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Baker seeing this defensive class….
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:48 pm
You ain’t seeing this talent at Tulane….cmon baw. Stay home for 2 more years
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Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:50 pm to r0cky1
It is generally easier to get a HC job once you actually are a HC, and Tulane has now given two guys in a row promotions (one a giant promotion), and its his alma mater.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:55 pm to r0cky1
idk think Tulane is legitimately the move for him.
If he wants to be a P5 Hc it helps to have HC experience
Tulane is at a really good place right now so if he has the ability he isn’t rebuilding it.
If he doesn’t want to be a P5 Hc he could just stay at his Alma Mater indefinitely if he has some success. they don’t expect a natty there
If he wants to be a P5 Hc it helps to have HC experience
Tulane is at a really good place right now so if he has the ability he isn’t rebuilding it.
If he doesn’t want to be a P5 Hc he could just stay at his Alma Mater indefinitely if he has some success. they don’t expect a natty there
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:57 pm to Fun Bunch
Kirby Smart
Dan Lanning
Ryan Day
All those guys did pretty well making the jump from Coordinator directly to head coach.
Dan Lanning
Ryan Day
All those guys did pretty well making the jump from Coordinator directly to head coach.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:57 pm to r0cky1
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Baker seeing this defensive class….
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:59 pm to r0cky1
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Baker seeing this defensive class….
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:01 pm to DamageInc
hiring practices seem to have changed a little in recent years. No one is saying he can't make the jump from here to a big program, but the current trend seems to be HC experience required
also, Day and Lanning did walk into already well-established machines
also, Day and Lanning did walk into already well-established machines
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:03 pm to r0cky1
Baker should stay and wait for the inevitable Kiffin exit.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:05 pm to Fun Bunch
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is generally easier to get a HC job once you actually are a HC, and Tulane has now given two guys in a row promotions (one a giant promotion), and its his alma mater.
This is true if your goal is only HC.
If your goal is to get a taste of a national championship, he’d be better off staying a bit longer and getting it as a DC, then moving on. Rarely happens the other way around.
Depends what’s important to him.
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:07 pm to r0cky1
Baker wouldn’t be here long enough to coach them when there relevant anyways.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:08 pm to r0cky1
Hate to see him go, but it’s the right move for him.
Baker could end up on LSUs HC short list some day if Lane decides to leave
Baker could end up on LSUs HC short list some day if Lane decides to leave
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:15 pm to DamageInc
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ll those guys did pretty well making the jump from Coordinator directly to head coach.
Extremely unfair comparison.....
Kirby Smart - UGA
Dan Lanning - Oregon
Ryan Day - Ohio State
Tulane isn't one of those schools.
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:20 pm to DamageInc
True statement. But we are only looking for reasons for him not to leave because it benefits LSU.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:28 pm to Lee Chatelain
Brent Venables and Dabo Swinney both made the jump as coordinators to big time HC. Clemson does the Associated HC tag, maybe do that for Baker.
There’s definitely a positive track record of top tier schools hiring elite DCs with no HC experience and it working out.
There’s definitely a positive track record of top tier schools hiring elite DCs with no HC experience and it working out.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:33 pm to DamageInc
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Kirby Smart
Dan Lanning
Ryan Day
All those guys did pretty well making the jump from Coordinator directly to head coach.
Day was an "in-house" promotion after taking over when Meyer was suspended to start the season and ultimately had his "health issues" return again.
Kriby was sought after by other schools because of his success at Alabama, but the reason he got a job as "big" as the Georgia job is because that was his alma mater. It's unlikely he would have been the primary target of one of the bigger programs.
The biggest jobs out there this cycle hired current HCs. Could Baker parlay the LSU job into a big HC job? Sure. But history says the more likely path to doing so is by being a lower level HC first.
Plus, not only is Tulane a sold G5 program, it's his alma mater. I don't think he would leave LSU for just any G5 HC job. Tulane seems to be a good spot for him.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:42 pm to r0cky1
Does anyone have the latest on Baker? With Tulane playing tonight, stands to reason they would announce something or would they wait until after the game?
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:43 pm to r0cky1
Lane is not going to stay here very long. 3-6 years, let Baker go get his HC experience and when Lane does Lane things, then we have Baker ready to take over
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:04 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
The options for CBB on an 7-5 team, although all the losses were to AP top 25 teams, will be substantially different if he stays put and is the DC for a NC team.
Look at the pieces that he will have to work with next year ALREADY, add the portal to that and the talent will be SICK; with an O to boot.
The timing is right for Tulane, but the ceiling would be through the roof if he stays a year or 2.
Look at the pieces that he will have to work with next year ALREADY, add the portal to that and the talent will be SICK; with an O to boot.
The timing is right for Tulane, but the ceiling would be through the roof if he stays a year or 2.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:36 pm to Fun Bunch
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and Tulane has now given two guys in a row promotions (one a giant promotion),
And both were HCs before they went to Tulane…
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:41 pm to DamageInc
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Kirby Smart
Dan Lanning
Ryan Day
All those guys did pretty well making the jump from Coordinator directly to head coach.
these guys were hired from the GOATs and a Goat in the making. 
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