Honest question: what is Alleva's 'specialty'?

Doing what the boss wants and taking the blame.

Rugby?

DRAMA

Convincing universities to hire him.

Drawing a big pay check & just "riding" easy!

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I think I read on here about him coming from Duke? Is that right?

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Yes

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Then is he a basketball guy? And shouldn't he be fired by now if that's the case?

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He's as much of a "basketball guy" as you and me. Coach K had been at Duke LONG before Alleva's arrival. All Alleva had to do with the basketball program was whatever Coach K told him to do.

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I just don't understand how the program could be run so poorly.

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His first basketball hire, Trent Johnson, was a "miss". That would be forgivable IF he would have been proactive in letting Trent go when it was clear he wasn't a good "fit" for LSU. After following up a SEC championship with three losing seasons (at least in SEC play going 2-14, 3-13, 7-9) and no hope on the recruiting trail, it was clear Johnson wasn't going to work. However, Joe didn't make a move. Johnson actually left on his own, after the Final Four, which put Alleva in a bind hiring the new coach. That, of course, led to the hiring of Jones...who clearly, even at the time, was not the guy who was ever going to get LSU to a championship level. Unfortunately, Jones has lived up to every expectation. Good recruiter, horrible coach.

Joe had a chance to fix the mistake after last season. But again, he's a day late and a dollar short (just like all of his major coaching decisions at LSU). This season could have been salvaged with a coaching change. Instead, his inaction has crashed the program once again, leaving the next guy to build almost from the ground up.

LSU needs an AD with foresight and the ability to be proactive. Unfortuantely, we are in this position because the guy above Joe (Alexander) doesn't give a shite if LSU wins on the field/court, etc. Therefore, there is no one above Alleva to hold him accountable except maybe the BOS, who are Jindal guys with another one of Jindal's guys (Alexander) as the President.

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what is Alleva's 'specialty'?

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Finances and politics.

Not sure if you guys are aware but there is more to an ADs job than just hiring coaches tow in games (especially in Louisiana).

Joe is a Search Man.
Best in the business.
Hence, Joe "I AM the Search" Alleva.
You saw his craft up close in the months after Les Miles was fired and dozens were interviewed, researched, fingerprinted, worked out...

Joe will remain a Search Man until F. King tells him he's something else.

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I'd suspect he plays the politics game pretty well

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You're not getting the job at LSU if you don't

Lacrosse.