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re: Joe Alleva- how much criticism is warranted?

Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:32 pm to
Posted by TheBob
Metairie
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:32 pm to
I hate Alleva for not hiring Herman. Not worried about Jimbo in the least.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
110292 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:32 pm to
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I think the implication is that he clearly botched our coaching search, and other programs are seamlessly making big name hires.
Right I get that. But as of now, his actual hire has done well. WE can say it is because the sec sucks, but his hire did better than these schools coaches in their first years with their hires

Bama-Saban
UGA-Smart
Arky-Bert
Miss St-Dan
UF-Mac
USC-Boom
UK-Stoops
Ole Miss- Freeze/Luke
Vandy-Mason
Mizzou-Whatever his name is
Tenner- Jones


Only coaches who did better are:

Auburn- Gus
A&M-Sumlin(
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
72125 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:32 pm to
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the man is thin skinned and possibly mentally unstable. he somehow found a way to make LSU look bad during the florida hurricane situation. then he rushed the hiring of O to make it look like he was his first choice all along. how he still has a job is beyond me.



could not agree more

so, next question- what would it take to fire him at this point? As pride said, O winning 9-10 games gives Joe some breathing room.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:34 pm to
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So, you want to fire an AD whose hire is about to potentially have a 10 win season?



Are you kidding me? You think Alleva has succeeded in his job?

We went 9-3 in the worst SEC in 10 years.

He should have been fired the day he hired Orgeron.

Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
72125 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:34 pm to
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Bama-Saban
UGA-Smart
Arky-Bert
Miss St-Dan
UF-Mac
USC-Boom
UK-Stoops
Ole Miss- Freeze/Luke
Vandy-Mason
Mizzou-Whatever his name is
Tenner- Jones


Only coaches who did better are:

Auburn- Gus
A&M-Sumlin(


I think this proves that what you do in year 1 should be taken with a grain of salt.
Posted by MOT
Member since Jul 2006
30863 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:36 pm to
A&M hiring Fisher shouldn’t change any opinions on Alleva. Jimbo could have coached Florida State for 50 more years and Alleva would still be a complete failure based on his actions during the process that didn’t even involve Fisher.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33521 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:36 pm to
It will take O going off the rails
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:37 pm to
quote:

Bama-Saban
UGA-Smart
Arky-Bert
Miss St-Dan
UF-Mac
USC-Boom
UK-Stoops
Ole Miss- Freeze/Luke
Vandy-Mason
Mizzou-Whatever his name is
Tenner- Jones


How many of these guys stepped into a team as talented as LSU's and was just expected to improve from a 9 win Les Miles coached team?

Including teams like Vandy and UK is just laughable

You really are the lnchbox of the sports boards
Posted by lsusportsman2
Member since Oct 2007
27232 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:38 pm to
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a idiot


I always laugh at this.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
110292 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:39 pm to
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I think this proves that what you do in year 1 should be taken with a grain of salt.

Ok. But fact is Allevas hire has been good so far.

At some point, we will have to actually stop melting about the "process" and focus on the actual results, which honestly are all that matters.
This post was edited on 12/1/17 at 1:39 pm
Posted by LSU Wayne
Walker
Member since Apr 2005
4458 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:39 pm to
We did the same exact thing that Ole Miss did without staring down the barrel of NCAA sanctions. it is completely baffling and inexcusable.

And consider this, in the long run Tennessee will likely wind up with a better hire than we did despite their enormous dumpster fire.

Again, inexplicable failure on the part of Alleva that despite the obvious inability to perform in the most important aspect of his job, apparently allows him to just sit there in the same position plugging away, draining every ounce of energy left in this program.
Posted by riverparish
Member since Dec 2007
1581 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:40 pm to
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So, you want to fire an AD whose hire is about to potentially have a 10 win season?


O’s sitting at 9-3 which is the EXACT same record that miles had his last full season. Did you want miles gone?
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
72125 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:40 pm to
It feels like those with the power to remove Alleva shouldn't look at simply wins and losses. The media circus surrounding the coaching search, hurricane Irma, and settling for Orgeron all are worth firing him.

Unfortunately I think many of our boosters are O baws.
Posted by MOT
Member since Jul 2006
30863 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:40 pm to
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Right I get that. But as of now, his actual hire has done well. WE can say it is because the sec sucks, but his hire did better than these schools coaches in their first years with their hires

Bama-Saban
UGA-Smart
Arky-Bert
Miss St-Dan
UF-Mac
USC-Boom
UK-Stoops
Ole Miss- Freeze/Luke
Vandy-Mason
Mizzou-Whatever his name is
Tenner- Jones

Did all of those coaches inherit the same situation?
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
110292 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:40 pm to
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How many of these guys stepped into a team as talented as LSU's and was just expected to improve from a 9 win Les Miles coached team?

Not sure. I know Smart did

quote:

You really are the lnchbox of the sports boards
I posted a clear fact. Fact is 9-3 puts you in the top 5% in SEC history for first year on the job. That is just what it is. I am sorry that success pisses you off for some reason because you still want to melt
Posted by riverparish
Member since Dec 2007
1581 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:41 pm to
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how much should Alleva be criticized by LSU fans?


IMO, he’s not getting enough
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
110292 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:41 pm to
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Did you want miles gone?

Yes. What is your point?
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41887 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:42 pm to
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But fact is Allevas hire has been good so far.


not sure how we can say that. it hasnt been "bad" BUT

LSU was preseason #12, so theyve underachieved in that regard

they also only beat two teams with winning records (A&M 7-5) and Auburn (10-2)
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
72125 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:42 pm to
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we will have to actually stop melting about the "process" and focus on the actual results, which honestly are all that matters.


I disagree. I think how an AD handles certain situations and represent their university matters just as much. Alleva consistently has us wiping off egg.

IIn my previous post I didn't even bring up him fumbling the firing of Miles in 2015. What a mess his last 3-4 years have been.
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
23096 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:42 pm to
I'm glad alleva didn't pay that kind of cash to Jimbo. I think we can be just as successful with O, and if not, we find another guy. Jimbo was looking for a massive payday obviously. He got better terms after a bad season and even more bad blood with FSU.

aTm can afford to risk making this kind of mistake apparently. But if this would have been LSU making the hire, and it didn't work out, it would be a huge blow to the program.

aTm has deeper pockets than LSU. I don't think it was a bad move for them, but I do think it would have been for us
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