Top 9 LSU Coaching Candidates

Name School Age Salary HC Record
1)Tom Herman Houston 41 $3 Mil 14-1
2)David Shaw Stanford 44 $3.9 Mil 55-14
3)Jimbo Fisher FSU 50 $5 Mil 69-14
4)Mike Gundy Oklahoma St. 49 $3.75 Mil 95-47
5)Larry Fedora UNC 53 $2.0 Mil 66-40
6) James Franklin PSU 44 $4.2Mil 39-27
7)Dan Mullen Miss St. 44 $4.8 Mil 55-36
8)Todd Graham ASU 51 $2.8 Mil 84-48
9)Justin Fuente VT 40 $3.2 Mil 27-23

Age matters. They have to be the right age to take over for an extended period of time and have the drive and motivation to recruit at a consistently high level. Patterson, Briles, Dantonio are too old.

Also, it is clear that LSU will only hire a coach with head coaching experience. So all coordinators are out.

Here is my take:
Herman is a real possibility.
Shaw seems content at Stanford.
Ship might be sailed with Jimbo.
Gundy would be great and is not 40 anymore.
Fedora would come in a heartbeat.
Franklin would recruit like crazy.
Mullen would be solid with our talent but is way overpaid currently.
Todd Graham is underrated and only makes $2.8 mil.
Fuente is too unproven and a long shot.

Edit:Chris Peterson, Washington, 51, $3.2 Mil, 108-24