re: Prospective coaches should be champing at the bit, to land the LSU job.

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Ed winning a NC in 3rd year opened the eyes to everyone.

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Absolutely! It showed that the strength may not be as much with the individual coaches as much as the program itself.

1 Championship? Of course. It was Saban, the best HC in the modern era of CFB.

2 Championships? Well, Miles was a solid HC at OSU prior to taking the LSU job. He was put in a good spot (post Saban) and truly flourished.

3 Championships (with three different HCs)? Ok, it appears to be the PROGRAM that is the common denominator. NO ONE in CFB would confuse O's football acumen with Saban's, and O's success prior to LSU was nil. Yet, he was able to win a title while fielding the most dominant of LSU's three championship teams.

Over the last 20 years...3 NCs...3 different coaches. NO other school in America can say that.

Prior to Orgeron you could argue that LSU was just fortunate to hit twice on two good coaches. But after O, it seems to be more probable that the LSU program is the "kingmaker". Perhaps like Miami in the 80's and 90's. Schenellenber laid the groundwork with a NC, then Johnson, Erickson and Butch Davis (it was his team who Coker won with) ALL won NCs.

If you are the AD you go to any HC you want and say "This program is a Ferrari. As long as you keep it on the road you are going to win the race sooner rather than later. It only falls apart when the owner neglects to properly take care of it. So, how would you like to sit a top college football soon?