re: So now we conceivably know 3 of the four remaining on Woodward's list as LSU's next Coach?

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I have said that I am not able to conduct such a search, but I like Aranda's approach to the game. I think Kiffin would attract top-flight offensive players. I know less about the other two. If one were convinced that Fickel really wanted to come to LSU long-term to build a championship program, I would consider him.

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These 3 are intriguing.

Aranda- I'm not so worried about his record at Baylor right now; I think he has a very, VERY tightly conceived idea about what would excel in a program. Seems like a Saban reincarnation, but without (?) the desire to move to the NFL, that Saban had.

Kiffin- boy genius, with all the irresponsibility that implies; but I wonder if he's started to mature now. A couple of the interviews recently seem to indicate he has. I think he understands that he fricked up in the past, but a shot with LSU could restore all the potential he had a decade ago.
My worry would be that he DOES still harbor a desire to go back to the NFL eventually, and prove he can do it at that level.

Fickell- hard to get a good read on him. Is he the latest mid-major genius?