re: They are really milking this shite for all its worth.

If they don't give a shite about the fan base (and I wouldn't say this is not true to an extent, given the handling of the program recently. Then throw in the rising prices, paid parking, and the overall killing of the game day experience. Oh, and I almost forgot the complete crap concessions in the stadium).

Then why not just end it all and hire Ensminger? Seems they are trying to please the fan base by "looking" for a guy. Not giving a frick about the fan base, and then trying to appease them with the OC hire seems odd.

The more bad faith the Univ and AD express to the fan base, the less interested the fans become.

And they wonder why we're gone before halftime?

The apathy is real and it is going to escalate. We don't have to do this.

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If true, they’re signing off on their own firings. No way fans should accept this.

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I may need to reevaluate my place in life when I can actually side with your ignorant arse on something.

Its sad that the administration is dragging the loyal, faithful, members of the fan base down to the levels of the ones who just want to see LSU and Orgeron fail.

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The people my source got his info from are heavily pushing Gilbert still.

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Do you honestly still believe you are getting information close to the program? Close to the decision makers?

You aren't.

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What's really bizzarre is that O & E had enough momentum last year E could have been named OC and could have gotten away with it.

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Nah. Orgeron had to make the promise to bring in a big name OC to let him run the offense as his ticket to getting the job. He couldn't have brought in Ensminger this past season and got away with it. He had to make promises, that apparently he had no intent to keep, in order to get a job he didn't deserve.

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As far as money goes, unfortunately our OC search will be affected by paying Canada 3.2 million for one years work, and Aranda 2.5 million this year. Can't ignore it's impact on the bean counters.

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Well, a bean counter worth a shite would calculate the COST of hiring someone unprepared also.

It is that! LOL!

It is reminiscent of the Johnny Jones hire. There was about 10 days of rampant speculation. Information discussing a few "big name" candidates, only to eventually hire the guy everyone except Dale Brown wanted. Jones wasn't a popular pick and Alleva knew it. However, he couldn't hire Jones without at least feigning a "search"

It seems more and more like this is a dog and pony show before hiring the guy no one else wants. Yet, unlike basketball, it's going to be hard to sell that "no one" else wanted the job but Ensminger.

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He had to make promises, that apparently he had no intent to keep, in order to get a job he didn't deserve.

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This where we differ: I think the Herman/Jimbo stuff was a smokescreen and O was the guy the entire time. O really thought Kiffin was coming hence the whole, "best OC in the country" foot in mouth statement. It looks great if he gets Kiffin and it's a shot across Saban's bow. Well, FAU happens and O is stuck and can't promote Ensminger- the back up plan from the get go- because the entire LSU universe is eating up the "reformed O who's gonna get the best coordinators and let em coach" narrative. Enter Canada, exit Canada and back to Ensminger.