re: Welp...guess we know the answer-O “in line for extension”

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Why in Earth would you give an extension to a coach that literally no other Power 5 school would even consider hiring?

I think most Lower division schools would pass on Ed. So Joe Alleva will give an extension.

I dislike Ed as much as anyone as HC but Alleva has to be the first domino to fall if we will ever be relevant nationally again.

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Our Admin (including but not limited to Alleva) are the worst fricking negotiators ever.

IF another school came sniffing around there are ways to use that to your advantage. You have to pre-plan and operate on the assumption that it will happen, but that's easily doable.

Example: FSU comes calling. First thing you do is plant a story in a non-LA paper claiming a) stating that, b) LSU has sent feelers to such people as Venables and Brohm (as examples) and c) drop a mention about Aranda being the HC-in-waiting anyway.

See what names start calling on us. You might be pleasantly surprised who calls. When they see, via that plant, that LSU isn't afraid to make a move some will call. The numbers that call will increase year-over-year as Saban inches towards that retirement date. But you'll never know who was interested unless you give an opportunity for some to express that interest.

Yeah, there's a pretty evident parallel to "the search" here.