Living in Texas, I can say that Sumlin's seat is much hotter than Miles'. That is a grade A dumpster fire.
It's funny isn't it that the grass isn't always greener. I wonder if karma is biting the chief on this one.
If Miles was truly kept because F Alexander Fuckface didn't think the deal looked good p r wise due to states poor economic situation then we are screwed. This state will always be broke. Is LSUs athletics going to be tied to the health of this states banana boat economy? It might be time to put in a prez who knows what runs the railroad around campus and it sure as fuck ain't the Chemistry department.
I agree. Fire F King. If he can't see the value of a strong football program, what else can't he see? A good football program doesn't mean bad academics. During the good years academics was also on the upswing. If we have the potential to be world class at anything, we should be jumping at it. Especially something as high profile as the major sports - football, baseball, men's and women's basketball.
this is exactly what happened. add jindals outside influence and it was a wrap. idiots running the place with their egos in the way. has always been this way and will always be. which is why all the people who have seen it wince when a coaching change is announced. theres no chance they ever do anything the right way.
You sure? I remember quotes from his initial meet and greet moments at TAMU that could be spun by people inclined to want to believe it was about offense. But the only on the record thing he has ever talked about was the 'Les Miles clause'. AND, because of the law suite we now know people were messing with his contract language after execution. AND we know that he and Miles still 'love you man' each other. Not all the problems in the world are about LSU quarterback production and the lack thereof.
Why did John Chavis bolt LSU for Texas A&M? Tigers' lack of offense, sources say John Chavis left LSU out of frustration over lack of offense. (Chris Granger, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune) PrintEmail By Jim Kleinpeter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Sources close to LSU said former Tigers defensive coordinator John Chavis' growing frustration with the struggles of the team's offense was the primary reason heleft for the same job at Texas A&M. The sources said the contract negotiations, the Aggies offered $340,000 more annually, were a non-issue in his decision to leave LSU and that Chavis simply felt it was time to go. Chavis' frustrations reached a crescendo this season when LSU finished first in the SEC in total defense, No. 8 in the nation and second in scoring defense. LSU was 11th in total offense and last in passing offense in the SEC, resulting in an 8-5 record, tied for the worst in coach Les Miles' 10 seasons. In the past four seasons, Chavis' LSU defenses finished no worse than No. 15. "(Chavis) threw his hands up and felt he'd done all he could do," one source said. "They made zero progress offensively and it became a sore point, not that he was pointing fingers, but it led to some uncomfortable feelings. "I think the thing that still gnaws at him was the BCS championship game (in 2012 that LSU lost 21-0), where he holds Alabama out of the end zone for the longest time. He felt, 'What else could I do?'" In that game, Alabama kicked five field goals before finally scoring a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Chavis hinted as much when he landed in College Station, Texas, in a private plane with Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin on Jan. 1, saying he was "excited to play with a great offense," according to the Houston Chronicle. #grayscale"); -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%); background-image: url("/static/common/img/sprites/meta-sprite-ext.png"); background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: -390px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat;">"They made zero progress offensively and it became a sore point," source says. Texas A&M finished sixth in SEC in total offense but averaged 449.3 yards per game, far ahead of LSU's 383.4, which was 77thnationally. The Aggies were the SEC's top passing team, averaging 306.4 yards per game in Sumlin's up-tempo, no-huddle attack. LSU defensive coordinator search continues: Talkin' TigersRachel Whittaker and Jim Kleinpeter discuss what's new on the LSU football coaching staff. LSU offered Chavis a three-year extension worth $1.33 million annually, but money was never a factor in him leaving LSU. Another source said Chavis had pursued the defensive coordinator job at South Carolina, his native state, and that his wife had never moved to Baton Rouge from the couple's home in Knoxville, Tenn. But ultimately Texas A&M "threw too much money" at him with a three-year deal at $1.67 million annually and an option on a fourth season, so he chose the Aggies. The source said Chavis, although frustrated, had no hard feelings toward Miles, who hired him in 2009 after Tennessee fired him and the rest of Phillip Fulmer's staff. "He told people Les was the best coach he'd ever worked for and that he loved him," the source said. ************** Jim Kleinpeter can be reached at [email protected] or 504.826.3405.
