Take off the purple and gold glasses for a minute and think about the national, public perception. We fired a coach who averaged 10 wins a year in the SEC West. Plus we tortured him at the end of last season. Plus he was extremely well liked. And most importantly, we did it in the middle of the season. How do you think it looks to national sports media? It's very easy to trash us but it should have been pretty expected. There shouldn't be any real surprises. Scott Van Pelt... Ryen Russilo - so many people just flat out love the guy. It shouldn't really be shock city here.

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Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

Springhill, LA

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 9/27/16 at 8:35 am to Giantkiller

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Ryen Russilo - so many people just flat out love the guy. It shouldn't really be shock city here.

When I saw Russillo yest he basically said he had no problem w/ LSU firing CLM. OTOH, Kanell thought the timing was bad in LSU firing him so early in the season. Most of the national media fall into one of two camps: 1. The less informed "he averaged nearly 10 wins a game/season" crowd who thinks LSU should've waited until the end of the season. 2. The more informed "the program has been deteriorating, especially in the SEC" crowd that better understands LSU's timing.

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Posted by airfernando

Member since Oct 2015

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Posted on 9/27/16 at 9:36 am to Giantkiller

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How do you think it looks to national sports media? I

How does it look when one of the top programs in the nation can't consistently get over 150 yds passing? How's that look? Looks like a retard is running the place.

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Posted by Goldrush25

San Diego, CA

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 9/27/16 at 9:47 am to Giantkiller

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Take off the purple and gold glasses for a minute and think about the national, public perception. We fired a coach who averaged 10 wins a year in the SEC West. Plus we tortured him at the end of last season. Plus he was extremely well liked. And most importantly, we did it in the middle of the season. How do you think it looks to national sports media? It's very easy to trash us but it should have been pretty expected. There shouldn't be any real surprises. Scott Van Pelt... Ryen Russilo - so many people just flat out love the guy. It shouldn't really be shock city here.

Pretty much. You fire a guy that people like onlookers are going to get a little bent out of shape about it. No reason to argue back at anyone, it'll pass. Arguing to others about it just makes the school and fanbase look more like jerks.

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Posted by genuineLSUtiger

Nashville

Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:56 am to Giantkiller