LSU coaching search will be interesting

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BUBear said:
Brady isn't looking so good at Carolina. Maybe Burrow made Coach O and Brady look better than they really might be
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He's just in the same boat as Coach O. Tough year on the roster. The only coach I've seen coach up this year with a depleted roster is in Knoxville at the moment. There record is as expected, but he has what is available to him playing at a whole different level than we've seen lately. He has put FL and Bama on notice IMO, pending an off-season to recruit and get some warm bodies.

Basically a perfect storm... Orgeron, Brady, and Burrow all came together at the right time.
 
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Personally, I think this will year's coaching search is gonna have a big shake up in the SEC. I think James Franklin will be the next HC at either LSU or USC (more likely), leaving Penn State in need of a new coach. The obvious choice for them would be to re-hire Bill O'Brien, who was very successful stabilizing that program post Sandusky scandal. But I hink they will again reach into the SEC East and poach another coach in the midst of revitalizing a traditionally SEC bottom feeder program. I think they poach Stoops from UK. And I think UK hires Bill O'Brien.

Like most other people, Mel Tucker is currently my favorite for LSU. Tucker is a guy who clearly is a gun for hire, and has ties to LSU. But my dark horse candidate is Urban Meyer. He's been a disaster in Jax. Maybe he sticks it out, but if the money is right, I have no doubt he'd tuck his tail and run back to college in a hot minute.
 
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Carp said:
Personally, I think this will year's coaching search is gonna have a big shake up in the SEC. I think James Franklin will be the next HC at either LSU or USC (more likely), leaving Penn State in need of a new coach. The obvious choice for them would be to re-hire Bill O'Brien, who was very successful stabilizing that program post Sandusky scandal. But I hink they will again reach into the SEC East and poach another coach in the midst of revitalizing a traditionally SEC bottom feeder program. I think they poach Stoops from UK. And I think UK hires Bill O'Brien.

Like most other people, Mel Tucker is currently my favorite for LSU. Tucker is a guy who clearly is a gun for hire, and has ties to LSU. But my dark horse candidate is Urban Meyer. He's been a disaster in Jax. Maybe he sticks it out, but if the money is right, I have no doubt he'd tuck his tail and run back to college in a hot minute.
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Considering all the "off the field" rumors circulating around Coach O hiring Urban would be a move from hell.
 
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Hoosier_Vol said:
Considering all the "off the field" rumors circulating around Coach O hiring Urban would be a move from hell.
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Maybe so. But they know he can win. And that's all they care about. Mel Tucker is a good fit, but he's certainly a risky selection. Of course, I thought Coach O was a risky selection.
 
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GVF said:
Most would not be with those parameters. If you dropped Saban in Baton Rouge, and said go 10-2 at worst, but you cannot make any staff changes and you have to do it with this exact roster, he's gonna drop 3-4 minimum this year. You lost your primary QB to make a good season, and the Super Bowl Son hasn't exactly lit it up every week. The onus for O and LSU this season has been uncharacteristically weak O-Line and a mediocre back up QB that wasn't ready yet to be the guy. And all the while knowing most of the Admin never wanted you anyway. IMO, Coach O has been pretty professional about his existence there, especially his attitude about finishing the season already fired.
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It's the most amicable break up I've ever seen. I think even O knows he caught lightning in a bottle, it resulted in the highest of highs, he can't really come close to replicating it, and he'll gladly take millions to walk away.
 
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05_never_again said:
It's the most amicable break up I've ever seen. I think even O knows he caught lightning in a bottle, it resulted in the highest of highs, he can't really come close to replicating it, and he'll gladly take millions to walk away.
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O got his ring. He probably wanted more years but yet he can walk away a happy and rich man. He could probably take his homespun Cajun wit to a TV booth somewhere and earn some additional jack.
 
