LSU is a top 5 job. We will without a doubt be making a coaching change either at the end of the year, or sooner. Don’t shoot the messenger. Below is list of names that have been floated around. The 1st 3 come from an alleged “insider” on TOS. Then there are the names that have circulated for some time. I’d prefer an experienced offensive guy (former OC) who can go get a great DC. As a Houstonian, if we hired Bill O’Brien I might need that suicide hotline info @tirk posted in the game thread (suicide is NOT a joke). Bill O’Brien Lane Kiffin Luke Fickell Dave Aranda Chris Petersen Matt Campbell Mario Cristobal Lincoln Riley Urban Meyer Billy Napier
The landscape of this sport is about to turn into an annual sales job to retain players. Some of the names being mentioned are nothing more than the latest flash in the pan type names. Hasn’t Fickell already been fired from a really good job once? Does Matt Campbell think Cajuns live in Shreveport? Baton Rouge getting better or worse? Stanford, lose to Stanford, who has already beat them this year? Stubborn coaches that REFUSE to adapt, have we seen that before? Personally I watch it happening in two places this year. However, I still say be careful what you wish for! While I agree last night was like climbing a sheer cliff and your grip on the rocks just keeps getting worse the longer you hang there, until you fall. I dont like what I see college football becoming, a mini NFL, annual free agency phuckfest. I, like others that cheered EO hiring are at a complete loss as to what I see. I’m not sure what the LSU bank account looks like but it appears something must change. I think if there is a change there is some value in a person that does not need Waze to navigate most of the state. There is one name that has also coached in this state, knows the difference in a crawfish and a lobster, knows the coaches in the high schools, and most importantly knows how to use the transfer portal to literally build a team overnight. I see he is also undefeated at this point once again this year and I have watched him completely out coach a guy that IN THE PAST, was a good coach. He knows La., and he apparently is an early leader on managing the revolving door college football is about to be. Someone will figure this out fast!
Luke Fickel Bill O'Brien Tom Herman (don't laugh...he failed at Texas because it was Texas. There was a reason we almost hired him) Chris Peterson
Fickell, Petersen, and then the rest. O’Brien’s culture at Houston was toxic. Don’t want him here. But Fickell and Petersen have built championship caliber teams with mediocre rosters. Imagine what they could do with our talent. I’d offer Ed D line coach because I still think he belongs here.
Asking for a friend: Which is the better bowl game for us, the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl or the Ticketsmarter Birmingham Bowl? We probably won't make the cut to get invited to the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
