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re: Alleva haters have been quiet the past several weeks
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:28 am to Springlake Tiger
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:28 am to Springlake Tiger
Alleva get's credit for a team doing well when he only hires the coach?
Alleva got blame because of the terrible handling of the Chavis situation, which maybe he didn't have as much control over than we thought.
Note: CPM is a Skip hire
Johnny Jones while his team may make the tourney has really underperformed this year
Football is coming off a 5 loss season.
So while our sports have been playing well, can't say that Alleva is responsible for the success.
Alleva got blame because of the terrible handling of the Chavis situation, which maybe he didn't have as much control over than we thought.
Note: CPM is a Skip hire
Johnny Jones while his team may make the tourney has really underperformed this year
Football is coming off a 5 loss season.
So while our sports have been playing well, can't say that Alleva is responsible for the success.
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 8:30 am
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:45 am to catholictigerfan
You Aleva haters...bet you never even met the man. Amazes me how people attempt to tear down an honorable man with stupid baseless remarks cloaked behind a fake name on a website. He's not perfect, yet has done countless good for this University and our sports teams.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:46 am to catholictigerfan
Alleva is building an actual powerhouse athletic program. someone noted earlier that "let's win trophies before we praise him" or something to that affect. Well, over 80% of LSU's national titles are in track and baseball. Skip let Henry walk out the door, and while Shaver has done a respectable ob, he's obviously not Henry. No one is equal other than maybe Oregon or Florida's coaches
What he's doing is updating facilities so LSU can actually be an all-around great athletic program. Gymnastics ust signed the top ranked class. don't you think the new gymnastics facility has a lot to do with that? Giving DD the finances to land Jay Clark was pretty huge too.
He fired Yvette and hired the hottest name in softball. We're now a national title contender as long as she's here. I expect a few titles with Torina leading the program
he's updated the golf facilities, and both teams are in the top 10. the guys ust landed the #1 recruiting class. don't you think LSU's newfound commitment to mid-major facilities is reaping benefits?
Point being: LSU has never exactly been Florida or Georgia like athletic program. We've always been great at football, baseball, and track, followed by the occasional good run in other sports
Regardless of not hiring Maineri and Miles, he's given them a ton of autonomy and a huge budget. there's not much more he can do on that end. He can't just fire Maineri for his recent struggles in Omaha, nor can he fire Miles for an 8-5 season. most legendary coaches have had down years during their tenures. there's more parity than ever, so it happens. I think Les is a really good coach with glaring flaws, but we'd be the talk of sports for firing him with his record and reputation
Did he mess up on Trent Johnson? Sure. Is the jury still out on Jones? Yes, but we're getting better each and every year. But Foley has botched a shitload of hires during his time at Florida. Long has made bad hires at Arkansas. It's just part of the business
What he's doing is updating facilities so LSU can actually be an all-around great athletic program. Gymnastics ust signed the top ranked class. don't you think the new gymnastics facility has a lot to do with that? Giving DD the finances to land Jay Clark was pretty huge too.
He fired Yvette and hired the hottest name in softball. We're now a national title contender as long as she's here. I expect a few titles with Torina leading the program
he's updated the golf facilities, and both teams are in the top 10. the guys ust landed the #1 recruiting class. don't you think LSU's newfound commitment to mid-major facilities is reaping benefits?
Point being: LSU has never exactly been Florida or Georgia like athletic program. We've always been great at football, baseball, and track, followed by the occasional good run in other sports
Regardless of not hiring Maineri and Miles, he's given them a ton of autonomy and a huge budget. there's not much more he can do on that end. He can't just fire Maineri for his recent struggles in Omaha, nor can he fire Miles for an 8-5 season. most legendary coaches have had down years during their tenures. there's more parity than ever, so it happens. I think Les is a really good coach with glaring flaws, but we'd be the talk of sports for firing him with his record and reputation
Did he mess up on Trent Johnson? Sure. Is the jury still out on Jones? Yes, but we're getting better each and every year. But Foley has botched a shitload of hires during his time at Florida. Long has made bad hires at Arkansas. It's just part of the business
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 9:19 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:53 am to tigerbait2010
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Alleva is building an actual powerhouse athletic program. someone noted earlier that "let's win trophies before we praise him" or something to that affect. Well, over 80% of LSU's national titles are in track and baseball. Skip let Henry walk out the door, and while Shaver has done a respectable ob, he's obviously not Henry. No one is equal other than maybe Oregon or Florida's coaches
What he's doing is updating facilities so LSU can actually be an all-around great athletic program. Gymnastics ust signed the top ranked class. don't you think the new gymnastics facility has a lot to do with that? Giving DD the finances to land Jay Clark was pretty huge too.
He fired Yvette and hired the hottest name in softball. We're now a national title contender as long as she's here. I expect a few titles with Torina leading the program
he's updated the golf facilities, and both teams are in the top 10. the guys ust landed the #1 recruiting class. don't you think LSU's newfound commitment to mid-major facilities is reaping benefits?
Point being: LSU has never exactly been Florida or Georgia like athletic program. We've always been great at football, baseball, and track, followed by the occasional good run in other sports
Regardless of not hiring Maineri and Miles, he's given them a ton of autonomy and a huge budget. there's not much more he can do on that end.
