Urban Liar may also be interested. He will probably get sacked at season's end.
Rattler, Haselwood, Wease, and Riley - all gone within 24 hours. Need a good recruiting class to reload this year.
Rattler was already gone (most likely to the PAC) for all intents and purposes, and we weren’t relying much on either of those WRs.
Dude has so much job security he got a kid killed and faced no punishment. Not that I think LSU would be too bothered by that, but if he puts out performances against the rest of the SEC like he has in the playoffs...
What a weird hire. ND has been decent (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) as Kelly has feasted on shit SC teams. This will be a disastrous hire for LSU.
I'd imagine Rattler to ASU, Haselwood to UGA or Miami (where he was a lean before). Not sure about Wease, i heard he was injured all year.
One of the LA schools, ASU, or Ole Miss were always the rumors for Rattler. I wouldn’t be surprised if he becomes a hot prospect again for NFL people who think they can fix him between the ears because his arm is just that good.
No one has left OU for another college job within our lifetimes, unless you were born before 1947. And only one has left for an ‘upgrade’ to the NFL.
Wasn’t FSU still a premo job when Jimbo bailed?
not sure if you could call them a true blue blood. their success was down to one coach. is virginia tech a blue blood? florida state got over the hump tech never did but it was all with one coach. fsu had 1 10 win season in the 2000s. jimbo had 3 great seasons but then it started to fall apart. they gave up 63 to louisville. went 10-3, 10-3, 5-6 and he was gone. thats 7 10+ win seasons in 17 years, 4 of them exactly 10 wins.
I thought I maybe had you with FSU, but I’ll yield to your point.
No worries. For the record, I never had a problem with teenagers and young adults taking handouts and booster bonuses.Sorry, I have PTSD (post traumatic Sarkesian disorder) so I have large sections of USC memory blacked out. You’ll know what I mean soon.
Who was that? Because if it's Switzer that came five years after he resigned from OU.
No sir, it was Chuck Fairbanks leaving to coach the Patriots. The guy that set the stage for the legendary Switzer era after Bud.
You're in great talent country. That alone will always make Oklahoma attractive for coaches.
Fair assessment of FSU, but if you classify Clemson as a new blue blood with their recent success all with one coach, then Florida State was one at the time Jimbo left, but was definitely on the descent.
Whens the last time Michigan has won a national title? 1997?
Yeah I said the same about Kelly and Im sure a lot of Sooners thought the same with Riley. ,
Has to be the money. With ND you have a controllable schedule, huge televised audience for every game and a much easier path to the playoffs. With LSU he is in the SEC West with Saban, also Texas an Oklahoma are about to rock up not to mention Georgia, Auburn, Ole Miss and a resurgent Tennessee to deal with. Im also sure Florida will be better too. It has to be all about the money.
Just can’t see him moving for any team other than potentially Alabama. As an opposing fan, I wouldn’t mind seeing him leave as he has built quite the program, but, as you allude, who knows?
The LSU job is one of the best in college football. Rich talent base in LA, no instate rival to compete with, and very good pay.
I think Dabo's stock took a hit this year. Lots of kids transferring out, some controversy about playing a kid that almost killed a mail carrier while speeding, proof that his success at Clemson has mostly been down to him surrounding himself with very good coordinators. Only way he leaves is if he's sure he can do the same wherever he goes, and Bama isn't coming open at the moment, unless Saban decides to really shake things up and retire.
They're still the winningest program in college football history with a massive fan base. They're definitely tier 1.
The only thing I can figure is that LSU parked a few Brinks trucks on his front lawn and he thinks LSU is his only shot to win a national title before he's done.
I think Dabo's challenge is to show he can rebuild after the Watson/Lawrence eras - this time without an elite QB and potentially without his lauded DC. As an aside, I'm also told Dan Radokovich has been linked with the Miami AD job (he's an alum), so lots of changes look to be in the works.
What's that?
9 years, 95 million is what’s being reported as Kelly’s LSU contract.
I'd say they are closer to tier 1. There are programs that have been successful over lengthy stretches over time, but occasionally go into hybernation mode for a decade or so, only to reemerge successful again once they hire the right coach. With the exception of a short stretch in the late 80s/early 90s, Bama went through this same process from the time Bear Bryant retired in the early 80s until when Saban took over in the late 2000s. Michigan is a similar case.
Well, to be fair, he thought he had another elite QB. I think DJ's performance this year is one of the most shocking storylines of the entire NCAA season. I don't even want to think about Venables leaving. It would hurt the program more than Dabo leaving.
