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The Frank Wilson situation...

Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:12 pm
Posted by teeMike
In my mind, I'm already there.
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:12 pm
Could this be LSU's last season with Frank Wilson? Friends of mine who follow recruiting closely feel he will be offered an OC position at the end of this season. How much of an impact will this be on LSU recruiting? Is it vitally critical we do everything we can to keep him with 2014 shaping up to be an historical class? Is it even possible to keep him in the fold? I'll hang up and read.
Posted by memphstigers23
Fenway Pahk
Member since Mar 2012
10278 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:14 pm to
He's paid better than most OC's, I don't see him leaving
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 4:15 pm
Posted by TheTigerZone
Moss Bluff ,La
Member since Dec 2009
2343 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:14 pm to
quote:

Friends of mine who follow recruiting closely feel he will be offered an OC position at the end of this season.

Like where?
Posted by Reda LSU
Los Angeles
Member since Jan 2013
4190 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:16 pm to
He's staying here with LES!!!

Posted by LsuTool
Member since Oct 2009
34844 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:16 pm to
quote:

Could this be LSU's last season with Frank Wilson?


sure

quote:

How much of an impact will this be on LSU recruiting?


depends where he ends up. another BCS school could be a big deal

quote:

Is it vitally critical we do everything we can to keep him with 2014 shaping up to be an historical class?


LSU will do all they can to keep him

quote:

Is it even possible to keep him in the fold?


yea

Posted by bee Rye
New orleans
Member since Jan 2006
33961 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:18 pm to
just curious, but what is the correlation between friends who follow recruiting, and the likelyhood of a coach getting a new position somewhere?

I don't see what one would have to do with the other
Posted by Prominentwon
LSU, McNeese St. Fan
Member since Jan 2005
93694 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

Friends of mine who follow recruiting closely feel he will be offered an OC position


I would like to know where they get their "recruiting information."
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
32383 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

Could this be LSU's last season with Frank Wilson?


No
Posted by teeMike
In my mind, I'm already there.
Member since Feb 2007
7574 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

I don't see what one would have to do with the other


Maybe no direct correlation other than him being LSU's recruiting coordinator and his connections in New Orleans?
Posted by bayou blazer
Member since Dec 2010
1242 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:26 pm to
frank needs LSU just as much as LSU needs Frank. He aint going no where. jmo
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
17791 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:26 pm to
I'm pretty sure that Frank will make $600,000 next season. That's really a pretty good living.

If he gives it up to go somewhere else, he'll end up taking a pay cut, because no top BCS school is going to hire him as coordinator, so he'd have to go 2nd-tier school and make less. He'd also be risking everything, because if he fails, he could end up considerably worse off. Look at the high-profile college coordinators who ended up working as high school coaches for peanuts.

Our chances of keeping Frank for a while are very good.
Posted by DownByTheBayou
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2013
911 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:27 pm to
lol no.. we need Frank more than Frank needs us. With his recruiting ties in New Orleans and around Louisiana.. him leaving would be disastrous.
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 4:29 pm
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30454 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:33 pm to
then bring in burton burns or jabbar juluke
Posted by Dodd
Member since Oct 2003
21048 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:34 pm to
I would think Frank is in it for the long haul possibly parlaying it into a future AD position
Posted by OBUDan
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
40723 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:35 pm to
I could see him taking an OC job. The guy seems pretty ambitious, though his career isn't exactly on a tremendous upward trajectory.

He's 40 and never ascended beyond a positional coach.

Most guys that are on a trajectory to be head coaches seem to progress a little faster than Frank has.

So either he's really content being a RB coach/Recruiting guy and just doesn't want to move up any more.

OR people don't identify him as having a skillset that would translate to that type of thing.

Seeing as how organized and personable is, he seems like he could be a future HC to me. Maybe even at LSU.
Posted by Duckie
Tippy Toe, Louisiana
Member since Apr 2010
24314 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

He's paid better than most OC's, I don't see him leaving
Posted by memphstigers23
Fenway Pahk
Member since Mar 2012
10278 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:36 pm to
quote:

I would think Frank is in it for the long haul possibly parlaying it into a future AD position

This.


I've always gotten the impression that he loves being at LSU no matter the job. And anyone thinking frank leaving wouldn't be bad should quit posting
Posted by tigerfan4120
Member since Dec 2003
3262 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:38 pm to
The only way for Frank Wilson to position himself to one day be the HC at LSU, if that is his goal, is to move on somewhere else.

I really think he has all the attributes to be a highly successful head coach at LSU. Similar to Les, his strong points would be program management, building relationships, and recruiting, not necessarily X's and O's. He is learning the trade under Miles. But at some point he'll have to show he can do it at a small program like Larry Porter failed to do. Hope it isn't for a couple years and when it does happen Juluke will be ready to fill his shoes.
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
59078 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 4:38 pm to
quote:

With his recruiting ties in New Orleans and around Louisiana.. him leaving would be disastrous.


with all due respect to Frank who has done a great job for LSU. LSU did get guys out of New Orleans before he arrived. There are also other guys with NO ties. Maybe some one like Juluke (sp) former coach at Karr that took at job with La Tech.

If he wants to advance, he may need to take an OC position. If that is the case I'd wish him well and for concerns about this year's class, I wouldn't think it would affect much if he did move on after this season since it would be so late in the game.
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 4:42 pm
Posted by Ldrake53
Member since Feb 2013
2171 posts
Posted on 2/27/13 at 5:03 pm to
Well, Coach 0 is probably ready to come home.

I kees; I Kees.
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