Did he mess up on Trent Johnson? Sure. Is the jury still out on Jones? Yes, but we're getting better each and every year. But Foley has botched a shitload of hires during his time at Florida. Long has made bad hires at Arkansas. It's just part of the business
Excellent post.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:54 am to Springlake Tiger
Yes
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:55 am to tigerbait2010
I also want to follow-up again on the first page comment about Alleva's loyalty. Yall do realize he's only paid 525k a year? That's incredibly low for an athletic director of a major college. For example, Jurich makes 1.6. Long makes 1.3.
If any of you were hypothetically the school's AD, and Penn State and Tennessee approached you with a substantial pay raise, would you honestly tell them "No thank. I bleed purple and gold. My loyalty to LSU even after everyone shits on me doesn't have a price tag."? any of you chodes would pack your bags IMMEDIATELY and thank LSU for the good times. Money talks, my e-friends.
If any of you were hypothetically the school's AD, and Penn State and Tennessee approached you with a substantial pay raise, would you honestly tell them "No thank. I bleed purple and gold. My loyalty to LSU even after everyone shits on me doesn't have a price tag."? any of you chodes would pack your bags IMMEDIATELY and thank LSU for the good times. Money talks, my e-friends.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:10 am to Iam4LSUnTN
This board has a tendency to be either you are for a coach and nothing he does is wrong or you are against him and everything he does is wrong.
I'm in the middle with most coaches and alleva. All im saying is that don't put all you eggs in his Basket because of a small run of our teams. Alleva still has his issues.
I'm in the middle with most coaches and alleva. All im saying is that don't put all you eggs in his Basket because of a small run of our teams. Alleva still has his issues.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:17 am to catholictigerfan
I still don't like the guy. I know its duke, but he held onto a football coach that won like a total of 3 games. There was the lax fiasco, then he backed his buddy the baseball coach after being caught giving his players steroids, and he was on a boat with his son drinking and his son was arrested for a DUI operating a boat. This dude came with a lot of baggage. I think he's done a decent job, but I still think he is a turd and hope he's not here when we have to hire a new fb coach.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:43 am to Springlake Tiger
Fire Alleva Camp Counselor
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:46 am to Springlake Tiger
I mean we are going to be the sacrificial lamb for this finical aid violation rule, and he doesn't seem to be fighting that
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:47 am to catholictigerfan
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This board has a tendency to be either you are for a coach and nothing he does is wrong or you are against him and everything he does is wrong.
Exactly. My point of having rebuttals for most of this thread isn't to convince people he's the best AD in the country. The problem is that most LSU fans have an irrational hatred of Alleva because "he doesn't understand us", "He's not loyal to LSU", "We need an AD that can bully the rest of the conference into LSU's wants and needs", and other shite like that. it's ridiculous, and I can see why other schools laugh at the collective iq of our fanbase. it's pathetic.
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I'm in the middle with most coaches and alleva. All im saying is that don't put all you eggs in his Basket because of a small run of our teams. Alleva still has his issues.
I agree, but in the big picture, LSU is positioned to win championships and accomplish some big things over the next few years. It takes time and patience, and this spring is showing the masterplan of actually investing in other sports is paying off.
The quicker people understand that no AD can tell ESPN and CBS what games to televise, and the fact that ticket prices are raising all across the country, the better off the program morale will be
Posted on 3/9/15 at 7:16 pm to Springlake Tiger
Fans feeling remorse thinking about Hawthorne's retirement.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:30 pm to tigerbait2010
Yes to everything you said
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:52 pm to Springlake Tiger
Fire his arse! Good enough for ya! 
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:55 pm to tigerbait2010
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He fired Yvette and hired the hottest name in softball. We're now a national title contender as long as she's here. I expect a few titles with Torina leading the program
??? I thought Yvette was ready for retirement.
then he hired the Alabama guy, who backed out.
then he hired torina.
just askin', but why think Yvette fired? b/c of her hitting coach?
Posted on 3/9/15 at 11:23 pm to blackjackjackson
Haven't read the whole thread, but the value of seeing LSU mentioned throughout the year in a positive manner can not be understated.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 5:46 am to tigerbait2010
Tigerbait2010,
Do not expect logic and reason here.!
Do not expect logic and reason here.!
Posted on 3/10/15 at 7:14 am to TigerCub
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That comes from a good friend of mine who works in the AD's office at another SEC school. You can choose to believe me or not. Doesn't matter to me.
My cock hangs below my knee. You can chose to believe me or not. Doesn't matter to me.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:19 am to WalkingTurtles
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Only issues are how he bends over for the SEC office when he needs to stand up for us a little more
He was never gonna change the permanent opponent scheduling. OM & Vandy, UT and the Gumps, AU and UGA all like it the way it is. MSU and UK also like it so the votes aren't there. I hate it, but it was just not realistically possible, but he was able to spin it and get more night home SEC games.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:24 am to WeeWee
That has nothing to do with the bridge scheduling and Thanksgiving game
Has to do with the switch to ESPN and CBS only picking 1 game. Nothing in writing.
People knew before we were bent over by A&M that we had a good chance of all night games
I understand that he has little control over the schedule, but he also doesn't deserve credit for night games. It's also looking like we have a good chance of playing at 1:30 on black Friday again
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, but he was able to spin it and get more night home SEC games.
Has to do with the switch to ESPN and CBS only picking 1 game. Nothing in writing.
People knew before we were bent over by A&M that we had a good chance of all night games
I understand that he has little control over the schedule, but he also doesn't deserve credit for night games. It's also looking like we have a good chance of playing at 1:30 on black Friday again
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 9:41 am
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