re: 10 viable options to replace Les Miles

Shaw is boring, and his offense looks alot like les miles in formation. He of course has more success with it.

He has kept the stanford train rolling, but I'm not sure how he would do here.

It could also be some trent johnson stink on him as silly as that seems, he was good at stanford and then when he got here it was horrible. Also his boy Mason isn't dong well though he is at Vandy.

I have softened up on a hard no to a wait and see on him.

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Lane Kiffin could very well be the next head coach of LSU

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You shut your whore mouth

Larry Fedora, North Carolina - Very unenthusiastic hire. Look at his overall accomplishments. Meh

Jimbo Fisher, FSU - 1a or 1b

Tom Herman, Houston - 1a or 1b

Chip Kelly, SF 49ers - Interesting, but doubt he leaves the NFL.

Lane Kiffin, Alabama OC - Toxic, no.

Ed Orgeron, LSU interim - He'll be considered if they can really reel off some wins, including Bama but would be another guy like Miles. What does he really do besides recruit and DL? He would need high-priced coordinators. I think LSU should get an offensive guy who IS the offense. Not a figure head coach aka Miles, Mack, etc.

Gary Patterson, TCU - Doubt he'd leave. Highly paid, lower pressure, easier conference.

Chris Peterson, Washington - Not sure why he gets thrown around. Dude is NOT leaving the PNW. He has a special needs kid and loves that region of the country.

Bobby Petrino, Louisville - Toxic, huge buyout with Louisville.

David Shaw, Stanford - Interesting but I don't think he'd leave his alma mater and the WC.

Other coaches who will definitely not be coming include Gruden (sigh, stop with this shite), Del Rio, Tressel (Seriously?).

Right now the list seems small. What NFL coordinators could possibly make the leap?

I'm kind of intrigued some y'all really don't like Shaw. I think he would be a home run though I don't see him leaving Stanford except for maybe the NFL. Fedora is kind a poor man's Herman as far as his offensive style but that would be a pretty meh hire to me.

I don't see Patterson or Shaw leaving where they're at. Kelly only if he's fired.

I think it's a pretty simple process for TAF to work through.

1.) Throw a bunch of money at a proven, NC wining, head coach (Jimbo).
2.) If #1 says no, throw a bunch of money at the coach most people around the country think is the next big deal (Herman).
3.) If #2 says no, make a decision if you want to hire a proven HC who has issues but can win (Petrino) or a great OC who has sucked at HC but could turn it around (Kiffen) or if YawYaw does a good job during the last 8 games give it to him.


There are probably way more names on the list that none of us are considering, but that would be my thought logic if I was TAF.

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Please explain. Why "please God no".to Shaw, of all the guys listed? That is an amazing position to take considering his success at Stanford with the academic recruiting restraints. Maybe there is something I am unaware of concerning Shaw that would bring that response from you.

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He is literally Les Miles

they execute better than use because Shaw actually recruits to his system. Les was trying to go dual threat qb with a pro style OC and then put him in some abortion from the 1970s offense this isn't nearly as good looking as what stanford does.

Shaw just feels like a meh hire.

I don't think we need to go crazy wide open spread but people are going to want to open it up some

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Prob can remove C Kelly as well. I think he has said hes pretty much done with college fb.

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Well, pro football is pretty much done with him, so his decision to stay may not be in the cards.

@heartbreak re Frank. (sorry for the two-week-delayed bump, I've been off and on with the site.) I think your comments are quite fair--they too short of proven winning record argument. But I still think you can tell a lot about how a guy will manage other coaches, recruiting, and leadership based on one season of work. I don't disagree with ya, though.