So Austin Thomas offer from ole miss got pulled because

He's not a coach. He's never even played.

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A&M’s AD is an LSU alum. As soon as Alleva gets canned, I really hope that LSU makes a run at Scott. He could do great things in Baton Rouge.

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He hired Jimbo Fisher who is now the 2nd highest paid coach in college football.

Jimbo had a losing overall record 5-6
Jimbo had a losing conference record 3-5
Jimbo lost to boston college by 32 points 35-3

and the guy made him the 2nd highest paid college coach behind Nick Saban.

And you really want the guy to be the AD of LSU?

And people complain about the normal fan being priced out of LSU sports.

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Lol Jesus your going to complain about paying a proven coach in Jimbo Fisher. What about LSU hiring a defensive line position coach

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You want to compare their conference records last year? How about the last two years?

Jimbo was the result of a QB who is now a starter in the NFL. Since then I have seen where he is 10-10 in his conference.

Does 10-10 in your last 20 deserve being the 2nd highest paid coach in college football?

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Orgeron just took over a program from arguably the most successful head coach in LSU history and damn near only won 4-5 games this year if not for the miracle Auburn game

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Coach Eaux had to play over 30 freshmen including 3 on the offensive line. He still wound up with a winning record.

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The only numbers that matter are how many championships have you won (Fisher 1 Orgeron 0)

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So Jimbo having a losing record this year while Eaux had a winning record does not matter at all?

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and how many losing seasons have you coached through (Fisher 1 Orgeron 3 all back to back 2 of which resulting in 3 win seasons).

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Are we talking about a time that existed over a decade ago?

How has Fisher done the last few seasons while having the MOST talented team in his conference besides Clemson? Lay that one on me, I can't wait to see why he is worth $75 million dollars. Go for it.

Any coach is worth what people are willing to pay for him. In this case multiple schools wanted Fisher so his price tag went through the roof. He is a proven winning coach who was looking to get out of Tallahassee. His past records speak for themselves. He was consistently competitive in their conference. In our case we chose to go after a proven loser and pay him as if he has ever done something of relevance in college football. Not to mention offer him a insanely ridiculous buyout that no sane person in their right mind would ever have done.

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Any coach is worth what people are willing to pay for him

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No, you are talking about Texas A*M who had male cheerleaders.

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In this case multiple schools wanted Fisher so his price tag went through the roof

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You want to list some of the schools who wanted a guy with a losing record in the ACC?

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He was consistently competitive in their conference.

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You didn't watch college football this season?

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He was consistently competitive in their conference

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He was 3-5 in the ACC the past season and lost to Boston College by 32 points.

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we chose to go after a proven loser and pay him as if he has ever done something of relevance in college football

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After what he did taking over USC and LSU, both with losing or even records it is very understandable. You probably want Kiffen as head coach.

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to go after a proven loser and pay him as if he has ever done something of relevance in college football.

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Idiotic people who live in the last decade freak out over stupid shite like this. Did you quit following football over 10 years ago?

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Not to mention offer him a insanely ridiculous buyout that no sane person in their right mind would ever have done

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You are an idiot if you don't think this was a standard deal. List the coaches in college football that don't have a buyout. I am patient and will wait for your response. List any of them.

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Are you really comparing Jimbo having a poor season to Orgeron having a poor career? Really?

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Yes I am. Jimbo after 8 years at his school got his arse beat down. He had a losing overall record and a losing record in his conference.

Eaux had a winning record overall and a winning record in conference.

But, if you can explain why this happened I am more than willing to listen.

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You are an idiot if you don't think this was a standard deal. List the coaches in college football that don't have a buyout. I am patient and will wait for your response. List any of them.

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A $12m buyout for a coach with a sub 500 record doesn’t seem very standard.

How do you justify crucifying Jimbo for one bad year with a backup QB while continuing to preach “give O a chance?” Last year featured 2 of the worst losses in LSU history, and our wins outside of Auburn (who still lost 4 games) were nothing to write home about.

Would you have been this hard on O if he finished 7-6?

And this is not me saying “fire O.” I’m just saying it seems strange you’re not willing to give Jimbo the benefit of the doubt for his past record, but you’re still completely onboard with O, whose record can’t even touch Jimbo’s.

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So Jimbo having a losing record this year while Eaux had a winning record does not matter at all?

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Again, this is not correct, but if you just mean the ACC record, then NO it doesn’t really matter. Les went 3-5 in the SEC in 2008. Should we have just canned him then, not knowing the team would improve over the next 3 years all the way to a national championship game?

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Coach Eaux had to play over 30 freshmen including 3 on the offensive line.

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This is unusual, but nowhere near shocking. Again, how many started? And i’m not talking about underclassmen, which you listed the other day when I asked you the same question. I mean freshmen.

Does Sexton really represent Austin Thomas?