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On Monday, we published LSU Coach Odds that had Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin as the favorite to land the job in Baton Rouge, according to BetOnline.

New odds from BetOnline emerged late Monday afternoon showing Michigan State's Mel Tucker as the new favorite.


Here's a look at Tucker's coaching bio:

Mel Tucker - Michigan State Head Coach
Record at Michigan State: 9–5
Age: 49
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Alma Mater: Wisconsin (1994) Defensive Back
Annual salary: $5.5 million
Coaching career:
1997–1998: Michigan State (GA)
1999: Miami (OH) (DB)
2000: LSU (DB)
2001–2003: Ohio State (DB)
2004: Ohio State (co-DC)
2005–2007: Cleveland Browns (DB)
2008: Cleveland Browns (DC)
2009–2011: Jacksonville Jaguars (DC)
2011: Jacksonville Jaguars (interim)
2012: Jacksonville Jaguars (AHC/DC)
2013–2014: Chicago Bears (DC)
2015: Alabama (AHC/DB)
2016–2018: Georgia (DC/DB)
2019: Colorado (HC)
2020–present: Michigan State (HC)
Complete Bio
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133 Comments
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BassMan6355 months
No Im sorry, but if you fired Orgeron to hire a mediocre coach that hasnt proven himself. Thats straight up bullshite. Its quite obvious if he is the favorite its LSU tryjng to appeal to blacks. And as a black man myself Im saying you need to seriously reevaluate your thinking with Mel Tucker.
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Datbayoubengal55 months
I'm the same. I like Mel, but he's way down my list. If we get to him then we have failed to promote how good this job is.
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MT55555 months
Same for me as well. Mel is ?? a good coach. Like Aranda he shouldn't be the top of the leader board.
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Camp Randall55 months
They researched our critical race theory woke emperor
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sabbertooth55 months
Tucker maybe the best coach ever. He went 2-5 last year. True He is undefeated this year. He hasn’t beat a team with a winning record yet. Way to early in his coaching career for Mel to take over LSU.
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CDawson55 months
His record and resume are not what is putting him at the top of the list I'm afraid.
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Cheesy Beaver55 months
Gotta love that affirmative action hire!
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CanebreakCajun55 months
Tucker is 14-12 as an HC! Let that sink in. MSU has not played anyone good in their conference, their best win is NW. Meanwhile, we have a guy who won 9 games twice at Vandy and 11 games, 3 times at Penn State, but the race hustlers will call people who say Tucker is bad hire racist, eventhough those who oppose Tucker would be fine with Franklin BECAUSE HE IS QUALIFIED. IT IS ABOUT BEING QUALIFIED! Everyone bitched about CEO not being qualified and not some you want to hire another unqualified coach. SMH
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ScrappyDoo55 months
If you're ok with losing 2-3 games a year and never winning the big games then sure, hire Franklin.
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CanebreakCajun55 months
You clearly do not get the point do your scrappy?
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homeless155 months
10 plus coaches mentioned but you only focus on 2,low quality information thugs keep exposing themselves.
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DotBling55 months
Everything WOKE turns to shite!
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Shooter55 months
That fricker better not hire Tucker!
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kjntgr55 months
That rhymes
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LSUcam755 months
This guy is two wins over .500 in college and holds a losing record in the NFL. He’s not going to be the next HC at LSU. Forget Vegas.
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Tigerwm2355 months
No body said shite about anybody being black. If you don’t have the resume it doesn’t make a damn what color you are. So STFU with this race bullshite
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StupidBinder55 months
The two posts right before yours are talking about BLM. But sure, pretend nobody on this site bothered by the fact that he’s black
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whoisnickdoobs55 months
His resume is pretty good. Not great, but not bad.
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CanebreakCajun55 months
Who's resume? He is 14-12 as an HC.
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BFF Coach Steve55 months
woke us pokus give us a coach with skin the darkest
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HerkFlyer55 months
frick Lane and Mel Tucker.
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OGJangalang55 months
This would be so “WOKE” of LSU to hire an inexperienced, inferior,and unproven candidate based on nothing more than skin tone!
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TigerFan24455 months
As opposed to being so “IGNORANT “ to hire inexperienced, inferior, and unproven candidate based on nothing more than “he’s one of us”?
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TigerFan24455 months
Im actually not a fan of Tucker (if it happens) simply based on record but woke has nothing to do with it.
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dandan55 months
Don’t think you pay all that buyout money to hire a guy that hasn’t proven anything at all.
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BobABooey55 months
I’ll support any new coach. LSU hired O because he was one of us; I hope LSU is not hiring someone because he’s one of them.
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LordSaintly55 months
Tucker doesn't have the track record.
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Breauxsif55 months
Tucker are you fricking shitting me?
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Burt Reynolds55 months
Obvious smokescreen is obvious
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BayouTiga55 months
Quality individual BUT, not a 'first choice' if you are swinging for the fence! Media's first choice because it is all about WOKE now!
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moontigr55 months
LSU fans would revolt
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TigerWerm55 months
I’d rather have kept O if we hire Tucker. Get your hands off this hire, William Tate!!’nn
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