re: WANTED...

See, the crazy thing is that the landscape of college football has changed dramatically over the past decade. Over is the time of the life long coach at a university because the fans demand wins. My opinion is that it stems from some coaches these days that step into a program and start winning IMMEDIATELY. Now i do understand that is not a reaslistic expectation for every coach when they take a job. I thought we were taking a step back with Les coming in over our last coach, but was able to move on because Nick was out of mind out of sight and there really wasn't another program in the West that could cause any issues. Now that a disciplined coach like Saban is in the same division, you can see the difference in the 2 coaching styles and skills every year. Les would have been able to "hide" behind the talent Louisiana has every year and have a "decent" season. Now with competition up the road, his flaws are under the magnifying glass for all to see. This is where a school makes a decision of "do we want to just be profitable and put buts in the seats" or do we "want to compete ever year for a title". Well, when you can already argue that you don't have one of the top 4 coaches in the conference...what does that say for the future? When you know that better is out there, do you stay content and accept average?> Sure it's just a game, but the landscape has changed like i said earlier and that is evident in the most lucrative TV contract ever inked with the SEC network and it's creation. The stakes are much higher now on the buisness side.