The SEC coaching carousel never stops.

It might slow down, but it never stops.

Last offseason, three SEC head coaches were replaced for various reasons. Already this season, LSU fired Les Miles.

Head coaches aren’t the only people in harm’s way. Coordinators are better off renting than buying, too.

As we enter the final week of the 2016 regular season, which SEC coach or coordinator should be replaced in 2017? That’s something we’ve been debating all week.

Answer: With Les Miles already gone, I think everybody else has done enough to at least buy another year (see Kevin Sumlin, Dan Mullen, Mark Stoops, Derek Mason).

But one guy I’d asterisk is Hugh Freeze. If the NCAA’s investigation finds widespread cheating on the building of Ole Miss’ recently successful teams, then he might have to pay the price.

But there are a couple of coordinators I’d give serious thought to replacing. One is Arkansas defensive coordinator Robb Smith. The Razorbacks have been historically bad, particularly against the run. It might be time for Bret Bielema to go another direction.

Right behind him I’d have Doug Nussmeier, the offensive coordinator at Florida. He’s had a couple of years to shake the Florida offense out of the post-Tim Tebow doldrums and so far, it’s not working out.

Is it time for Jim McElwain to get try to get the program to take the next step with a new hire?

— Gary Laney, LSU beat reporter

Answer: It’s time for Arkansas to move on from defensive coordinator Robb Smith. The Hogs’ defense has been historically bad this season, and perhaps it’s more of a personnel issue than a coordinator issue, a change in coordinators would help freshen things up.

The one guy who’s going to be available? Charlie Strong. Go get him.

Assuming the former Central Arkansas defensive back won’t get another head coaching job right away, he can bring a breath of fresh air scheme-wise and recruiting-wise. Bret Bielema, Dan Enos and Charlie Strong would give the Razorbacks a lethal coaching combination for 2017.

— Jon Cooper, director of operations

Answer: If LSU wants to hire Jimbo Fisher, then just do it and please stop this annoying yearly charade.

I think Florida State is a better job. LSU is at best a lateral move. Since Bobby Bowden created this program out of thin air, it’s been the most consistent winner in the nation the past 40 years.

The tradition at Florida State is every bit as good as LSU, if not better. The facilities are every bit as good — have you seen Doak Campbell Stadium lately? — if not better. Florida’s recruiting grounds are better than Louisiana’s. Fisher already makes more coin than Les Miles did, too.

While the ACC clearly isn’t the SEC, it’s better than some football fans would have you believe. It’s also winnable. So long as Nick Saban is at Alabama, the SEC essentially belongs to him.

If Fisher wants a fresh start, fine. But if he turns down LSU a second time, move on already.

— John Crist, senior writer

Answer: In the interest of the SEC, Nick Saban needs to go. Just to make it fair on everybody else.

Jokes aside, the head coach I’d replace resides in another part of the the state. Auburn has won this year in spite of Gus Malzahn.

Malzahn’s calling card is offense, but you wouldn’t know it based on how this season played out.

Malzahn never truly figured out a role for John Franklin III, even when it was obvious to most (including Florida State, where he started his college career) that Franklin wasn’t a quarterback.

Malzahn didn’t get the running back rotation right, either.

Fate saved the Tigers this season. Fate forced Malzahn to put the pig in Kamryn Pettway’s belly, and only then did the offense take off.

Well, the combination of featuring Pettway and having offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee call plays. The difference was dramatic and instant.

Last offseason, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were in a similar situation. They had a hot offensive coordinator who was drawing serious interest as a head coach from other suitors, and an established head coach who hadn’t done all that much in his time there.

The Bucs rolled the dice. They fired Lovie Smith and promoted Dirk Koetter, who had never been an NFL head coach. In Year 1, Koetter has the Bucs in playoff position.

Lashlee won’t be an offensive coordinator much longer. He’s already drawing interest as a head coach. And Malzahn has had plenty of time to figure this out, and didn’t. Remember, he likely would have been fired had LSU’s touchdown counted.

Fate forced Malzahn’s hand this season and saved his job. It shouldn’t be enough for him to keep it, though.

— Chris Wright, executive editor

Chris Wright is Executive Editor at SaturdayDownSouth.com. Email him at cwright@saturdaydownsouth.com and follow him on Twitter @FilmRoomEditor.