re: When is the last time LSU had a successful head coach hired away in a major sport?

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We have a pattern of either waiting until the program in question is so far down that it is a rebuild. The last coach that left for an arguably upward job that I recall was Saban going to Miami.

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I don’t think these two things are related.

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I would much rather be replacing successful coaches leaving the program in good shape for the next coach. Of course best case is finding our own successful coach who stays until he retires and has developed a replacement in his coaching tree.

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So your point is basically.. you would rather hire better coaches?

LSU is a top-tier job for two of the “big three” men’s sports. That’s why you don’t see successful head coaches being hired away. It could certainly happen in basketball but again that basically just comes down to hiring better coaches.