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Tom Herman. This is reality. 0 would fizzle in a couple years and we would be doing it all again. Nobody is afraid of orgeron long term. Jimbo is a Miles of a different color. He can develop qbs. He also routinely shits the bed against inferior opponents and has had trouble with DCs. He's also past his prime None of the other guys out there would make a splash at all. Herman is numero uno and LSU will regret every day passing on him for the next 20 years.

Herman hasn't lost to inferior talent? Jimbo is 51. How is he past his prime?

Herman may be the next Meyer or Saban. But honestly we don't know. The same people that say they want a coach that has shown sustainable success and want someone who can win in a power 5 conference want guys like Herman and Fleck. This is what's frustrating. It's the inconsistency of arguments for or against candidates and the elevation of everyone's pet cat to cult status.

I've praised O for what he's done so far and not who he beat, but how he beat them. I've brought up the changes and statements from within his own staff. That doesn't mean I think he should be HC or he should be hired because he's "one of us or speaks with a Cajun accent". My top choice is Jimbo because he checks basically every box in what would work here. His record at a high level of competition basically dwarfs every other candidate. That being said he has weaknesses as well. Just be honest and lay out the pros and cons and stop politicking for "your candidate" or trashing the other guy. That way, if the new HC isn't the one you wanted you won't find yourself waiting for their first mistake to pounce and start all the "I told you so" threads.

And for the record I've caught myself doing it to so I'm taking a step back and trying to be more objective.

This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 8:33 am