Finally saw who got the job at Ole Miss. I was close in my guess about a ringer, but the guy was more of a ringer than I expected.
He's been teaching for 10+ years, made tenure at one school, published one book and has the second under contract, published a bunch of journal articles, edited a journal, and probably some other stuff. Sounds like a great guy, too.
I'll probably wonder forever what got that guy into this entry-level job search. He shouldn't have been there, but something in his life got him to that point. At least it wasn't some washout, I guess.
Now I need the jobs that fit me to open up. I'm really chomping at the bit to get rolling. If I can almost beat that guy, I can land somewhere good.