re: Chavis and the bowl game

Gotta admit there is a lot of compelling argument to Quid's post if his facts are right.
AND, if he's right, there's good reason to get on board the Fire Alleva train.
Chavis was a solid coach, on balance, and he appears to be driven to a division rival over an argument over one year job security.
At 60 yrs old or so, Chavis' concern to have three years to finish his career (not two) was clearly a fair concern and it could have been handled without damage to the program.
Instead, it indeed appears to have become a "respect" issue and was handled WITH damage to the program.
Who wants to see Alleva in that kind of position of authority again?
This is NOT to say Chavis handled it properly, especially as the bowl game approached. He did NOT, and his reputation will forever be affected by that.

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Never said he wasn't..... But his coaching effort against Bama in the NC game was as bad as Chavis coaching job against ND.. There is no difference.. You want to bitch about Chavis and the things he did??? Fine. I am glad he is gone. But to try to minimize what Miles did on 1/9 is just stupid.. a-hole.......

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Don't agree with you often but that is some truth right there.

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quote: ... I was rooting for the best interest of Harris cause Miles has screwed him already... Nothing against LSU.

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Miles Screwed him? B Harris is on video saying that learning the O was like Calculus to him coming out of highschool. Now it's much easier. he basically admitted he didn't know the plays. Yet you are saying that Miles screwed him? Seems like the other way around

Miles Wanted to Keep Chavis but wanted a HUNH defense

"Defensive coordinator John Chavis left LSU in a huff after the 2014 season because of year-long contract disagreements with athletic director Joe Alleva. It had nothing to do with LSU head coach Les Miles, who tried to convince Chavis to stay until the very end in the hours after the Tigers lost to Notre Dame in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30."

Chavis talks about how difficult it was to leave LSU: his love for his players and Miles
Leaving LSU wasn’t an easy decision, and Chavis acknowledged that difficulty considering the relationships built in his time in Baton Rouge.

“The emotions are with those kids,” Chavis said of the Tigers. “I love those kids. But there came a time when you have to make a decision and you have do what's best for you. And I've coached this game for 38 years or so and to be quite honest with you, I haven't always made decisions solely based on what was best for me. But this was a great opportunity that I couldn't turn down. It's a great situation, certainly it's one where I hope I can finish my career. If I get eight or 10 good years here, if I can go that long, it would be great.”

Chavis also had positive things to say about LSU coach Les Miles.

“Listen, I love Coach Miles too,” Chavis said. “He was a great guy to work for. We have a great relationship and it'll always be that kind of relationship. But the toughest thing was leaving those kids. The good thing is, I have a great group of young men [at Texas A&M]. And we're learning to love and care about each other. We're learning to trust each other. That's how it has to happen. They've got to trust me. I've got to trust them. And that happens over time and we're learning that now and Texas A&M feels like home.”
Miles planned defensive changes

Chavis acts like his D's were great on their own. Not TRUE. Let's see if he can hold up a strong Defense when the A&M offense time of possession is well below that of LSU's. One reason his defenses were highly ranked was that our offenses controlled the game clock and kept the ball the majority of the time.

I attended the coaches luncheon before the game in Nashville and his body language said it all. He was standing off to the side (not with the other coaches or players) and when the coaches began to sit down Chavis had to be asked (coaxed, encouraged strongly) to sit with them at the Coaches table. I think this was not just a rift between Alleva and Chavis or the school and Chavis, but it was one between Chavis and Coach Miles as well.

He could not hide his attitude that day and I knew he was gone right then and there. His body language and demeanor said he was gone, and he WAS!

After watching 4th quarter leads vanish, a la' Bama TWICE, and Notre Dame in the MCB I'm glad he's gone. Now let's see if Steele can hold on to a lead.

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Instead, it indeed appears to have become a "respect" issue and was handled WITH damage to the program.

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Without getting into any discussion on the quality of Chavis' defenses (as it is really irrelevant to the "Miles Clause" in the contract) I don't think Alleva screwed up by not guaranteeing Chavis a position if and when Miles leaves the program. It is not a given that an incoming coach would want Chavis on his staff, and if you want to attract a top coach in this situation (which I do) then he needs to have control over his staff when he comes in.

Imagine the following scenario

- Alleva guarantees Chavis the next 3 years with a buyout equal to his salary to keep Chavis from A&M around Thanksgiving
- Miles goes to Michigan instead of Harbaugh at the end of the season
- LSU gets to the final stages of negotiating a deal with Harbaugh that fall apart because he doesn't want Chavis on his staff - or he resents that decision being made for him prior to him being contacted - a week or two before NSD

The next coach doesn't have to be Harbaugh, I just chose that name because he was the hot coach for the this cycle. As shortsighted as Alleva is being accused of acting, his actions may be based on the fact that he doesn't want to restrict his candidates to replace Miles to only those who are willing to accept Miles' staff as part of the deal.

Many people forget that Les interviewed with Skip while his OSU team was practicing for their bowl game with Ohio State. What goes around eventually comes back around.

lsu2006: Struck a nerve did I? I cannot believe you made such a dumb arse statement. You cannot make this chit up.

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I cannot believe you made such a dumb arse statement

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No worries... He makes them all the time..............