re: Wouldnt LSU be in the best position to hire a new coach if Miles left

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LSU is a top 10 college job, facilities, recruiting base and budget.
if you disagree please enlighten us with the jobs you view as better.

In no order,
Alabama, LSU, Florida, Florida St, Texas, USC, Slowhio, Notre Dame,

Sure I have left one or two out, but think those are the top with Oklahoma, Michigan, Oregon, Miami types right behind.

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I agree with that list of premier programs. But, just because you have a premier program doesn't guarantee you can go hire any coach you want; or, that a coach with prior success will do well at one of those programs. When Notre Dame hired Brian Kelly, I was fairly certain that he was going to restore that football team to a superpower. After playing for a national championship in 2012, the Fighting Irish finished at 7-5 this year. Look at Rich Rod. He was one upset away from playing for a national championship at West Virginia. He then goes to Michigan and gets run out in three years. He landed at Arizona and he is playing for a conference title in his third year.

I don't know that there is a "best position" to hire a new coach unless a Nick Saban or Urban Myer tells a school he wants to coach there and would accept an offer if extended. Otherwise, hiring just about any other coach seems to me like a gamble.