re: Alleva is Holding Les’s Feet to the Fire

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This excuse is unacceptable. Not with respect to wins and loses, but to how that offense looked...no way they should be so inept and that's why I don't like that excuse.

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Running game looked okay.

We all know there's a massive issue with the passing game.

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1) How was our offense last year, Cam's first year...with a good QB.

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We had 4 NFL starters at skill positions...and we finished 7th in the SEC in total offense. The offense also stalled numerous times against completely inferior competition (Ole Miss, Arkansas, etc).

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2) Look at what we lost on O this year.

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A&M lost more than we did on offense, yet they finished with the 30th ranked offense in the country. We finished 77th with one of the worst passing offenses in the country.

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The O was YOUNG this year...YOUNG.

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We had a veteran offensive line. Our top two targets at receiver have been in the program for multiple years. Jennings was a sophomore, and had already spent an entire year under Cam's instruction.

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It's tact, not tack.

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No, it's tack. It's a sailing term.

Alleva is a pathetic AD

I hear you but I think there's a limit and in Joe's mind we've reached the limit. IOW, the on-field results don't merit what Les is asking.

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As I see it, Joe’s tack is that Les needs to stop trying to ‘buy’ his way to success and instead ‘coach’ his way to success.

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I think I see what you're trying to say... which implies a question of value. While it's true that talented coaches command increasingly higher salaries, it's also true that established/high profile coaches will almost certainly command a higher salary than arguably more talented coaches who don't have name recognition yet.

Yes... and sure-- Aleva would certainly rather spend less money wherever he can; that is part of his job. But I don't think the part of your OP that I quoted directly bears on the situation the way you're suggesting. I don't think there was any intention to force Les to find a young, diamond-in-the-rough coach for less money.

That being said, I do think Aleva looked at the "value" angle, and decided Chavis was not worth what Chavis was asking for. If Chavis had sustained the excellence of the 2011 defensive squad the past three years, I think Aleva might have agreed to the higher terms. But the defense-- while good-- has not been anywhere near that good. So, to me it is a straight value call on what he thought Chavis was worth.

And like Dudebro2 said, the LSU staff is already the highest paid staff, and the team rankings the last two years have not quite measured up to that payout. Aleva really should be aware of that and not just hand out raises to every asst just because they ask. If an assistant is already in the top 5 or 10 in the country pay wise, he damn well better be bringing in a lot of value to merit a raise. Chief didn't. He was good and he was a steady presence, but nothing more.

So then what is Nikki Caldwell worth? She doesn't even havé a top 25 team. And shé is coaching a team in a sport that is non revenue producing. Doesn't even turn a profit. How long does she get.