re: Questions regarding Jimbo to LSU

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Florida State is a prominent program that can financially match anything LSU offers. You may disagree with this, but it's true.

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if the money is close to equal, that won't be the deciding factor.

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Recruiting is strong at both programs

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strong? yes. probably a little easier at LSU though.

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His path to ACC and national championships is SIGNIFICANTLY easier at Florida State. All things equal, who would CHOOSE to go head to head with the GOAT coach every year knowing that just that single loss would keep his seat warm.

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significantly? oh, wait SIGNIFICANTLY?
i don't know about that anymore. this isn't the same SEC as a few years ago.
Clemson and Louisville are legit threats every year to FSU.
in the SEC it's Bama every year, and then a revolving door of who wants to be next in line any given year.

From all accounts he wanted to come to LSU last year but the CLM's fiasco screwed the pooch then. So, ask him that.

You just need to accept that this is something you just haven't kept up with. People just pick up on stuff. He has lots of friends over here through hunting and fishing, and you tend to hear things secondhand and thirdhand. I haven't mentioned this on here before, but I talked to a former FSU player recently who played under him a few years ago. Nature of conversation was something different, but I made a joke about Fisher coming, and he told me he thought he was gone for sure last year. This guy didn't have an inside track or whatever, but just an example of why the sentiment is there. I don't think that's an earth shattering nugget, which is why I've never shared it on a standalone level. But I've heard multiple stories like this before, and people just know that LSU is a "dream job" for Jimbo and he loves it here. People have provided other reasons in this thread, but this is something that is harder to explain to an outsider who hasn't kept up with the situation much.

I'm not saying it's a done deal, and I'm actually operating under the assumption that he's not coming here. Miles, quite amazingly, didn't go to Michigan and had at least one opportunity to do so. We all got let down and burnt last year. But it's certainly conceivable.

I won't pretend to know. But he won't come out and say he's not interested.

The real question is why do Bama fans keep magically appearing on the LSU coaching changes threads?

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Other than the rhetoric of "Jimbo is an LSU man", what are the logical reasons for him going to LSU?

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he wants to take on Saban Highlander style

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who would CHOOSE to go head to head with the GOAT coach every year knowing that just that single loss would keep his seat warm.

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These guys get to the top by being competitive. Think of how many coaches would hop on one leg to Baton Rouge for this opportunity.

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Other than the rhetoric of "Jimbo is an LSU man", what are the logical reasons for him going to LSU?

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Why do CEOs of companies jump from a high paying job at a smaller company to a more difficult and slightly higher paying job at a larger company?

Plus, maybe he doesn't like his boss?

1) LSU will pay top dollar for assistants.
2) He'd be the only relevant school in a high talent recruiting state.
3) He may have enjoyed his time here.
4) No matter what he does, he's not Bobby.
5) He might be looking for a fresh start, we've all done it where for whatever reason it got stale.

That's a fair question. A few things I can think of - (a) more money for a longer period of time; (b) concern about one's "shelf life" in staying at a place (in this case FSU) too long; and (c) great personal experience as OC for 7 years. With the money he is making and his prior experience here, this is a "can't lose" proposition for him. Even if he flops, he's pocketing something in the $20M range. One could ask why Saban wanted to come to LSU in 2000 or BAMA in 2007. I think the case is stronger for Fisher to LSU in 2016.