re: How stupid would Alleva look had the deal gone through like so many still want?

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How stupid are we going to look when we lose 3 games next season because the offense is still crippled

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How stupid will you look next year if we don't?

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It's time to start helping Les win versus helping him fail


What does this mean? LSU pays assistants more than elsewhere. It seems Les has been the one failing.

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I am referencing the contract deal with Chavis ultimately ticking him off enough to run to A$M, then not being able to hire Aranda last year and settling for Steele...

With that said, you make a good point though, we do pay assistants well...

But the devil is in the details...

I would really like to fully know what happened on the Jimbo deal..

I am convinced it was going down...

something changed that Saturday...

whether it was Jimbo, Sexton, Alleva, or Alexander we may never know

the fact that DALSU never posts tells me it was Jimbo or Alexander, both "unexpected" developments to the "done deal"

Hard to predict a last minute change of heart

My buddy is friends with Bruce Hemphill who played at LSU, so I would think his tidbit has some truth to it.

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What would have truly looked stupid would have been firing Miles and then hiring Will Muschamp. Which is the type of hire we would have settled for this year.

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I can agree with this. If we didn't have Jimbo as a "done deal", then we needed to keep Les. We would have been done to go through a coaching search.


While y'all are busy googling, look up the Florida State records the several years before Jimbo was named head coach. Jimbo didn't follow 1990s Bobby Bowden, he followed 2000s Bobby Bowden.

The OP is saying we should have hired Tom Herman, right?

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No shite, right? Then he should Google Saban at MSU and get back to us when he gets a clue.

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yeah right, because Saban is such a bad coach. what a dip shite you must be.

To be honest there are some mercury-water drinkers on both extremes of this argument.

WRONG.... When Jimbo was contacted by LSU all he told them was he would talk about it after the season was over... LSU never contacted his agent.... Les Miles was calling Alleva to find out his status up until the aTm game... Alleva never returned Les Miles calls....so, Les Miles called LSU's bluff and told the media that it would be his last game coaching at LSU to apply pressure..... LSU board of Supervisors were on the phone with Alleva before and during the game discussing to keep Les Miles as coach.... They didn't want to lose out on either Miles Or Jimbo Fisher as their coach... Jimbo fisher was the ONLY coach the Board wanted.... There was NEVER ANY discussion about money with Fisher..it never went any further than that.....

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Being that Jimbo probably would not have coached that game it really would not look that stupid.....

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Wow. You have to being mentally retarded to actually have typed that

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That's not setting him up to fail, it's a weird contract deal that, in the end, didn't really cost us that much. If anything, having Coach O (who could easily be a DC for a top 30 type program) as a positional coach is the definition of helping Les win.

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I am just sharing my take, it's ok if people disagree.

Alleva was silent for weeks while Miles took a blood bath in the media "are you being fired, is this your last game in TS?"

If the AD supports you, he comes out and puts that crap to bed, right?

Do you concede that much at least? (That's not being helpful if you intend to help your coach succeed)

Did you see the Alleva post game conference? "he was not a happy camper"


We have a court battle going over Chavis Contract...

Last year, Chavis leaving left Miles sitting there with no plan...

Then Alleva puts a restriction of hiring the new DC...2 year versus 3 plus the Miles clause...

No, we settled for Steele... now that Miles has some leverage after Jimbogate, he is using it to get "his guy".

All the successful coaches today, get whatever the heck they want or feel they need. The AD is eager to be a yes man.. Alleva is working with an attitude " You have plenty already"

Alleva is/was battling Miles in part because so many boosters and TAF members are pressuring Alleva to do something about Miles, but for now Miles has another day to shine only because the Jimbo deal didn't happen.

If he loose 3 games this year, he will be gone probably on his own accord.

Tom Herman will be one of the top candidates...

I am on record as being one that wanted Jimbo badly because I feel the program is stale and needs some serious change to move forward.

If Miles can change and we can enjoy big victories, then I am all for Miles. I love Miles, I just hate his stubborn offense