- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
So there was an agreement with Herman?
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:18 am
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:18 am
quote:
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU athletic director Joe Alleva, livid that Tom Herman backtracked on an oral agreement to be the next LSU coach, pulled his offer to the Houston coach late Friday night, a high-ranking source close to the search confirmed.
The source said a perturbed Alleva told Herman’s agent, Trace Armstrong, via phone Friday night, “Don’t worry. I have a guy who wants the job.” Ed Orgeron will be introduced as LSU’s new coach at a news conference Saturday.
quote:
As first reported by HornsDigest.com, Herman and LSU had an agreement in place for him to become LSU’s coach. The source would not divulge exact terms but did concede the annual compensation was “north of five (million per year).” Papers were to be signed Saturday morning in Houston.
That changed when Armstrong called Alleva on Friday night to inform him that Herman wanted to hear out Texas; the Longhorns fell 31-9 to TCU on Friday afternoon to finish 5-7. It was then that Alleva, angered that Herman and Armstrong had reneged, pulled the offer and decided to hire Orgeron, the source said.
LINK
I don't have any sources, but I've heard from others that do that this is correct.
23
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:19 am to Rougarou13
Alleva 100% bitch made
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:20 am to Rougarou13
Good. frick Herman.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:21 am to Rougarou13
Who knows....
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:22 am to 50_Tiger
Herman and LSU had a verbal agreement, and when it came time to put pen to paper, Herman backtracked. It's pretty obvious he was never really wanting to come here....agents leaked agreement to force UTs hand, fire Strong, and come after him. Pretty poor showing by UT and Herman's agent, and shows the power struggle between decision makers and boosters. Good luck with that dumpster Fire in Austin. And good luck to Strong....deserved better.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:25 am to Rougarou13
I honestly don't quite buy it...if there was truly an agreement in place, you go ahead and announce it that night, with a presser the following day.
That supposed line from Joe is more bullshite put out there for the "he wants to be here crowd!"
That supposed line from Joe is more bullshite put out there for the "he wants to be here crowd!"
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:26 am to BilJ
That sound bit by Alleva just shows you what a joke this whole thing was
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:29 am to wildtigercat93
I had this really uneasy feeling from seeing the O celebration saturday night, like they knew this was all that needed to be done for alleva to shove this down our throats.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:29 am to wildtigercat93
He couldn't decide between fisher and herman so he combined them and hired a fisherman
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:30 am to BilJ
Orgeron has Alleva in his pocket from day 1. After The Florida game, Joe had to look like he was trying to hire someone else and then gave up first chance he got to go back the coach O
Losuisana politics at its finest!
Losuisana politics at its finest!
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:31 am to BilJ
quote:
I honestly don't quite buy it...if there was truly an agreement in place, you go ahead and announce it that night, with a presser the following day.
No you don't, Houston still had a game to play. The presser was going to be Saturday.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:32 am to FVRLSU09
quote:
And good luck to Strong....deserved better.
I agree. I was telling someone at work Friday the same. He'll be a good coach somewhere he doesn't have to fight that shitshow in Austin every step of the way.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:38 am to Rougarou13
The shite show in Austin is nothing compared to the dumpster fire in Baton Rouge. In 3 years, Herman will be going strong at Texas, and our new AD (hopefully this hire costs Alleva his job) will be getting ready to fire Orgeron.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:39 am to wildtigercat93
I detest J.A. but this sounds legit as it is coming from a variety of sources. If it is, where J.A. is constantly ripped for not having any balls, I actually congratulate him for taking this stance. Herman's agent is the "bad guy" here even as he was only doing his job.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:39 am to Rougarou13
Alleva ran like a bitch from Texas
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:40 am to Rougarou13
It's scary that irrational and emotional decision making like that can be allowed to take place in an organization that generates hundreds of millions of dollars.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:44 am to Keltic Tiger
its a bullshite story, sorry you don't tell the guy you identified as your top target to frick off because he may want to hear all of his options out, agreement or not.
We lost to UT and this is the LSU spin.
Hell I think I would rather deal with the reality of losing to Texas than our AD being that fricking stupid and childish.
We lost to UT and this is the LSU spin.
Hell I think I would rather deal with the reality of losing to Texas than our AD being that fricking stupid and childish.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:44 am to Rougarou13
Didn't Alleva hire the Alabama softball coach who after the press conference change his mind, I'd say Joe has a reputation for being a bitch that can be played by coaches, agents, players and the media a jellyfish has more spine than Joe.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:45 am to Keltic Tiger
It's obvuous to me that we were Herman's fallback. He wanted a big job. That job was Texas. He DID NOT want to come here unless it was his only choice. He got what he wanted. He went back on his word. F him ! I wish him Mackovic success in Austin.
Good on Alleva. We shouldn't be a fallback plan. What happens when 2-3 yrs when Texas comes calling to Herman in BR?
Good on Alleva. We shouldn't be a fallback plan. What happens when 2-3 yrs when Texas comes calling to Herman in BR?
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:46 am to Rougarou13
If that's true, why don't you just wait till Saturday evening and see what they counter offer?
It's not like we had a timetable with Orgeron. You lose nothing.
Ego is why. Alleva didn't want to feel bullied so he pulled the offer.
That's shitty negotiating IMO. Put your pride away, you do what's best for the University.
It's not like we had a timetable with Orgeron. You lose nothing.
Ego is why. Alleva didn't want to feel bullied so he pulled the offer.
That's shitty negotiating IMO. Put your pride away, you do what's best for the University.
Page 1 of 6
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News