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LSU is one of the top jobs in the country as much as I hate to say it.

Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:14 am
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10636 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:14 am
Therefor, my list:

1. Chip Kelly;
2. Jimbo Fisher;
3. Gary Patterson;
4. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern);
5. Justin Fuente;
6. Tom Herman.


Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70922 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:16 am to
it moved
Posted by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
13619 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:19 am to
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1. Chip Kelly;

very possible. he's bombing in NFL. Hopefully he goes to LSU and then we can spend the next X # of years talking about how he "couldn't cut it in the nfl and he's looking for a chance to fix that failure on his resume". It seems like LSU fans get so much joy out of making this same claim about Saban.

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2. Jimbo Fisher;

What LSU fans don't seem to want to look at is that Jimbo has a $5M buyout at FSU. So LSU is going to pay $15M+ to get rid of Les and then another $5M+ to get Jimbo? $20M just to CHANGE coaches, that doesn't count the HC's salary moving forward. Not happening.

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3. Gary Patterson;

Nope

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4. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern);

NWU alum. Prolly not happening even though LSU is a much better job.

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5. Justin Fuente;
6. Tom Herman.

Grouped together in the "meh" category. Look great in this one year at UH and Fuente has steadily improved Memphis, but not sure either is classified as of yet as the Home Run hire that Meyer was seen as coming out of Utah.

I would bet on "the field" if these 6 were the candidates to choose from.
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70922 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:22 am to
quote:

very possible. he's bombing in NFL. Hopefully he goes to LSU and then we can spend the next X # of years talking about how he "couldn't cut it in the nfl and he's looking for a chance to fix that failure on his resume". It seems like LSU fans get so much joy out of making this same claim about Saban.



I hope we have this problem

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What LSU fans don't seem to want to look at is that Jimbo has a $5M buyout at FSU. So LSU is going to pay $15M+ to get rid of Les and then another $5M+ to get Jimbo? $20M just to CHANGE coaches, that doesn't count the HC's salary moving forward. Not happening.



probably true but Les' buyout spread over 8 years helps. 15M is 15M but when you can finance something at 9% interest, it keeps that balance sheet attractive.

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Grouped together in the "meh" category. Look great in this one year at UH and Fuente has steadily improved Memphis, but not sure either is classified as of yet as the Home Run hire that Meyer was seen as coming out of Utah.



I'd be cautiously optimistic with Fuentes but pumped for Herman.
Posted by MrWiseGuy
Member since Dec 2009
27423 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:23 am to
quote:

What LSU fans don't seem to want to look at is that Jimbo has a $5M buyout at FSU. So LSU is going to pay $15M+ to get rid of Les and then another $5M+ to get Jimbo? $20M just to CHANGE coaches, that doesn't count the HC's salary moving forward. Not happening.


if you're going to spend $15 million to buy out the coach you don't want, you really think LSU wouldn't spend another $5.5 to get the coach they do want?
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84879 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:23 am to
You have to at least try with Jimbo. If that won't happen you go to Mullen. If he also says no then offer Fitzgerald double his salary.
Posted by jralspanky
Fargo - Home of NDSU Bison
Member since Apr 2009
1479 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:24 am to
Hopefully the people that make the choice isn't listening to this board................
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10636 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:24 am to
1. He's done in the NFL and that's ok. Saban and Spurrier did the same things.
2. LSU would find the money if Jimbo said yes.
3. Patterson appears somewhat frustrated about his ceiling at TCU. He even visited Bama to get recruiting advice. best advice is to move to better school and conf
4. I'm sure money and winning take a back seat to being an alumnus.
5. Herman and Fuente are back ups. Would not consider unless the rejections start coming in.
Posted by tigertalkster
Member since Dec 2009
644 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:33 am to
Y'all do realize chip took over nothing at philly and won 10 games in back to back years there right
Posted by south bama tiger
Member since May 2008
6646 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 10:40 am to
We're not getting Fisher, Patterson, Kelly. OT posters have a better chance of being the next head coach than these guys.
Posted by El Magnifico
La casa de tu mamá
Member since Jan 2014
7017 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 11:03 am to
quote:

Therefor, my list:

1. Chip Kelly;
2. Jimbo Fisher;
3. Gary Patterson;
4. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern);
5. Justin Fuente;
6. Tom Herman.



You forgot John Harbaugh

Posted by John Keating
College Green, Ireland
Member since Jan 2015
2593 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 11:15 am to
I agree.

I think that LSU, should it begin a search for a new HC, would have its choice of the selections off the coaching carousel this cycle. The only program that I see as competing with them as the top choice would be USC.

So LSU should be in play for any candidate interested in another job.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63407 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 11:20 am to
quote:

opefully he goes to LSU and then we can spend the next X # of years talking about how he "couldn't cut it in the nfl and he's looking for a chance to fix that failure on his resume". It seems like LSU fans get so much joy out of making this same claim about Saban.


I've heard my share of criticisms about Saban from LSU fans, but I don't remember anyone stating this. Certainly not multiple posters so as to reflect a trend.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
18423 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 11:33 am to
I'm not sure Chip Kelly can recruit the Southeast. The guy has a strange personality, and it's not going to be conducive to swaying Southern, black mamas to send their boys to play for him.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
28384 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 11:40 am to
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I'm not sure Chip Kelly can recruit the Southeast. The guy has a strange personality, and it's not going to be conducive to swaying Southern, black mamas to send their boys to play for him.


Several of his big time players at Oregon were from Texas.
Posted by Merlin08
Member since Apr 2012
1760 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 12:18 pm to
Definitive Down Vote for Kelly just because I cant stand his slurring lisp thing he has when he talks.

Upvote for GRUDEN
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 12:34 pm to
As a non LSU fan, I would rank LSU as the top job in the country.

- LSU has history but not top 3-5 history that makes fanbase irrational

-Talented roster on campus

-Only sole P5 program in a top 6 football recruiting state

-Access to Texas + Florida (meh MS talent)

-Solid facilities and great homefield advantage

-No weird baggage like Texas where you need to rub shoulders with boosters just right
Posted by misey94
Hernando, MS
Member since Jan 2007
23327 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 1:18 pm to
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Grouped together in the "meh" category. Look great in this one year at UH and Fuente has steadily improved Memphis, but not sure either is classified as of yet as the Home Run hire that Meyer was seen as coming out of Utah.


Herman would get that label in another year or two, but in today's coaching marketplace, a guy like Urban Meyer staying at a Utah for a few seasons is unlikely. Someone will throw money early looking for the next big guy. But he still fits the bill more than Fuente.

Fedora and Mullen aren't on this list. Neither is Wittingham. They would be considered before Fuente, and probably before Herman because they are all established Power 5 guys. LSU would be some level of step up for any of them.
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