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Carp said:
Personally, I think this will year's coaching search is gonna have a big shake up in the SEC. I think James Franklin will be the next HC at either LSU or USC (more likely), leaving Penn State in need of a new coach. The obvious choice for them would be to re-hire Bill O'Brien, who was very successful stabilizing that program post Sandusky scandal. But I hink they will again reach into the SEC East and poach another coach in the midst of revitalizing a traditionally SEC bottom feeder program. I think they poach Stoops from UK. And I think UK hires Bill O'Brien.

Like most other people, Mel Tucker is currently my favorite for LSU. Tucker is a guy who clearly is a gun for hire, and has ties to LSU. But my dark horse candidate is Urban Meyer. He's been a disaster in Jax. Maybe he sticks it out, but if the money is right, I have no doubt he'd tuck his tail and run back to college in a hot minute.
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Franklin could probably earn more money from his contract buck at LSU because of taxes and cost of living in California plus corner the market on in-state Louisiana talent.
 
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GVF said:
Most would not be with those parameters. If you dropped Saban in Baton Rouge, and said go 10-2 at worst, but you cannot make any staff changes and you have to do it with this exact roster, he's gonna drop 3-4 minimum this year. You lost your primary QB to make a good season, and the Super Bowl Son hasn't exactly lit it up every week. The onus for O and LSU this season has been uncharacteristically weak O-Line and a mediocre back up QB that wasn't ready yet to be the guy. And all the while knowing most of the Admin never wanted you anyway. IMO, Coach O has been pretty professional about his existence there, especially his attitude about finishing the season already fired.
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LSU would have likely finished 8-4 last year in the regular in a normal year. It's even possible/probable that they beat MSU if they faced off later in the season, putting them at 9-3 in a normal season. But much the same way it ended with Butch, it isn't necessarily the fact the he lost, but more how he lost. Getting throttled by your rivals a year after winning the national title is not a good look. Down years are going to happen to any team that isn't coached by Nick Saban. But you can't lose by 30+ points to both Auburn and Bama.
 
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BUBear said:
Franklin could probably earn more money from his contract buck at LSU because of taxes and cost of living in California plus corner the market on in-state Louisiana talent.
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I don't think the James Franklin style fits the corn dogger culture. But, Urban Myers would...and, he sure isn't going to win playing big boy ball.
 
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05_never_again said:
The impression that I've gotten (which admittedly is anecdotal) is that most LSU people think they are too good for Napier.
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I can see that. But, also think it would be a mistake. Easy get. Winning coach. Knows the state. Young. Unfortunately from Tennessee:mad:
 
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05_never_again said:
It's the most amicable break up I've ever seen. I think even O knows he caught lightning in a bottle, it resulted in the highest of highs, he can't really come close to replicating it, and he'll gladly take millions to walk away.
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I think I either read, or saw a clip, where he commented on a question about coaching somewhere else and he said he was 60, been coaching x amount of years, and would have plenty of money to take a break.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
He turned down better jobs last year.

Doesn’t seem like the type of coach who moves around a lot.
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Ugh.....Auburn and USCjr are better jobs than LSU?

I definitely don’t agree with that. LSU is a top 5-10 job.
 
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peaygolf said:
Ugh.....Auburn and USCjr are better jobs than LSU?

I definitely don’t agree with that. LSU is a top 5-10 job.
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Compared to Louisiana, they’re certainly better jobs.

He could leave but he doesn’t seem like in a rush to go elsewhere.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Compared to Louisiana, they’re certainly better jobs.

He could leave but he doesn’t seem like in a rush to go elsewhere.
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Maybe he’s waiting for the Tennessee Tech job, so he can come back home to Cookeville.
;)
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Compared to Louisiana, they’re certainly better jobs.

He could leave but he doesn’t seem like in a rush to go elsewhere.
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He would take LSU job if offered. He is probably plan B. I think they swing and miss at a big fish. When/if that falls through, Napier is next. Look who Auburn ended up with. I am sure initially, Auburn, thought they could get a better coach than Harsin. While expectations are crazy, LSU is a top 5 job. You can win a Natty in short order. That is not case at USC.
 
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