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MikeDeTiger

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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #28 on: October 30, 2025, 10:12:25 AM »
Quote from: ELA on October 29, 2025, 05:33:37 PM
Lets check in on LSU...

I agree that the AD should be gone, but the governor weighing in can't possibly go well

I decided that Louisiana politics interfering in LSU football is much more interesting than LSU football.  
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #29 on: October 30, 2025, 10:12:35 AM »
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #30 on: October 30, 2025, 11:05:39 AM »
Governor Landry is correct to target his comments at Scott Woodward and put a stop to his financial recklessness:

"No, I can tell you right now Scott Woodward is not selecting our next coach," Landry told reporters during a news conference at the state capitol in Baton Rouge.

"Maybe we'll let President Trump pick it," Landry said. "He loves winners. You know, I'm not going to be picking the next coach, but I can promise you we're gonna pick a coach and we're gonna make sure that that coach is successful. We're gonna make sure that he's compensated properly, and we're gonna put metrics on it because I'm tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill."

"We are not going down a failed path. And I want to tell you something: This is a pattern," Landry told reporters. "The guy that's here now that wrote that contract cost Texas A&M 70-some million dollars. Right now, we've got a $53 million liability. We are not doing that again. And you know what? I believe that we're gonna find a great coach."
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MikeDeTiger

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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #31 on: October 30, 2025, 11:28:00 AM »
Pretty tough talk for a guy whose professional future won't be tied to the success of the football coach the way the LSU AD's is.  

I don't begrudge any criticism of AD Woodward.  But he also hired LSU's baseball coach and women's basketball coach, both of whom have been runaway successes.  But the fact is, at least at LSU, your job security and your legacy are tied to your football hire, for better or for worse.  

The governor can say whatever he wants, because he can insert himself into this however he wants and won't ever face consequences the way an AD does. 
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #32 on: October 30, 2025, 11:31:39 AM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on October 30, 2025, 11:28:00 AM
Pretty tough talk for a guy whose professional future won't be tied to the success of the football coach the way the LSU AD's is. 

I don't begrudge any criticism of AD Woodward.  But he also hired LSU's baseball coach and women's basketball coach, both of whom have been runaway successes.  But the fact is, at least at LSU, your job security and your legacy are tied to your football hire, for better or for worse. 

The governor can say whatever he wants, because he can insert himself into this however he wants and won't ever face consequences the way an AD does.
Not to mention the incoming coach has to work with the AD. I don't think anything the governor said makes the job more attractive if you have other options.
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #33 on: October 30, 2025, 11:42:09 AM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on October 30, 2025, 11:31:39 AM
Not to mention the incoming coach has to work with the AD. I don't think anything the governor said makes the job more attractive if you have other options.

There is a growing sentiment--we'll see if it bears out--that when a new permanent president is selected, the AD is going to be shown the door.  While there is usually at least one layer of insulation between governor and AD (president), ADs who aren't on the same page as a governor often have a way of finding themselves unemployed.  The Louisiana governor and the LSU AD appear to be on quite different sides of how they view the program, as far as what should be done, how money should be spent, etc.  It wouldn't be the first time one of our ADs ran afoul of a governor and "pursued other opportunities" or "chose to spend more time with their family."  

The president for sure should be in place well before a coaching hire is made.  If the AD is released, that would presumably also be before a coaching hire so at least the new guy will know who and what he's crawling into bed with.  
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #34 on: October 30, 2025, 11:49:13 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on October 30, 2025, 07:58:58 AM
I knew I forgot someone.

But he forgot to bring Tom Brady to ND.

Oops.
Quarterback play wasn't the problem. As obnoxious as he may have been, Clausen was a very good college quarterback. Offensive and defensive lines were the problem. Weis could scheme, but he didn't know how to recruit and coach up a team. 
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #35 on: October 30, 2025, 11:52:02 AM »
Also, all these openings and press about buyouts are probably making it less likely that Wisconsin fires 2-10 Luke Fickell. That makes me sad. Next year McIntosh will celebrate the 6-6 improvement as a sign that he made the right decision. The rest of us will know that it was schedule driven and that beating a couple of cellar dwellers in the conference isn't the reason McIntosh fired Chryst.
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #36 on: October 30, 2025, 12:24:20 PM »
Quote from: ELA on October 29, 2025, 05:33:37 PM
Lets check in on LSU...


https://twitter.com/TreyWallace_/status/1983626737604076028

I agree that the AD should be gone, but the governor weighing in can't possibly go well
I agree.  It also makes little to no sense to me politically.  I think I can safely say this because it isn't a liberal/conservative ideology issue it is simply the political strategic calculus for a governor of getting involved in decisions that are OBVIOUSLY not something a governor should concern themselves with.  Now that he's stepped in it, he owns it.  If it goes south he will get some blame.  If he had just stayed out of it, it isn't his issue.  
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #37 on: October 30, 2025, 12:25:39 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on October 30, 2025, 09:01:03 AM
Politics in Louisiana has ALWAYS been a corrupt shyt show.  As far as I've been told
I clicked "quote" on @MrNubbz ' post to say exactly this.  Politics in Louisiana isn't 'becoming' a corrupt shyt show, that ship sailed more than a century ago.  
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #38 on: October 30, 2025, 02:18:20 PM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on October 30, 2025, 12:24:20 PM
I agree.  It also makes little to no sense to me politically.  I think I can safely say this because it isn't a liberal/conservative ideology issue it is simply the political strategic calculus for a governor of getting involved in decisions that are OBVIOUSLY not something a governor should concern themselves with.  Now that he's stepped in it, he owns it.  If it goes south he will get some blame.  If he had just stayed out of it, it isn't his issue. 

It's not that I disagree with you, but I would just point out that it's hardly novel in Louisiana.  Many, many governors have had more to say about LSU athletics, particularly football, than they ever should have concerned themselves with.  
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #39 on: October 30, 2025, 02:19:35 PM »
It's somewhat refreshing to not be on the coaching carousel right now... :67:

...guessing that won't be a thing for Purdue until 2027 or 2028... :96:
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #40 on: October 30, 2025, 02:21:37 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on October 30, 2025, 10:11:32 AM
Illinois seems to still try to do their dirt on the down-low most of the time.  Louisiana Federal Gov't puts it on display, calls the media, and expects you to treat the open corruption as amusement. 
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Re: 2026 Coaching Carousel
« Reply #41 on: October 30, 2025, 02:24:09 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on October 30, 2025, 02:18:20 PM
It's not that I disagree with you, but I would just point out that it's hardly novel in Louisiana.  Many, many governors have had more to say about LSU athletics, particularly football, than they ever should have concerned themselves with. 
That is just baffling to me.  

If I was the governor, my thinking would be this:
  • If I stay out of it and it goes well I can claim some credit on the dubious basis that I appointed the Trustees/Regents/whatever they are called in Louisiana and possibly the University President (apparently the governor appoints those in Louisiana?).  
  • If I stay out of it and it blows up I can distance myself on the reasonable basis that while all Louisianans (sp?) love LSU ("Geaux Tigers" and all that), as governor I need to be concerned with governing the state, not the day-to-day operations of the LSU football program.  
  • If I get involved and it goes well it doesn't really help me.  
  • If I get involved and it blows up, I own it.  

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