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Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:25 pm to BayouCowboy
No first time HCs
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:25 pm to BayouCowboy
Not sure you watched the game on Saturday
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:27 pm to BayouCowboy
Are we just ignoring how unbelievably bad the defense looked Saturday? It was inexcusable. The offense outplayed the defense Saturday and that’s straight up pathetic given how bad they are. Harold Perkins is lost on every single play. #7 needs to ride the pine at some point. That athleticism means nothing when you can’t produce and are actively giving up big plays instead of making them.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:27 pm to bearhc
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I like Baker, but you have to earn your spurs. Blake has to become a head coach at some point before he can be considered for an SEC head coaching post.
Clark Lea - DC at Notre Dame before Vandy job
Drinkwitz - 1 year as HC at App St before Mizzou HC
Brent Key - OL coach at Bama before taking Ga Tech job
All newer HCs that most would want now.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:29 pm to BayouCowboy
Are you joking? No. He doesn't need to be Head Coach of LSU right now. Kelly is also not going to be let go until 2027. He will be the Head Coach going into the 2027 season.
Now if Kelly left, retired, or accepted a negotiated settlement then the only reason you hire Blake Baker as the HC is if every option turned you down from a list of proven Head Coaches. And if you had to go in that direction he only be given a 3-4 year contract due to the leverage.
But again that won't happen. Kelly is not going to retire, accept another job, or accept a negotiated settlement. He is too prideful.
Now if Kelly left, retired, or accepted a negotiated settlement then the only reason you hire Blake Baker as the HC is if every option turned you down from a list of proven Head Coaches. And if you had to go in that direction he only be given a 3-4 year contract due to the leverage.
But again that won't happen. Kelly is not going to retire, accept another job, or accept a negotiated settlement. He is too prideful.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:29 pm to bayou85
Why? Has having an experienced vet benefited us this go around? They cost more to acquire and to get rid of.
In this era I’d rather go get a young, hungry coach. These days pushing reset isn’t as costly, with the proper resources they can rebuild pretty fast.
In this era I’d rather go get a young, hungry coach. These days pushing reset isn’t as costly, with the proper resources they can rebuild pretty fast.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:31 pm to bopper50
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You don't give the keys to a top 5 program to a unproven coach.
There are big time coaches that would jump on the job.
Didn't we just do this with Kelly? Winningest coach in college football and all that.
Some of y'all need to realize that LSU isn't a top 5 destination anymore. Sure the facilities are nice and we have a lot of in state talent to recruit from. Our NIL is good enough but we don't have money to spend every year like some others. And our path to the playoffs is more difficult than most. Every year is a gauntlet.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:32 pm to BayouCowboy
He is worth a look, but he is not at the top of the list. You would have to miss on several candidates before he should be the choice.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:33 pm to MRTigerFan
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ome of y'all need to realize that LSU isn't a top 5 destination anymore
Actual nonsense.
We are a premier destination. Hell Pate called LSU the best job in the country on his show last night.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:36 pm to BayouCowboy
Definitely
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:41 pm to bearhc
IDK, Kirby went straight from Bama to UGA granted he learned from the best and played at UGA but there are several guys that went from DC to big time program.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:43 pm to LSBoosie
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-He would stay here long term, knows the program and players and would probably take a reasonable contract.
You have no way of knowing this.
Wife went to LSU. He coached at tech. This is home to him.
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-Would allow LSU to go get the best OC available
Why should I be convinced that Baker knows who the best OC available is? He has never had to hire an OC or ever had anything to do with the offensive side of the ball.
Would he do worse than Kelly? Consider BK hired a HS coach to be our DB coach and Sloan as OC. They have staff that compiles databases on candidates to choose. I think he's wise enough to make a good choice.
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-Austin Thomas and staff can handle a lot of the admin and roster build
Why should I trust Austin Thomas to build and entire roster and coaching staff?
That's what he's entrusted with doing now. He was successful at Ole Miss and helped get our collective going here. He literally was brought in to take some of that off Kelly's plate.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:51 pm to IM_4_LSU
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Are you joking? No. He doesn't need to be Head Coach of LSU right now
I'd take him over Kelly right now. I'd be happy if Kelly was fired today and Baker was named interim.
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Kelly is also not going to be let go until 2027
You're probably right, unfortunately.
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the only reason you hire Blake Baker as the HC is if every option turned you down from a list of proven Head Coaches.
WHY???
THIS IS RETARDED...
As others have mentioned, Kirby Smart was 39 years old and never a head coach before when Georgia hired him in 2015. How'd that work out for the Bulldogs?
Clark Lea - DC at Notre Dame before Vandy job
Drinkwitz - 1 year as HC at App St before Mizzou HC
Brent Key - OL coach at Bama before taking Ga Tech job
All newer HCs that most would want now.
I think you need a heavy dose of reality. You're probably one of the ones that thinks we can lure Saban out of retirement. I got news for you, WE CAN'T. LSU is not as prestigious as you think. Sure, 10-15 years ago we were a top 5 destination but not anymore. Not in this new NIL era. Even if we were as desirable as you think, there's still a long list of first time head coaches who have had tremendous success so stop with the bullshite "we need a proven head coach" bullshite.
Eta: Marcus Freeman is another one who was named HC of a major program without previous HC experience and he's doing pretty darn good.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:52 pm to BayouCowboy
100% no
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:53 pm to BayouCowboy
Hell Nah, you might as well keep Kelly.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 3:59 pm to BayouCowboy
Did you see our total lack of prep on Saturday?
Posted on 10/20/25 at 4:00 pm to MRTigerFan
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WHY???
THIS IS RETARDED..
Kirby was not the first one offered for the Georgia job. Georgia was also at a much different point in their program than LSU. Blake Baker has not been the top DC in football for 8 years. Blake and Kirby are not on the same level.
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You're probably one of the ones that thinks we can lure Saban out of retirement. I got news for you, WE CAN'T. LSU is not as prestigious as you think. Sure, 10-15 years ago we were a top 5 destination but not anymore. Not in this new NIL era. Even if we were as desirable as you think, there's still a long list of first time head coaches who have had tremendous success so stop with the bullshite "we need a proven head coach" bullshite.
Actually i am not one of those folks. I haven't even mentioned anything on the desired location so you are speaking pure ignorance at this point which is laughable. Blake has done really good things at times but hes also made really bad coaching decisions. Expecting him to make better decisions as a Head Coach is ignorant. Dave Aranda is a better DC than Blake is and he has not had consistent success as HC at Baylor but has still done a decent job. I would put him above Blake and Dave is not at the top of the list.
But just hiring Blake is the wrong decision and its not even up for debate lol.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 4:04 pm to jcole4lsu
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Actual nonsense.
We are a premier destination. Hell Pate called LSU the best job in the country on his show last night.
Pate is wrong just as often as he is right.
Sure, we have great facilities and fertile recruitng grounds with no in-state competition, but the allure ends there. We play a gauntlet every season and there are at least 10 other schools with more financial resources and and easier path the the post season than LSU. Top 20 destination? Sure. Top 15? Maybe. Top 5? I don't think so.
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