re: Will Les be hired to a big time program if fired?

If he doesn't, it will be because he didn't want one. He's about at retirement age, seems to be in good health, and may not want to start over again. If he did want another gig and was willing to commit to the time necessary to build his program, he'd get it.

Consider his record at LSU, in context. 1 national title, 2 title game appearances, 2 SEC titles, 3 SEC West titles, 110 wins vs 32 losses overall here, 60 wins vs 27 losses, will have been to a bowl every season here, will have had a winning record every season here (has 7 wins now, so if we lose out, 7-5 will be his absolute worst). That's zero losing seasons. In the SEC over that same time period, pick the other school that can claim that.

shite on him if you like, and it's certain that his time has come here, but the guy's record speaks for itself.