tumultuous final month, topped by the Tigers players carrying Miles off the field on their shoulders and the coach’s humble and emotional postgame news conference. LSU ultimately made the correct decision, but the way in which they arrived at retaining Miles leaves a lot to be desired. Regardless of how his program has slipped, after 111 wins, two SEC titles and a national championship, Miles deserves to be treated better than he has been these past few weeks. He’s earned it.

The Richt Don’t Get Richter – They did it. Georgia finally fired Mark Richt. Calling for Richt’s head is an annual rite, such as the swallows returning to Capistrano. We never thought the Georgia brass would actually fire a man who has won 145 games in Athens against just 51 losses. Richt took the Bulldogs to a bowl game all 14 seasons with Georgia, with this year’s nine-win squad expected to make that total 15 consecutive years. Despite a 9-5 postseason record, it was a lack of titles and big-game wins that doomed the 55-year-old coach. Richt shouldn’t have any trouble landing a premier job, and with the Miami position open, the Hurricanes would be insane not to at least gauge the interest of the man who played quarterback for them from 1978 to 1982, mostly backing up Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.

Coaching Carousel – The proverbial coaching carousel has been given a good spin. With Georgia firing Mark Richt and LSU retaining Les Miles, it appears the SEC has three coaching vacancies with openings also in the Columbia’s (Missouri and South Carolina) sure to garner plenty of interest and scrutiny.

Feeling Swampish – Does anyone feel confident in Florida’s ability to go to Atlanta this Saturday and knock off No. 2 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game? After struggling to put away the likes of Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Florida Atlantic, the Gators were handled rather easily by Florida State in the season finale. Remarkably, Jim McElwain’s squad was on the very fringe of being considered a College Football Playoff contender. The ugly loss to the Seminoles, in which they scraped together a measly two points, mercifully ended any remote chatter about the Gators in the playoffs.

SEC East South Division – If we needed any tangible proof that the SEC East was having a down year, we got it in Week 13 as Kentucky and Missouri each failed to qualify for bowl eligibility. That makes four teams in the division that will be staying home this winter with the rest of us as we try not to spill egg nog down the front of our shirts while watching the bowl season. The East finished a combined 44-40, but was 23-33 in the SEC — with a 2-12 mark against the West division. It’s the fewest amount of bowl-eligible teams to qualify out of the East since the 2005 season, pre-dating Missouri’s inclusion in the division starting with the 2012 campaign.

1 part Egg, 1 part Sugar Bowl – Ole Miss put on a show against rival Mississippi State, declaring an Egg Bowl victory with a 38-27 win that put a hurting on the Bulldogs from both sides of the ball. The Rebels finish the season 9-3 (6-2 in the SEC) and are basically, as head coach Hugh Freeze pointed out, a freak play away from being a College Football Playoff contender. Remember Arkansas’ lateral first down on fourth-and-25 in Week 10 to stun the Rebels? It gave Ole Miss its second conference loss, essentially bouncing them from playoff contention. That said, Ole Miss is clearly the second-best team in the SEC and deserves a trip to the Sugar Bowl to face the best of Big 12’s not heading to the four-team playoffs.

Here’s that Arkansas first down, in case you wanted to watch the craziest play of the year once again, this time knowing that it likely cost Ole Miss a chance at a national title.