LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva wrote a letter to Tiger fans to provide an update on the coaching search.

The letter was published Friday on LSUSports.net:

quote:
Dear Tiger Fans,

With just two games left in the regular season, I wanted to give Tiger fans an update on the hiring of our new head football coach. I take this responsibility very seriously and know the most important job I currently face is hiring the right head coach, leader and role model for the young athletes who choose to study and play for LSU.

I’ve identified a very specific set of guidelines in selecting our head coach. His first directive from me will be to create a culture of excellence and character in every facet of our football program in order to compete at a championship level every year.

He must have the highest standards of integrity and work ethic LSU fans have come to expect.

He must be a skilled and relentless recruiter, attracting the most gifted student-athletes to our university while instilling pride and confidence in parents who entrust their children to our program.

He must be able to motivate our players to perform at the highest level, and to hold them accountable to certain standards of behavior both on and off the field. He must be committed to continuing a tradition defined by character and integrity.

He must have the instinct to adapt to changes in the game of college football, allowing LSU to compete for championships every year.

Finally, he must be an accomplished leader of the young men who will rely on him for strength and guidance and from whom they will learn valuable lessons that will have a lasting impact on their lives.

I’m very confident we will hire a man possessing all of these traits to be the head coach of our beloved Fighting Tigers.

We are excited about Saturday’s game against Florida and hope to see you all there.

As always, we welcome your comments at athletics@lsu.edu. Unfortunately, we cannot answer every e-mail we receive, but please be assured they are all read.

Happy Thanksgiving and Geaux Tigers!
Joe Alleva

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Stuckinthe90s•114 months

I think all that letter did was disqualify Art Briles and Bobby Petrino

Lestradamus•114 months

And jimbo.

See: Jameis Winston

bayourougebengal•114 months

"hold them accountable to certain standards of behavior both on and off the field."

Well it ain't Jimbo

comalking•114 months

No crap. He could not reel in Shameis Jameis to save his life. And that is just Shameis. Didn't another QB knock out some girl at a bar?

LSUtigers111•114 months

The running back, Dalvin Cook, was the one that punched the girl

Lestradamus•114 months

If that's true, how in the hell is cook still able to participate in NCAA activities?

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AlabamasSalaryCap•114 months

"He must have the instinct to adapt to changes in the game of college football, allowing LSU to compete for championships every year."

Shots fired. Your move, Les.

LSUbest•114 months

Does turning a train wreck into a Sugar Bowl winner count?

Mouche337•114 months

It definitely should. This team has did a complete 180. It's amazing what Coach O has done with such little time. It speaks to how much Miles held this team back. Imagine if he would have began the season as the head coach. He held Bama to 10. And I don't think he'll have a problem finding a top notch OC. What OC wouldn't want to have all the elite talent that LSU has at their disposal? Coach O has earned the opportunity to show what he can do with a full season. I think he'll surprise a lot of people.

SlipperyPete•114 months

"With just two games left in the regular season, I wanted to give Tiger fans an update on the hiring of our new head football coach."

I read the letter. Didn't find an update. Found some guidelines for the next HC, but no update. Thanks Joe.

RedPop4•114 months

Anything more would be tampering. AND it would be playing his hand well before the call.
FFS.

AnonymousTiger•114 months

Did Alleva just assume our next coach's gender?

anchovyd•114 months

It sure sounds like he's describing O. Did Jimbo get cold feet? No love for Herman?

km•114 months

"create a culture of excellence and character in every facet of our football program"

Jimbo didn't appear to handle the Jamis Winston incident(s) with this in mind.

Bayoubengal205•114 months

Im so ready for this to be over. I'm excited to watch LSU football three more times before I have to wait what always seems like an eternity before I can watch it again.
Herman, Jimbo, or Orgeron. Either one is fine by me as long as we keep Aranda and adapt on offense.

tntigger•114 months

A nearly complete guess:

His guidelines seem to have changed. HC is gone. These guidelines are far more subjective than his first presser. From 9/26/2016- "I can’t have someone at LSU without head coaching experience,” he said. “This job is too big. No matter how good you think someone is, you don’t know how good they are.” "Accomplished leader" is more subjective than HC. Relentless recruiter is added. Reading between the lines... He's hiring O...

udtiger•114 months

So...no to Jimbo.

Teufelhunden•114 months

So, what part of that was the "update?"

Quid Pro Quo•114 months

LINK "If you’re a Power Five athletic director with an open or soon-to-be-open job, and Herman isn’t your first call, you’re not doing your job right."

I am GLORIOUS•114 months

Basically what this interprets to is "blah blah blah Go Tigers blah blah blah"

BlackPot•114 months

"He must have the instinct to adapt to changes in the game of college football"

Let's all hope

HooverTiger•114 months

I gather that leaves Jimbo Fisher out. I watch with disbelief that he let Jamies Winston dress out and be on the sidelines during his suspension. He should have sent his arse packing, but let the prima dona remain. He lost control of the team and any respect I had for him. By Alleva's definition, Fisher is unqualified.

TigerOnTheMountain•114 months

What's all this he talk? Sexists everywhere.

jpcajun•114 months

A whole lot of nothing in that letter

RedPop4•114 months

He says nothing, properly keeping things close-to-the-vest? LSU fans bitch. He says something about what he's looking for? LSU fans bitch. If he comes out and says who he's considering, there go the salary demands through the roof, here comes the NCAA for tampering...and? LSU fans bitch.

evangelfan•114 months

Do whatever it takes to bring in Herman on a long term contract. Someone will land Herman, and that program will be set, period. If they can't land the BEST available coach in the game (Herman), go directly back to Orgeron and bring in the best oc possible. Done.

JETigER•114 months

We need a coach that is a great recruiter and if he does miss on a recruit the coach needs to be an a-hole and process said missed on player.

jpcajun•114 months

If it were Coach O and it was a for sure thing, i think they would have announced it by now.

km•114 months

And what happens if the tigers lose one of the next two? You're stuck.

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