re: I’m concerned about Brian not being “one of us”, anyone else?

O was "one of us" to a minority of Louisianians. The vast majority of us aren't Cajun and they get attention far beyond their demographic proportion. I for one find it a little tiresome

If he wants to win, he's "one of us".

Nope

Other than Jerry Stovall and O, none of them were “one of us”.

Not sure if serious or not.. but this from thehayride should ease your concerns if you had any

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3. The “cultural fit” stupidity.
An example of a narrative that isn’t based on truth, and this is something the legacy media people show their laziness with again and again, is this idea that you have to be a “fit” at LSU.

As if Baton Rouge, Louisiana is Ougadougou or Dushanbe.

It’s moronic.

The two most successful coaches in LSU history are Nick Saban, a West Virginian who comes off as a corporate automaton from Cleveland or Wall Street, and Skip Bertman, a Jew from Miami. Nothing about either of them “fits” with South Louisiana. Dale Brown, a Music Man character from North Dakota, Les Miles, a goofy eccentric who never stopped mimicking Bo Schembechler, and Paul Mainieri, a Miami native who spent much of his coaching career at Air Force and Notre Dame, had perfectly good careers at LSU and were roundly accepted by the people here.

Will Wade is from Nashville and spent most of his formative years as a coach on the east coast.

None of these people have been hampered by the culture in South Louisiana.

You want to know who struggles with the culture here? Bad coaches. Coaches who don’t succeed at LSU and then end up not succeeding anywhere else, either. Like for example Gerry DiNardo, who whined about the South Louisiana culture when he left LSU and proceeded to lose every year at Indiana until they fired him. Or Trent Johnson, who griped about this place when he left for TCU and then ultimately got tossed out over there when he didn’t win.

If a cultural fit was a necessity at LSU, then why did Johnny Jones fail? How come Ed Orgeron collapsed over the last two years and got himself run off after that magical 2019 season?

The next time somebody brings up “fit” when it comes to LSU coaches, slap them in the face. It’s an excuse for losers and a lazy narrative for ignoramuses.

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A retard?

Kjntgr brings up a great point!