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Why not give an elite coordinator a look?
Posted on 11/2/25 at 7:58 am
Posted on 11/2/25 at 7:58 am
For Example, Grubb at Alabama. Hire him and you get the added benefit of knee capping a rival. Deboer looked pretty average without him last year and this year they are rolling. No idea if he wants to be a HBC, but there are plenty of great coaches out there that had no Head coaching experience before they got shots at their current schools. Those include Kirby, Day, and Lanning, all of who anyone on this board would be elated with. No guarantee an established HBC is going to produce either. Look at Kelly.
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Posted on 11/2/25 at 7:58 am to Complete Linebacking
I think that’s probably the route they end up going because the HC’s they want aren’t moving
Posted on 11/2/25 at 7:59 am to Complete Linebacking
I’d like a coordinator that does more with less talent.
Grubb doesn’t fit that bill
Grubb doesn’t fit that bill
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:03 am to extremelsu
Doesn’t have to be Grubb. Only point is I don’t think we should limit ourselves to established head coaches. Schools like UGA, tOSU, and Oregon haven’t. Not sure why LSU thinks they are tiers above those jobs because they’re not.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:05 am to Complete Linebacking
Because of Archer.
LSU has a championship formula: hire an experienced coach from a P4 conference that can recruit.
Saban, Michigan State
Miles, OSU
Coach O, OM
Championship
Championship
Championship
LSU has a championship formula: hire an experienced coach from a P4 conference that can recruit.
Saban, Michigan State
Miles, OSU
Coach O, OM
Championship
Championship
Championship
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:08 am to Complete Linebacking
Mike Shanahan at Indiana
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:10 am to Complete Linebacking
I see your point. Smart and Lanning had elite defensives at UGA year after year. UGA has a down defense this year.
Ryan Day was promoted within and just happens to be Ohio State’s coach. Youre not hiring Kelly or Patricia to be head coach.
Vandy is having a great year on offense, should we look into tim beck? A guy that spent 30 seasons at pittsburg state.
Maybe indiana’s offensive coordinator but he has only coached power 4 football for 2 seasons.
Want to take a risk in colin klien?
I just dont think the coordinator hire is out there this cycle
Ryan Day was promoted within and just happens to be Ohio State’s coach. Youre not hiring Kelly or Patricia to be head coach.
Vandy is having a great year on offense, should we look into tim beck? A guy that spent 30 seasons at pittsburg state.
Maybe indiana’s offensive coordinator but he has only coached power 4 football for 2 seasons.
Want to take a risk in colin klien?
I just dont think the coordinator hire is out there this cycle
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:20 am to extremelsu
Klein is going to Okie State. I've heard that deal is already in place.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:23 am to Complete Linebacking
quote:
. Only point is I don’t think we should limit ourselves to established head coaches. Schools like UGA, tOSU, and Oregon haven’t. Not sure why LSU thinks they are tiers above those jobs because they’re not.
I agree with all of this. I think they will be making a mistake if they limit the search. Maybe they end of with a sitting HC but I think it is a mistake not to look at coordinators also.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:24 am to jrodLSUke
quote:
Because of Archer. LSU has a championship formula: hire an experienced coach from a P4 conference that can recruit. Saban, Michigan State Miles, OSU Coach O, OM Championship Championship Championship
You left out:
Curly -sucked from day one
Dinardo- brought backed the magic before sucking
Kelly- early success before retiring with Golden Parachute
So I guess that makes it a 50-50 gamble!
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:24 am to Complete Linebacking
Grunb flopped at Seattle and the players walked all over him. Moderate pass.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:31 am to armytiger96
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You left out: Curly -sucked from day one Dinardo- brought backed the magic before sucking Kelly-
Curly and Kelly were not P4 coaches.
Dinardo was, and immediately turned around the program. That was the right direction.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:31 am to jcole4lsu
Sounds like a good fit
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:37 am to extremelsu
quote:I like Will Stein at Oregon. OC with a top 5 offense for a defensive head coach. Salvaged Dante Moore's career.
just dont think the coordinator hire is out there this cycle
This post was edited on 11/2/25 at 8:39 am
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:42 am to Handsome Pete
Matt Patricia will get a HC job this year. I dunno about chip. Not sure he wants to but with nil that does help his lack of recruiting and if he had a good GM to aid in that he could be very successful
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:46 am to tigersquad89
quote:
I think that’s probably the route they end up going because the HC’s they want aren’t moving
100% this. We can absolutely make a great hire still, but with Landry’s actions, it’s basically the only route we can now take. He’s narrowed the field quite a bit, with all established coaches dropping out for sure.
We can get a great young coach, but it takes someone with a great eye for talent to make this pick and is a much greater risk. I still think a power 4 or lower power 5 is still a safer move if we can get them.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:47 am to S
quote:
Grubb flopped at Seattle
This is true but there are tons of examples of college coaches flopping in the pro game. That doesn’t mean they aren’t great college coaches. See tGOAT, Saban. Or one of the other greats, Spurrier.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:50 am to jrodLSUke
quote:
Curly and Kelly were not P4 coaches.
Curly was not.
Notre Dame is considered a P4 equivalent team.
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:58 am to jrodLSUke
quote:\
LSU has a championship formula: hire an experienced coach from a P4 conference that can recruit.
That's in the old system
The CEO-recruiter model is dead in the current system
Posted on 11/2/25 at 8:59 am to jrodLSUke
quote:
Curly and Kelly were not P4 coaches.
You're trying to argue the head coach of Notre Dame doesn't qualify for your scenario because they're not in a conference, pretending they're at a lower level?
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