Landry needs to stop playing Puppet Master

Agree but glad he was supportive of getitng rid of BK and also getting the WOKE out of LSU. Now step aside and let others hire the new coach

Without a school president, I understand Landry getting involved but they need to make a friggin decision on that and let people do their jobs.

I have a strong suspicion that Landry will be heavily involved in picking the president and will continue to puppet master.

So you are saying under JBE there was no politics at LSU?

So, Verge (whose FIL is on the BOS) stayed employed because he was good at his job?

Our current AD, who was a former lobbyist, doesn't have political connections?

So, Colis Temple, who makes huge money from State contracts and is on the BOS because it was a conflict of interest to have Jim Bernhard on the BOS since his company was trying to takeover LSU's physical plant isn't political?

Bernhard was the mentor to the kid who caused LSU to almost be put on probation and had everything swept under the rug, who was once head of the LA Democratic party isn't political?

Even the spotter for the football games in the booth was once head of the LA Democratic party, that's not political, he just has really good eyes.

JBE coming out in front of the legislature and saying if they didn't pass these taxes, LSU couldn't have football; isn't political?

Unless you are talking about a private college who receives no State or Federal funding, all State colleges are political. The problems at LSU with the shootings and lower standards are political. The renaming of Middleton library is political. Everything about a States flagship University is political. LSU will endure, but I actually welcome some of the changes that need to occur at LSU. This is just the first piece.

You want to change it, run for Governor.

Expect a new president to be announced next week.

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Is he really meddling or is he just using this as a PR op like he does everything else.
Are the rumors based on anything other than him attending BOS meeting bc of no president?

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There was an LSU President when he meddled, forcing Omar on the field. He'll do anything to get himself in the spotlight, which only proves it's about him and not about what's best for LSU. This isn't a situation where the governor is an alum or longtime supporter quietly trying to do what's best for the school. It's literally the opposite.

All PR. I'd bet he wants to be a part of the hire. If he gets a winner it assures re-election

Nobody here is in love with Landry, but I do think he’s smart enough to know the state’s history in this context.

LSU football’s success benefits the state, moreso than most other places. He wants it to work out as much as anyone.

And sure, he might want to take credit for it. But these facts remain.

Lastly, I’m not elated with Woodward but I’m not entirely sold that he’s a liability. That was a bad hiring cycle top to bottom, none of those hires have been successful.

Contract is ridiculous yes, but that’s the status quo. Don’t wanna turn into a cheap program either.

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Are you a puppet of the guy who hired you to man the fryer at McDonald's? That's a weird take to assume everyone is a puppet.

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If you understand organizational structure and efficiency, you understand that you hire the people best qualified to do the job at hand and not for political purposes. Landry seems the opposite.
Landry seems like a guy that wants people he can control and and align with his political views which are immaterial and subject to whims of the public…

The man is an aspiring demagogue and it's pathetic.