who else thinks Les already has his guy?

I think it would leak that he has his guy.

I think we are pissing into the wind right now.

He does, Haley is already on the staff.

When you get turn down so often you take what you can get.

It should be disturbing to Les that he is having trouble filling the job.

Either way, LSU will be fine, and 2 minutes after whoever is hired, it will become a great hire. Blessing in Disguise will probably be tossed around a bit.

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It should be disturbing to Les that he is having trouble filling the job.

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I really think it has more to do with the fact that position coaches already signed extensions.

Imagine if they really have screwed this up

I really hope if they make a bad hire I don't have to listen to the pumpers tell us how great its going to be as we lose 7 games

Les doesn't even know if he has his guy, so....

This entire board is one giant LOL.

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Imagine if they really have screwed this up

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I'll just wait and see. Good luck with that, though.

Blessing in disguise will be floated around??

Yes, this is true - for several good reasons, mainly to reflect an attitude of some continuity and stability for the team (and maybe minimize negative recruiting) versus hiring just anyone who may end up being harder to get rid of than those we have wanted to discard in the past. Since the "big name" hire is not likely to happen at this stage (and you can blame Chavis, Alleva, Miles, or the higher powers of LSU if you want), but the reality is that LSU will move forward.

From a perspective of having worked for big corporations and had numerous experiences with upper management changes in an organization, sometimes the internal hire is the best, even if only for a temporary period. Sometimes, the "guy the company really wants" ends up coming in a year or two later, and is much worse than the "interim" guy.

Haley may get the "interim" nod, or he may elect to bolt to TAM with Chavis - no one knows at this stage - my guess is that if he's offered the opportunity to stay at LSU, he will have many "experts" in his ear telling him to be more aggressive than his old boss was.......just my guess. Unless he's extremely stupid and stubborn, I would think he has the capacity to learn and grow just like others have in similar situations. If Orgeron is actually available to assist him on the recruiting trail and coaching as has been suggested, then this could be better than everyone expects.