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re: Jay Johnson vs. other candidates for the LSU job in 2021
Posted on 7/6/23 at 9:20 am to Jack Crevalle
Posted on 7/6/23 at 9:20 am to Jack Crevalle
Scott, as he should, vetted a lot of candidates.
From what I've heard, the final 3 on his wish list were Johnson, O'Sullivan, and McDonnell. McDonnell was a non-starter, didn't want to uproot his family and politely declined even a conversation. O'Sullivan had some bad press, not sure how far or well the conversations went. Johnson was aggressively interested in LSU (mutually) and had the best pitch to Scott about what he'd do to win.
That's an amalgamation of a few different stories I heard from the BRCC water cooler. All 3 would've done very well here, but glad we got Jay.
From what I've heard, the final 3 on his wish list were Johnson, O'Sullivan, and McDonnell. McDonnell was a non-starter, didn't want to uproot his family and politely declined even a conversation. O'Sullivan had some bad press, not sure how far or well the conversations went. Johnson was aggressively interested in LSU (mutually) and had the best pitch to Scott about what he'd do to win.
That's an amalgamation of a few different stories I heard from the BRCC water cooler. All 3 would've done very well here, but glad we got Jay.
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Posted on 7/6/23 at 9:31 am to CatfishJohn
I’m not sure how McDonell would have done here. He had the ville rolling but lately they have taken big steps back. I get they don’t have the resources we do.
Posted on 7/6/23 at 9:38 am to CatfishJohn
Makes sense, I definitely remember Sully's name during the coaching search. And "It's McDonnell". Also others like Mike Bianco and Pat Casey. But Scott picked the best option, so glad that Jay is here.
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