http://www.scout.com/college/lsu/story/1711329-lsu-coaching-hot-board Big news out of Herman's camp. A source close to Herman told Tiger Blitz that all roads don't necessarily lead to Texas for Herman. The second-year coach for Houston has been watching the situation in Austin unfold closely and there's a couple things he doesn't like. Herman is a ball coach and while he would do some of the handshaking and events required of the Longhorns' coach, he's not keen on it. It takes away from recruiting and the team and that's certainly something that takes time at UT especially with the amount of big-money donors. The same can be said about the time commitment for the Longhorn Network. A second note is that Herman doesn't think Charlie Strong is getting a fair shake and when compared side-by-side to the situation at LSU, where Les Miles probably could have been let go three years ago (he thinks), the administration stuck by him until they possibly couldn't any longer. The source said, right now, if it was $6M from Texas a year and $6M from LSU a year, he's probably headed to Baton Rouge. Herman has a lot of respect for the leash that the LSU administration gave Miles and also wouldn't have to do the same amount of extra work on the non-football side of things at LSU.
With what he's done with the lower tier talent at UH, I can only dream about what he'd be able to do at LSU. Still not jumping on the bandwagon and getting my hopes up tho. I'll take the wait and see approach and believe it when I see it.
I'm with you. Herman is updated with the hurry up and spread offense, but acknowledges and embraces the much needed physicality of the game at the line of scrimmage. Yes, seeing what he could do with the quality of athletes in BR could stack up to be a deadly concoction. Up until that Navy game his defense has looked legit too. Also, This one hits hard in my house, the wife is a Longhorn so...... But, The silver lining to Miles getting fired mid-season is we get to watch the Coach O audition. And what an audition he gets with our final 5 games. Piss, Bama, Hogs, Lizards, and Aggies.......Damn. Coach O is home and if he has what it takes, I'd rather watch LSU beat Tom Herman than hire him.
