He raises a frick ton of money and gives head coaches leeway to spend it on assistants unlike any AD we've had. He's improving facilities left and right. These things are what good AD's do.

Trent Johnson ended up being a bad hire, sure, but Johnson was sought after by plenty of major programs. He hasn't had a chance to make any other big hires. Will he make a good hire in Miles' wake? Who knows? Most people understand that the at major programs like LSU, the big boosters are the ones that push the buttons in hiring the head football coach, but that's a discussion for another time. If he indeed did drive a wedge between Les and Chavis, that's really, really bad, but excuse me for being hesitant to unconditionally believe everything the hack to end all hacks, Guilbeau, says. That's about all I got.

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Posted by BrerTiger

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Member since Sep 2011

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Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:59 pm to lsu2006

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Most people understand that the at major programs like LSU, the big boosters are the ones that push the buttons in hiring the head football coach

I agree with that.

If Alleva makes the move, it will largely be because he's got boosters in his ear clamoring for him to make the move.

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If he indeed did drive a wedge between Les and Chavis, that's really, really bad, but excuse me for being hesitant to unconditionally believe everything the hack to end all hacks, Guilbeau, says

It will be interesting to see if Rabalais or Dellenger have to say on that matter, if anything.

Guilbeau may be a hack but I'm glad somebody in the media is asking questions about Alleva.

To put things in perspective, Skip knew what was on the line during the last coaching search:

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Bertman’s legacy was on the line.

Those 870 wins, seven Southeastern Conference championships and five national titles as LSU’s baseball coach mattered little in the winter of 2004.

“We had conversations with him,” Ausberry said. “ ‘Skip, this is career-killer stuff for us.’ It got to the point where we said, ‘All the championships you’ve won, all of the games, all of that goes down the drain if you don’t hire the right one.”

Les Miles was always the one, Bertman said.

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Posted by LSUBadger

Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:02 pm to lsu2006

All of the assistants started 2015 on two year contracts. Those contracts expire at the end of the 2016 season
If LSU were to fire Miles after this season, they would owe him about $2m a year for eight years. Pretty manageable. The problem is that they would still have to pay this current staff about $6m and then also pay a new staff next year. Not as manageable
This was why Chavis' insistence on a three year extension was so problematic. Alleva and the powers that be gave Miles a two year window to get things fixed and they were not going to pay Chavis not to be here in 2017. If Alleva didn't show up for a meeting with Miles and Chavis it was because he had already told Miles what the deal was.
Actually a pretty interesting strategy by Alleva, but it does almost guarantee Les one more year to right the ship (which I think he deserves)

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Posted by LSU GrandDad

houston, texas

Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 11/19/15 at 4:33 pm to lsu2006

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If he indeed did drive a wedge between Les and Chavis, that's really, really bad, but excuse me for being hesitant to unconditionally believe everything the hack to end all hacks, Guilbeau, says. That's about all I got.

people are ultra gullible and believe just about anything, esp if it fits their beliefs. I don't believe a damn thing guilbeau says.

this board, and maybe all the others too, is ripe with rumors and should be renamed the LSU Gossip Board. it seems that the "concensus" on here never turns out to be true.

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