Dotarian

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Why TF would or should anyone ask Scam about the LSU HC position?

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I guess that puts you on the "hate him" side of the aisle.

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Think about it. We have an interim coach and already at 4 losses. Our expectations are pretty low. We expect to lose this game, as we should given how badly coached our guys were this season. No tears will be had if we lose.

Now, the upside. If we somehow win, with an interim coach, we get to make fun of Georgia for a long time. We will play more loose than Georgia given our season is already over and the offensive schemes are all going to change, so it's not out of the realm of possibility that Florida could win this game.

We're in a fantastic spot going into this game.

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Are you sure you aren't talking about LSU vs. Bama next week?

Dear God no. Just no. NO.

Gus made his bones on the back of a few good players, not on the strength of his coaching skills.

I wouldn't even want him as an OC.

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His opinion on the LSU coaching job is spot on:

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Cam Newton sends warning message to LSU's next head coach

"Mediocre coaching will not be tolerated. You must understand that. So anybody who wants to insert their resume for a potential job interview, you must understand if you don't have intentions to win...do not take that job," Newton said. "Brian Kelly's demeanor ever since walking into the Bayou State has always been a little laxed. That's not what SEC represents, especially when you look at the likes of a Nick Saban, Ed Orgeron, and Les Miles. They had attitude, their teams were violent and they stood on something. So the next person who thinks about coaching LSU, or any Tier 1 team in the SEC, you can't play around. You have to be intentional and you have to win fast."

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Those who say no to Dabo obviously haven't looked at the man's ACC and National Championships. We can never get him but we would be lucky if we could. Say what you want but you can't question his credentials.

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I disagree. He's the perfect example of a coach that was unwilling to adapt to the modern CFB landscape, and his current team is the result of that intransigence.

He had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the NIL/portal world. Maybe he will successfully adapt, maybe not. But his unwillingness to change until forced doesn't bode well for the future if things change further. Regardless of his past achievements, if he's not willing (or unable) to change when necessary then he's roadkill for those that CAN change.

Just like Les, when having a badass running offense no longer worked and he refused to change.

We need a coach that has more than a demonstrated ability to coach winning teams in the past - we need someone with the vision and flexibility to navigate the current and likely future CFB environment - and the turbulence that will probably continue.

Just my opinion.

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The best coach is the one who can put together the best roster, the rest makes marginal difference.

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I disagree.

Exhibit 1: Jimbo's #1 recruiting class. Max talent that feel apart because of bad coaching and poor team management.

Exhibit 2: 2023 and 2025 LSU. Talent galore that should have gotten them into the playoffs, only to fall apart because of crappy coordinators and BK's refusal to make needed changes.

Exhibit 3: any number of teams like Vandy, IU and GT with coaches that get less talented teams to over perform through excellent coaching.

In today's CFB where everyone can hire good players, coaching is more important than ever. And IMO simply relying on "LSU recruits itself" is dead in the age of NIL and a recipe for failure.

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The most insane part of all this is all the people in our fanbase who want yet another "proven coach" who is obviously past their prime, like Gruden or Urban Meyer. Either one of those hires would probably play out like Belichick did for UNC.

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Agreed.

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Your thread title stinks and is a bit too negative but your analysis is true. We need to hire someone that is capable of managing LSU in this new era.

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If I sound negative it's because I'm not sure the LSU decision-makers will look at modern reality when making the next hire, and will instead reach for another "known-good" (IT term) coach that may or may not be suited for today's game.

As for my title stinking, it's pretty accurate from where I sit, so :spank:

With changes to the portal, NIL, and conference realignment the game has changed significantly in just a few years. And I, for one, am not convinced that the big names being thrown around as potential hires are as good as we think they are in this new reality.

For example: I've been in IT for over 40 years. For most of that time, it's been a solid career field and a CS degree would more likely than not net you a good job. But in just the last few years the entire IT world has changed. Now with AI, "vibe coding", and a host of relatively recent changes the IT world has been flipped on its head. Kids who put 4 years into a CS degree can't find a job now (screw any political diatribes, that's just fact based on the industry trends). People who were absolute stud IT knowledge workers are now getting "retired" in favor of kids who don't know how to code or configure a network, but they ARE good at asking ChatGPT how to do it.

Do I like it? Hell no, but I'm also not going to deny reality.

Same perspective is needed here. We need to look beyond the big names being thrown around and find someone who has a solid grasp of the modern game. Is that someone like Kiffen? Maybe, maybe not. But I for one think we need to get past the "we need a proven HC to hire" because that proof may be outdated in the modern CFB landscape. Criteria to select a new coach needs to account for CFB as it is, not as it was.

Just my opinion, folks. But at this point we all deserve better than going back to the same well for another mug of the shite we've been drinking for six years.