LSU is a Top 3 Job

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The LSU is a top 3 job in college football.

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He’s, in a vacuum. Ive used the analogy that if there were a Harvard School for Head College Football Coaches, and the top graduate this year got to pick. Of course he’d choose LSU over USC or OU. But life doesn’t happen in a vacuum like that.

1) any coach you deem worthy is already at a good school competing for championships. Otherwise, you wouldn’t deem them worthy.

2) Timing matters SO much more than y’all realize.

3) quality of life does matter for most of these men with wives and children who have likely developed significant ties, friends, and all kinds of relationships where they’re at. 4)

Job security matters. You may not think it does, but it does. Especially to the families who will have to uproot their entire lives to go to a new place to do the same thing all over again.when you have as much money as Riley already does at 38, and LSU offers you $12 million per and OU counters with $10? When you’re making that much is that extra $2 million worth the hassle? Or the risk? Not only that he might not like the schools, the neighborhood, the food, the golf courses, the not having to deal with devastating hurricanes every year years. Especially when we just proved we will unceremoniously shite can the HC of the greatest CFB team of all time a mere 18:months after hosostimg the trophy. And it’s not just him. He’d be asking a lot of his assistants with a lot less money, and a lot less cache to land another gig at that level.

5) How celebrated he be if he’s just the 4th straight coach to win a NC at LSU. One of y’all’s biggest selling points is the 2 did it, and they were functioning retards. I’m not sure that’s a great sell. Would probably be a more hollow NC than if he stayed and helped,bring OU back, winning NCs.,

I want Riley. Would absolutely be over the moon ecstatic if he winds up here. But besides

Greatest season in college football history.

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We live rent free in your head son.

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And we would know since that’s where Bama is with us.

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Job security matters. You may not think it does, but it does.

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I 100% agree; it does. But it also works both ways. If Riley were to go 0-4, or 0-5 in the playoffs, there will be grumblings in Norman. OU hasn't won a NC since 2000, how much longer do they give Riley?

Stoops went 11-2 in his last two season, 0-1 if the CFP. OU didn't go out of their way to stop his retirement. He was definitely on the hotseat after 8-5 the year before.

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LSU is a Top 3 Job

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There are probably 10-15 other schools which are also top 3 jobs in college football, Oklahoma being one of them. NOt to mention he has a great freshman QB there right now and also has job security at Oklahoma, which he wouldn't necessarily have at LSU. Also while you may think BR is a great place to live, most people do not.

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Then why did we settle for O 5 years ago? Where were all the great coaches that dream of this job?

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I don't understand how people even need to ask this.

They had a joke of an AD that got his feelings hurt by one guy and hired O out of emotion.

But even with a joke of an AD the applicants lined up must have been a whose who and even a terrible AD would have picked out of a hat a better name than coach O.

I think most educated people know this. The thing that makes lsu so different than most is that there truly is no ceiling here. Sure, we have had alot of success, but i am sure that lsu hasnt reached its full potential as a program. Lsu could do what bama has done under saban with the right coach and theres no question about it. We havent even come close to seeing the glory days of lsu football yet. I do believe theyre coming though...soon.

But but but but Jimbo

Really good post!