re: Why would Aranda turn us down?

If he says no to us you have to look straight at Woody. These guys all have professional pride and none of them want to be anyone's second choice.

If I were Aranda, I would be pissed if my accomplishments at LSU were ignored bc Woody was too busy trying to reel in some pipe dream like Riley.

Would sign with USC because I was there first choice instead of being LSU's second choice.

arse u me

Dave didn’t/won’t turn LSU down

I’m guessing we have not made Aranda an offer to turn down. If Woodward is truly waiting for an answer from someone else, he can’t throw around offers to others.. he can gauge interest, but perhaps Aranda is much lower on Woodward’s list than mine.

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Who says that Aranda loves LSU all that much? Dealing with LSU fans/ boosters can be infuriating....I mean many top tier programs are like they are a bit crazy, but places like LSU, Texas and to a lesser extent Tennessee can be maddening.

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Any team historical program will have this “pressure”. At least LSU has extremely fertile recruiting grounds with NO in state Power 5 competition to sweeten the pot.

Do the potential Title IX sanctions not also take away from the attractiveness of the LSU job? I am not saying LSU gets any, but there is an active NCAA investigation going on isn't there? LSU is definitely a top job, but with the volatility of coaching jobs, is a coach not going to consider that?

Probably because BR isn’t paved with gold like most people around here think.

Aranda is the smart hire. He will lock shite up on defense and he should be able to go out and get a great OC. College football has turned into an offensive scoring spree and it will go back to defense. Aranda seems to be one of the smartest defensive guys out there, so go find you a bright offensive mind to turn the offense loose and let Aranda and his DC handle the defensive side of the ball. Aranda seems like an all business head coach and looks like is trajectory to greatness is on its way.

The fertile recruiting ground argument will only get you so far when speaking of locales. If LSU knows it, you can rest assured that schools like A&M leverage their proximity as well. They've used it....Edna Karr has a bunch that go elsewhere like A & M. Alabama wrested away the pipeline DiNardo had built at W.Monroe.It has been that way for 20 years or more. We still get a majority of the skill players but the fact that we are the only P5 team in the state is a double edged sword.

Another argument: Just look at every OT thread talking about moving out of BR. How many of those guys would ever come back?

I don't think you leave BR and come back if you don't have family pulling you here.

Like I said previously, the only way Aranda comes back is if he wants to win championships over anything else. If you can come to LSU, recruit, and put up with the BS of living in Baton Rouge, you can win.