re: Hope LSU goes other than Kiffin...

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And you know this hasn't been done?

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My premise is that it hasn't been done. I don't KNOW that any more than you KNOW it has. I"m basing my premise on the lack of information stating otherwise. Obviously, if my premise turns out to be wrong, my resulting conclusion wouldn't hold water. I have no idea how this concept has stumped you.

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How exhaustive should the search be? 120? 55? 10? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out lane kiffin is in the top 5 or 10 o.c.'s in the country.

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If it were me, I'd identify 5-10 that I wanted to reach out to and go from there. Obviously, if you don't find what you are looking for, you adjust. But, you do a search. You talk to the candidates. You talk to associates who have an opinion. You do everything you can to find the right person. You do it because you know it's in your best interest.

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Again, how do you know? who's the other candidates? so, if you hire Canada, he's guaranteed to stay longer? gilbert? briles jr? applewhite? who's the guy who's staying long term that is a top flight o.c.?

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You make the best decision based on the information you have. Nothing is guaranteed. But, the thought that a lack of a guarantee means you can't plan for it is idiotic.

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with that said, that's just a stupid philosophy. You worry about the future when you get to the future.

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If you don't take care of now, you don't get to the future.

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With this logic, you would have never hired Nick Saban. He wasn't going to be here long term. I'm glad we did. You get the best you can get at this time, worry about replacing him when the time comes.

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No. Just no. There is so much wrong with this I'm just going to ignore it.

If Orgeron isn't capable of making a hire outside of Kiffin, he's going to fail anyway...because if Kiffin is successful, he's probably getting a job offer he's willing to take. And, if he's not successful, then Orgeron would fail whenever it's time to replace Kiffin (assuming he's willing to fire a friend). Orgeron will never be in a more advantageous spot to hire a coordinator than he is right now. He has time, the backing of the administration, and the largest budget in the country. He also has quality offensive talent immediately available for the OC to work with.

The only way the Kiffin hire makes sense is if you think he's head and shoulders above the other guy you'd hire. And, to know that, you'd have to actually have to get to the point were you know who the other guys are.