re: Brody Miller/The Athletic update 11/16

That sad thing is, I think Miles was legit tier 1 for skip.

If Woodward isn't even considering Aranda, I think that is a red flag. Not for the search but on Woodward.

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if recruiting is that big for scott, then i'm not sure why campbell is in the mix

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Which coaches "in the mix" not named Riley or Jimbo don't have question marks about recruiting in the SEC?

I'll hang up and listen.

i will say there were plenty, and i mean plenty of houston media folks who caught wind of jimbo to a&m rumors the day after sumlin lost to UCLA.

they kept on repeating rumors on the news and then bam, everything came to fruition, even contract terms down to the penny

so there's definitely something leaky somewhere.

Woodward knows he has to let the big hire lay low and come out when the coast is clear. That's probably the most important point of the entire hiring process. How many times have we seen potential candidates scared out of the job because of post leak pressure by their current program?

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Between living conditions in BR

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this is overblown

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the mess the program is in right now as a dumpster fire program,

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this is also overblown...the fact that the team hasn't given up speaks against what you are saying

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and the potential looming NCAA hammer

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will it really be that bad?

Johnson was a name that came out very late.

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That sad thing is, I think Miles was legit tier 1 for skip.

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Skip's #1 priority was hiring a coach that wouldn't bolt to the NFL. Stop and think about that for a minute. He also was of the mindset that the job was a privilege so they weren't giving in to any big money demands.

Then ultimately when Saban sent out feelers that he was looking to gtfo the NFL, Skip sent word that LSU had their guy in Miles.

Yes. Instability adds less flavor to LSU's advantages. Throwing money at the situation can always make someone listen but it doesn't mean it will be the only factor. The added pressure this program puts on their shoulders and zero tolerance on losing would give pause to established coaches in already stable situations even for more money it's risky.

They can't go into a blind situation with an uncertain gloom over the program with the NCAA. Is it likely they do anything? Probably not. It still adds to the instability and limits your advantages especially if something unexpected happened.

Is the program not a dumpster fire? Are we as talented as we think? We're in our first losing season in 22 years when we were hitting rock bottom all over again. Even all the season prior with our poor coaching under Miles/Orgeron we never sniffed this. So are we that talented?

With the instant gratification transfer portal you don't know how bad this team will be gutted either. Based on rumors swirling you're getting universities like Georgia tampering with our star players to pay them to transfer with big NIL contracts.

All I'm pointing out is don't be surprised if a lot of coaches told LSU no which is why someone like Napier is in play because you have to go down that list. I think Aranda would say yes because he's still rebuilding Baylor.