Sheriff Brackett

I don't think there is anyone that thinks this wasn't BK's own doing. He made his bed and had to sleep in it and deserved to be fired.

I'm strictly talking about the meeting Woodward had with him after the A&M game where Woody told him to get rid of Sloan and BK said he wanted to also get rid of Brad Davis, and that didn't go over well.

That to me is where things started going south real fast on Sunday. Just seems peculiar that Brad Davis of all people was the hang-up for Woodward. Why not let the coach you're paying $100M get rid of the offensive line coach if he wanted to?

It would at least make more sense if Kelly wanted to also get rid of Baker or someone similar and Woody intervened.

Your interpretation certainly makes the most sense to me. I thought I was reading it wrong when it first came out, but that’s what Dellenger and a lot of the other guys allegedly in the know were reporting simultaneously.

Just found it odd that would be the hang up.

I don't know enough about it. Seems like there was so much information that came out at once, with some accounts conflicting with others.

I know it's all said and done, and I'm happy about it, but I just find the entire dynamic so interesting.

BK did give us two of the most thrilling and exciting home game wins I've witnessed in person:

1. 2022 Bama
2. 2024 Ole Miss

Outside of those two games, Jayden's Heisman and an SEC Championship appearance, not a whole lot to hang your hat on.

Really thought the program was going to take off to new heights after the Bama win. Just never materialized like we thought.

Stevan Ridley redshirted in 2007. Frank came to LSU in 2009. Are you saying Frank recruited him while he was at Ole Miss the first time go-around?

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Not as much as it used to. It doesn’t mean that it isn’t still important.

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Exactly. You don't necessarily need someone like Frank as much as you used to. It's why Kiffin isn't bending over backwards to retain him.

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As much, no. When all things are “equal” it can matter.

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I'm not saying that he wasn't a great recruiter or a great asset. He absolutely was. But if losing Frank means that we get to have Kiffin because he wants his guy, I am fine with that trade all day every day.

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I’m not sure what Underwood has to do with Wilson. As for Stewart, he got double what LSU could afford. Ditto Underwood in terms of cost. Things were nowhere near “equal.”

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That's to illustrate that both of those guys had deep connections and relationships to Sloan and Frank. Sure, it was a Godfather offer that was made for both of them, but they still were going to get good money here. It wasn't like he was coming here to play for free. And they still took money over the relationships because these are 17-18 year old kids and not adults. All they see is $$$ when we all know that isn't what truly matters.

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Again, he is gone, but I think that it’s silly to not pretend that the man isn’t well connected in Nola.

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Buddy, I never said that he wasn't connected in NOLA. He is very well connected. But:

1. He isn't the only one with connections in NOLA because we have lost plenty of NOLA recruits with Frank on staff.
2. We recruited other guys out of NOLA before he got here and after (Michael Divinity, Kristian Fulton, Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, John Emery, Andre' Anthony, etc.)
3. It's not just NOLA that has great players. The entire state is full of talent, and there is plenty of other talent across the country that we can tap into.

He was great in a different era. The entire landscape of football changed for the worst and it’s sad that having someone like Frank just isn’t what it used to be.

In the past, you HAD to have someone like him. Now, he’s certainly still an asset but he is much more expendable.

I certainly didn’t mean to belittle him at all. Frank getting his first win as interim coach and seeing how supportive the players were of him after Arkansas was one of the coolest moments of a forgettable season.

Kiffin knows offense and I’m good with whoever he wants on his staff on that side of the ball.

The meltdown from the media and some of the other deranged fans online is about him leaving is overreaction to the highest order.

We had plenty of other great backs this century that came before Frank and we will after:

Vincent
Toefield
Davis
Broussard
Hester
Addai
Williams
Scott
Clyde
Davis-Price

I could see John Harbaugh, Todd Bowles, and Sean McDermott also being on the hot seat depending on how the rest of the season plays out for each.

The only way to fix it is to get rid of all the shitty bowls that no one cares about (there are 36 total non-playoff bowl games) and make it actually mean something to get invited through financial incentive, extra practice, etc.

No one cares who is playing in the Rate Bowl or the Gasparilla Bowl

Look I hate Bama as much as the next guy, but they should absolutely be in.

They beat UGA in their house on the road. It would be different if they had already lost to them.

And you’ll just allow ND and Miami to get a pass because they don’t have to play in a conference championship? You shouldn’t be penalized for having to play an e tra game.

We would be pissed if that was us and the committee left us out. Also going 11-1 in the Big 12 < going 10-2 in the SEC. BYU had the shite kicked out of them twice by the same team. They don’t deserve to be in.