No Trust

We should have offered Herman 6 million.

When you fire a decade-tenured, 100+ wins coach, without an iron-clad, Plan A locked in - all that's left is the signing and then have to go with Plan C - don't blame Plan C for being Plan C, baw.

It is what it is.

Blame Alleva - at least O is trying to do the best job he can do - about that I have no question. And he does know how to recruit and coach football (maybe not as a P5 Head Coach, but to hell with it - that goat is already fricked) - why Alleva is the AD for our school totally fricking escapes me every single day.

How did this come about? Can we somehow blame Obama and/or Saban for this catastrophe?

You won't agree, and you will downvote this post and post a flip the bird emoticon, but, the fact of the matter is, YOU and PEOPLE LIKE YOU are the problem! Saban nailed it: "catastrophe syndrome." I call it the Eeyore (the Winnie the Pooh donkey with the black rain cloud perpetually trailing over his head) "woe is me" syndrome.

It is YOUR fault that LSU football is perceived by some as having a negative fanbase, and this perception DOES harm recruiting, b/c recruits (why, I'll never know) DO read all of this negative crap, and I'm sure other schools use it against LSU.

Please understand, I was not thrilled with O's hiring, and if I were Alleva, would've thrown more money at Fisher, or Herman, or, extended the search. I am NOT happy w/ what I perceive to be Alleva's pathetic "coaching search." ("I am the search.")

However, at the same time, if I am to be honest, I do recall giddily telling my son at halftime of the Alabama game, "we should keep O! This is great!" I was VERY impressed with the team turnaround -- say what you will about Missouri, but to set a record for most yards gained in an SEC game ... EVER .... in a 100+ year span? Coincidental? Common sense says not. Changing the practices (which pro scouts lauded as "best they've seen"). Look, what Orgeron did in a very short period of time was impressive.

Again, had it been me, I would've further negotiated w/ Herman, and/or Fisher. However, Ed O is now our coach, and, I think he has a good chance to be successful, IF fans will just stop with all this negative bullshite! If you want Alleva fired, knock yourself out, write your congressman, write the Governor, the Board of Supervisors, but STOP publically crapping on the institution that you claim to love!

By the way, either Canada or Helfrich would be GREAT hires for OC. I prefer to stay positive. Let's hire a great OC. Let's win the bowl game. Let's sign a top 5 recruiting class. Let's effing roll!

Great post, Jeff!!

I don't necessarily disagree with you, BUT, I have a lot more faith in Orgeron than Alleva. I have no idea who Orgeron has already spoken to. The fact that it hasn't been reported in the media, or on Tigerdroppings, really means dick. Really.

I would take, right now, Matt Canada as our OC, and I would like this to happen this week. But taking emotion out of it, does it really matter if it is this week... unless we are talking about early enrollees? NSD is in early February ... right? So, if an OC is named b/w now and NSD (and yeah, of course, the much sooner the better) ... couldn't that OC talk to Narcisse, and Akers, and whomever, and convince them to sign with LSU? As far as Buggs, and other defensive recruits ... we have the best DC in the country locked in with a huge contract ... let him do some work.