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re: Baker interviewed for Memphis job
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:32 pm to TDsngumbo
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:32 pm to TDsngumbo
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He obviously doesn't want to be at LSU anymore so even if he doesn't land a HC job anywhere, my concern is he'd be mentally checked out.
Why does your mind immediately go there? If he wants to be a head coach, then he's obviously going to pursue that. It doesn't have anything to do with wanting to be at LSU, it's about going for the goals he's set for himself. If he's ready to be a head coach and those schools are offering it to him, then why wouldn't he pursue it? Everything someone does isn't a slight to LSU....and if those jobs don't work out, I'm sure he'll get a healthy pay bump to be the DC at LSU and work his arse off just like he always has.
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:32 pm to moneyg
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He (like all coaches) wants to be a head coach.
Everyone but Pete Golding until a few days ago, lol
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:33 pm to TDsngumbo
Are you a child, or an emotional woman, or both?
This doesn't mean he "obviously doesn't want to be at LSU". It means that he wants to advance in his career to being a HC. Given the last 5 coaches (combined) at Memphis and Tulane parlayed those jobs into power conf. HC jobs, both places seem like good opportunities.
This doesn't mean he "obviously doesn't want to be at LSU". It means that he wants to advance in his career to being a HC. Given the last 5 coaches (combined) at Memphis and Tulane parlayed those jobs into power conf. HC jobs, both places seem like good opportunities.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:35 pm to 1999
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Maybe he doesn’t feel great about Tulane
This is the correct answer. Interviewing for Memphis is a great sign for LSU keeping him
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:35 pm to 7Tiger7
Someone chain Baker to his desk in the ops building
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:38 pm to TDsngumbo
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looks like we're going to lose him one way or another
yeah, if he's actively interviewing for other positions, time to move on... the Tulane thing, we all knew they'd reach out to him, but this one seems like he's the one reaching out... which, look, i get it... new coach, no idea how he'll fit with Kiffin, etc..
but this pretty much solidifies that he really has aspirations of being a HC sooner rather than later...
on to the next guy...
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:39 pm to 7Tiger7
Blake's a pretty good DC, but I don't see his future being an uber successful P4 head coach. College DC is his sweet spot. Good coordinators don't always make good head coaches.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:39 pm to TigahFan85
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Maybe trying to increase salary?!?!?
Or... he wants to be a head coach.
Why do yall always make shite harder than it is?
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:42 pm to The Pirate King
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Blake's a pretty good DC, but I don't see his future being an uber successful P4 head coach. College DC is his sweet spot. Good coordinators don't always make good head coaches.
Curious as to why you think he would not be a successful HC someday
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:45 pm to Chalkywhite84
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Chalkywhite84
How about you read a little further down and see my next post.
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Pretty obvious he doesn’t want to continue as DC at LSU.
This here
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If you’re a coordinator and someone wants to interview you for HC, you take the interview.
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:45 pm to WhoKnows
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yeah, if he's actively interviewing for other positions, time to move on... the Tulane thing, we all knew they'd reach out to him, but this one seems like he's the one reaching out... which, look, i get it... new coach, no idea how he'll fit with Kiffin, etc..
but this pretty much solidifies that he really has aspirations of being a HC sooner rather than later...
on to the next guy...
This is how I feel. I'm not being emotional about it and I understand that he wants to be a head coach. That doesn't change the fact that he's not fully 100% in for LSU anymore, though. I wish him luck, but I'd rather a good DC that's fully dedicated to his job at LSU.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:46 pm to Alt26
He’s fricking both
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:48 pm to TDsngumbo
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Well shite, looks like we're going to lose him one way or another. He obviously doesn't want to be at LSU anymore so even if he doesn't land a HC job anywhere, my concern is he'd be mentally checked out.
There’s no way you’re a functioning adult
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I'm not being emotional about it
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I'd rather a good DC that's fully dedicated to his job at LSU.
He will be until he gets a head coaching gig. Holy shite
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:49 pm to 7Tiger7
I'm sure this is just an interview, gotta at least do your due diligence. But I'd honestly be surprised if he actually took it. At least with Tulane he was an alum so I could see him actually taking that one. But coordinators get better jobs than Memphis as their first HC gig all the time, surely he could get a better job offer next year at a power conference school if the defense has a good showing. And Baker made about the same money (slightly more actually) as LSU's DC than Silverfield made as the Memphis HC.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:51 pm to Alt26
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both places seem like good opportunities.
Yes, both schools are in the top 3 of the AAC in coaching salaries and NIL money. Baker would be silly not to interview for those jobs.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:51 pm to BayouBengel07
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Curious as to why you think he would not be a successful HC someday
Frankly? I think he's too nice. Not a bad thing for a human being, but the most successful college head coaches are the opposite of that. You can get away with being the fun uncle as a coordinator, but not a big time head coach.
He could certainly find a HC job with less expectations in a smaller conference, but it would really surprise me to see him take over an SEC or Big 10 job and keep climbing the ladder.
I say all this as someone who likes him as a person.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:53 pm to The Pirate King
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Blake's a pretty good DC, but I don't see his future being an uber successful P4 head coach. College DC is his sweet spot. Good coordinators don't always make good head coaches.
Just my personal opinion regarding Baker’s career trajectory… BB has worked with a few decent head coaches but he now has the opportunity to understudy with one of the current masterminds of CFB and could stand to learn a ton in a yr or two that would greatly increase his chance of success when he does make the jump. The thing about Kiffin is that not only is he topping out now he screwed up a lot in his earlier gigs and failure is a great teaching tool especially when it is somebody elses.
This and I would just like him to stay…
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:55 pm to TDsngumbo
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Well shite, looks like we're going to lose him one way or another. He obviously doesn't want to be at LSU anymore so even if he doesn't land a HC job anywhere, my concern is he'd be mentally checked out.
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TDsngumbo
You have got to be the most emotionally dramatic mental midget on this website
Posted on 12/3/25 at 2:59 pm to The Pirate King
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Blake's a pretty good DC, but I don't see his future being an uber successful P4 head coach.
It amazes me people are okay with making statements like with without ever spending one single second with that person in real life
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I think he's too nice. Not a bad thing for a human being, but the most successful college head coaches are the opposite of that. You can get away with being the fun uncle as a coordinator, but not a big time head coach.
Dude what is the everloving frick are you talking about?
You completely made something up and wrote two paragraphs about it
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:01 pm to WaterLink
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surely he could get a better job offer next year at a power conference school if the defense has a good showing.
This too. Does he really want to take his "big shot" at Memphis or Tulane and not wait a couple years for South Carolina, Kentucky, Ole Miss, etc.?
I guess I get it, but he really better be sure that he's ready to make the jump mentally. If he fails spectacularly at a G5 he won't get another shot anytime soon.
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