How long will our next DC stay?

I think that hiring a guy who may only be here for two to three years(successful) is absolutely what Les should strive for. He is an offensive minded coach who needs to hire the best DC he can whether the guy wants a head coaching gig or not. It seems to be the plan laid out by a guy like Mack Brown and it has worked well for UT. Every three or four years we should be asking, "who's next"?

IMO, those are the guys you want. They have extra incentive to perform well to try to get the future position.

If he is instantly successfull we'll be looking for another one in two years or less. That's the hazard of playing good defense.

if a guy can come in and get those kinds of results in a 2-year span, i could care less if he bolts for a higher position because LSU will likely have hardware to show for it.

I want a coach with asperations. That means they are going to work extra hard to move up. If a coordinator's expectation is to be just a coordinator, he will do just enough not to be fired.


Personally, if coaches are going moving to the NFL from LSU every four to five years that means we are doing awesome and I don't necessarily mind that.

I wouldn't necessarily want a DC to stick around forever. Other schools promoting LSU assistants to HC positions is not the worst that can happen IMHO.