At the time lsu hired, wasn’t Kelly the 3 or 4 choice per reports?
A few swing and misses.
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Lincoln Riley was all the rage. He had to deny publicly he was going to LSU.
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Jimbo, Mel Tucker and James Franklin were also in the mix.
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Re: Jimbo, Mel Tucker and James Franklin were also in the mix.
If by "in the mix" you mean "in their dreams".
By all Accounts Kelly was their top choice amongst realistic candidates and I've seen no record of anyone "better" even considering an interview.
Tucker and Franklin got new deals...in part because of LSU interest real or imagined...
Jumbo re-confirmed his commitment to aTm at the time.
Kelly was next available. If Kelly was always LSU's top choice among realistic candidates...that makes Swarbrick's unpreparedness look even dopier than it did.
Big Game Brian needs prayers at this difficult time
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Prayer line Dial 988 and keep this number. This again must be another blow for you…
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Maybe you can cook his stats for his job search...like you used to in the good old days...
Pretty vindictive now about someone you wanted here forever...
Like LSU winning 45 games last 6 years, Losing 25? (7.5 - 4).
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There were discussions about Kiffin and Fisher in 2021
I don't know how far any of those discussions ever got, though. It's entirely possible that Kelly was their third choice.
This time around, the no-brainer is Lane Kiffin, since he has shown he can win in the SEC with fewer resources. They're going to have to pony up a lot of money, though, since Florida is after him as well.
There is a dark horse candidate emerging, in the way of Joe Brady (OC for the Buffalo Bills). He was the guy responsible for revolutionizing LSU's offense during their championship year, and elevating Joe Burrow to a god-like status.
If true, that AD should've been fired for giving the 3rd or 4th choice $10M per.
Same guy gave Jimbo his huge deal at A&M. Talk about failing upwards.
How often does the one that hired the person they fired get criticized? Not as
Often as they should I bet. Especially with their being so much known about high profile coaches like this.
Re: If true, that AD should've been fired for giving the 3rd or 4th choice $10M per.
He is also the AD who hired Ty Willingham at Washington Huskies after he left ND which was a complete disaster.....
He wasn't the AD at UW back then Mark Emmert was.
He seems to have followed Emmert to a lot of places, which explains the failing upwards.
Both those guys could F up a cup of coffee, yet kept getting better and more lucrative jobs.
No. He fired Ty but didn’t hire him.
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There's one in the plus column...
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And he's leading the search for the next coach
LSU fans can't be very comforted by that.
Probably starting with Belichick…6 rings and all…
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