re: Past John Thrasher (FSU Pres) Comments Re: Jimbo

quote:

---

The only silver lining I see in LSU acquiring Jimbo is the fact he is going back to the same well only a year later. At some point either you make the move or admin gets tired of it and calls your bluff

---

Is he going back to the same well because he really has serious interest in the LSU job? Or is it because the LSU job is "available" (this time actually available) for the second straight year? LSU is probably one of the few schools that could give FSU pause for concern. I doubt FSU would really take him seriously if he were a candidate for the Baylor job, or Iowa St., etc. If he's ever going to force some action at FSU, this is probably his last best shot to do so. There's been some big jobs open up over the last few years. This is the only one he's been seriously linked to. Although to a lesser extent, just like Miles with Michigan, there's a connection between Fisher and LSU that at least can make this appear as more than a negotiating tool.

quote:

---

At some point either you make the move or admin gets tired of it and calls your bluff.

---

No doubt. But in negotiations you use the leverage you have. The LSU job gives him real leverage against his current employer. It's not going to be available next year, so you strike while you have the leverage.