Why wasnt JJ hired when Trent Johnson was

People keep saying this like it makes sense. You can say this about almost any hire.

because you touch yourself at night

You are proceeding under the mistaken assumption that most people consider it a home run now.

The real answer is that Alleva was new on the job and had no idea who Johnny Jones even was. He interviewed him, but no serious consideration was given. However, he liked Johnny on a personal level and kept in touch and followed his career since that point.

The next time around, he was more comfortable and familiar with him.

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if he is such a home run hire now

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What have you been listening too? Nobody is saying this.

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wouldnt he have been last go around?

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Trent Johnson's resume is pretty good prior to LSU. At the time, it seemed like a good hire. He was just a bad fit for LSU.







All that being said. Coach Jones/CJJ/JJ is our coach now. Give him a shot and support the team!

Please call him JoJo and not JJ..........

Johnny Jones only had two 20 wins seasons and one NCAA tournament appearance when Trent was hired. His resume wasn't good at all.

Now his resume isn't much better this time around but he does have a good streak of 20 win seasons and another NCAA tournament appearance.

Joe Joe hired Trent because he saw the talent and the great players LSU had coming back and he knew LSU could win now (that season) and brought in a coach that he thought could coach them up and get there. He said that himself on Hanagriff's show. He wasn't really thinking about the future (which sounds like crap) but Trent was more of a win now hire and hope he can build the program back after all the 2009 talent left guy.