What are the pros of Napier if we can't get Riley or Aranda?

Unproven in terms of being the head coach of a major football program. Let’s just say the ceiling is very high but the floor is very low. Napier might be the biggest gamble of all the candidates.

I don't think the floor is as low as some people think.

He's an excellent, excellent recruiter. That's enough to win most games.

He's also a better x's and o's coach than either of the previous two we had.

He's likeable, has program humming four years into stint at ULL, learned from Saban, knows LSU's recruiting area well, offense-minded, can start in 10 days

Here's 2 things you need to know:
-An asst. coach on Bama staff was once asked about the difference between Saban/Napier's coaching style. His answer...one's offense and one's defense. That's about as strong as it gets from a comparison standpoint.
-A Bama grad I work with who is very tied to Bama football told me that Napier at LSU scares him more than the other names he's hearing float around.

Is it risky? Yes. Is he worth it? Not sure. Do "football" people think he's going to be a big-time coach in P5 sooner than later? Yes

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would you say the same of Smart when UGA hired him, or Fisher when FSU hired him, or Dabo when Clemson hired him, or even Urban Meyer when Florida hired him?

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Yes I would have. I’m not saying Napier would be a bad hire. I’m just saying it’s high risk high reward that’s all. He’s unproven that’s a fact. There’s been a lot of unproven coaches who haven’t panned out like the coach’s you just mentioned.

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would you say the same of Smart when UGA hired him, or Fisher when FSU hired him, or Dabo when Clemson hired him, or even Urban Meyer when Florida hired him?

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Chicken is correct!

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25 other coaches before him? He is Tier 3-

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Come on man. This man is in the mix.
He may not be the number one choice but hes up there on that list

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would you say the same of Smart when UGA hired him, or Fisher when FSU hired him, or Dabo when Clemson hired him, or even Urban Meyer when Florida hired him?

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Only Dabo. Everyone else on that list was much more proven and WTF URBAN WAS A MONSTER BEFORE UF.

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Tiger1988

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I was responding to "Unproven in terms of being the head coach of a major football program."

None of those guys listed were proven head coaches of a major football program before they were hired to their respective schools...FACT!

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How do you know Napier is tier 3-

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Because of where he coaches, how poorly he has performed this season after allegedly having the number 1 recruiting class 3 years in a row in the Sun Belt, and the other P5 at lesser programs but are successful. You start by HC at elite programs. Then to HCs at successful lower tiers P5’s like Baylor, ISU, MSU, ISU, Ole Piss, etc. then you move to Elite HCs at non-p5’s. Also, somewhere in there are elite The last one one is Tier 3.