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Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
UPDATE: Dave Aranda has turned down Texas A&M and will remain at LSU.

Multiple sources are reporting that Texas A&M will make a serious attempt to hire LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda away from Baton Rouge.

According to many reports, Aranda is being offered a substantial amount of money and the freedom to hand pick his own staff.

Aranda is currently college football's highest-paid coordinator with a total pay of $1.8 million. In 2016, Aranda agreed to a new three-year contract to remain with the Tigers and received the title of associate head coach. Per The Advocate:
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Aranda already is the highest paid assistant in college football, set to make $1.85 million this year under a contract that runs through the 2019 season. A stipulation in his contract calls for him to pay a buyout of 40 percent of his remaining salary if he were to leave for a non-head coaching position less than 500 miles from LSU's campus. That amount would be about $1.5 million in this case.

LSU officials are aware of A&M's latest pursuit of the most celebrated member of its staff. They expect to meet with the coach at some point soon to discuss finances.
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TigerSpray88 months
this is still news.... keep getting the milk men's hopes up. ha ha ha.
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KING NOLA88 months
BREAKING NEWS: DC Dave Aranda is staying with LSU. Aranda said no to Texas A&M for the second time as he signed for $2.5 million a year for 4 years. JOB WELL DONE. GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!PURPLEREIGN??????????
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KING NOLA88 months
We've owned Texas A&M ever since they moved to the SEC we're undefeated against them. Now if we lose DC Dave Aranda to he Aggies the power will shift do anybody here really wants to face an Aranda coached defense home and home every year, HELL NO!!! Whatever it takes to stop DC Dave Aranda from going to an SEC West rival LSU powers that be have to do it we can't afford to go into 2018 with a new OC and a new DC that would be disastrous. Let's face it people since Aranda was hire he has been the best thing to happen to the program in a long time and we can't just lose him to A&M.
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conman88 months
I really like Aranda. Looks like a great nucleus next year for a defense here at LSU. He says he is happy here. By the way both of my kids went to FSU and we all agree Jimbo is a prick
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Geauxin off88 months
AnM again after our defense coach scraps. Lil brother steady trying to grab our jock. Damn, find your own defensive coordinator
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LSUShock88 months
I love Aranda, but a DC shouldn’t hold an entire football program hostage. Would suck to lose him, but we would be fine.
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tigertown7988 months
How does rejecting an initial offer but then having an offer that could change the entire landscape of college football coaches salaries mean you are holding lsu hostage? He is not holding anyone hostage, he has a lot on the line too even his family. Once he makes his decision everyone will move on and he deserves some time
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oline526488 months
Just saw on SEC network that ATM is expected to sign DA. The Houston Chronicle is reporting this. I don't want him to leave.
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ByUselves88 months
If I was DA I would hold out for a % of the concessions & gate revenue. I'm sure JA wouldn't pony that up.
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KennabraTiger88 months
F King and JA won’t pay up. Say bye bye. The dark ages are coming
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luciouslou88 months
Won't pay up? He's the highest of asst in america. If you need more than that its just being greedy
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SamuelClemens88 months
Pay Aranda to stay
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Barbellthor88 months
ATM is little brother if SO hard, and it’s really embarrassing at this point. Pony up, Alleva. We must keep him.
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Barbellthor88 months
*little brothering SO hard
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SouthEZtiger88 months
He may be the next head coach at LSU regardless of where he coaches next year. Get the 3 mil at A&M, negotiate a no buyout if you leave, return for 5 mil after this debacle is over. Aranda certainly holds all the cards and will get what he wants in a contract.
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jmercado88 months
As Miles says; Wow, What a game!!
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Bige1188 months
Fire O hire Aranda
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NorCali88 months
I am guessing that the longer this drags on, the better the chances are that LSU is countering. So no news is good news, I hope.
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blueboy88 months
If Aranda isn't pulling a "Miles to Arkansas," it's definitely because he hates working under O. So much for the "da assisants will make Eaux good, baw" bullshite. I'll be shocked if Aranda and Canada aren't replaced by O's good ole boy ghoul buddies. And we'll likely get a side dish of NCAA sanctions after O gets busted tryng to save his career by unleashing an army of bag men.
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blueboy88 months
And my gut tells me it's a "Miles to Arkansas" play, seeing as how Aranda's AD is the world's worst negotiator.
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TigerFan24488 months
the difference here is respect. Don't think DA respects CEO as a head coach. heck - he's way smarter than CEO. At least Jimbo is an offensive genius and i think DA will respect him a lot more.
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Louisianaboy8788 months
Here is where I am nervous. Coach O is only making 3.5 million per year. If Texas A&M offers Aranda 3 million per year it will be hard for us to match that because Aranda would be making nearly what Coach O is making. That is where it get's VERY SCARY!
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themunch88 months
And tell mr jumbo to stop trying to bring down LSU. Thanks in advance.
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BigPerm3088 months
O doesn’t need any help.
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blueboy88 months
You're an idiot.
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themunch88 months
If Aranda wants to bolt let em.
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