re: Lets be honest. If we fired O tom., does anyone have faith in Alleva making a good hire?

So true, Rickdaddy. I well remember when Chancellor Wharton was at the helm of LSU which I guess back in the day that was the same position that King Alexander now holds. Anyway, though Paul Dietzel was a great coach and brought in to be the HaTCHett man on Coach Cholly Mac, the Athletic Department was operating in the red. However, at least in lip service when Dietzel was fired, I distinctly remember Wharton saying that his main reason for letting Dietzel go was his staunch defense of Coach Stovall who had just wen 3-7-1 and brought in Brodhead and Brodhead had made it clear what he expected of the football program and ultimately fired Coach Stovall and brought in a pretty good coach in Bill Arnsparger.