re: The Orgeron Extension Talk: Why?

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what you literally did is show me five schools that made decisions that have no bearing on LSU. there is no "industry standard" here.

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What i did was show five other SEC schools that conducted business the same way, i.e. gave a coach an extension with years remaining on their contract that bit them in the arse. SO when it comes to saying whether it's "industry practice" that's absolutely relevant.

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does that mean that Iowa was ahead of the curve as far as setting this protocol in FBS?

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No, it means Iowa plays the same game as everyone else. They are more scared of a coaching search than making their coach earn his salary.

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if we were concerned with following "industry standard" or "protocol" LSU would have not hired a guy who was on the coaching staff of the man they fired if they wanted a "fresh start".

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Industry practice is they are scared of a coaching search and they will pay what they need to pay to avoid one. They knew Ed Orgeron would take the job, so they gave him a low HC salary and a big payroll for his assistants to avoid searching for someone else when Herman stalled.