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Saban said about Kiffin last week what most coaches say...........

Kiffin is going to go where he thinks he can get the best players - he obviously thinks he can get better players at LSU, therefore a better shot at a national title

UCLA could have a pretty stout team with the right coaching and support.

UCLA is expected to hire James Madison head coach Bob Chesney, sources tell On3. The 48-year-old head coach has risen through the coaching ranks and was also a candidate in Penn State’s coaching search.

Chesney arrived at James Madison after Curt Cignetti’s departure, taking his coaching staff and most of his 11-win roster with him to Indiana. He’s gone 20-5 in his two seasons at James Madison. The Dukes are 11-1 this season and play Troy in the Sun Belt title game this weekend. Chesney is expected to coach in the College Football Playoff if the Dukes make the 12-team playoff.

Surprisingly competent for UCLA

Both Ole Miss and Florida matched LSU's offer.  Why he chose LSU, I don't know.  Reports with sauces! say that both Nick Saban and Pete Carroll told him to take the LSU job.  I don't know what would make them say that either.  If they said it. 

Ya prolly Stool Sports/Portnob.

Chesney arrived at James Madison after Curt Cignetti’s departure, taking his coaching staff and most of his 11-win roster with him to Indiana. He’s gone 20-5 in his two seasons at James Madison. The Dukes are 11-1 this season and play Troy in the Sun Belt title game this weekend. Chesney is expected to coach in the College Football Playoff if the Dukes make the 12-team playoff.

Looks like a guy who the Badgers should have looked into,surprise PSU didn't go after him had being from there. Perhaps his resume wasn't long enough even Freshwater had sustained success - somewhat

This sheds light on another aspect of this sport that needs fixing.  Coaches are going to move around, whether they should or not, and whether we like it or not. 

Ole Miss now enters the post-season without its head coach and a significant number of its other staff who are leaving for Baton Rouge.  LSU was willing to let Kiffin coach through the post-season, as he clearly wanted to do, but Ole Miss was not.  I'm not much for a heavy hand, but maybe some firmer rules about these things would avoid this unenviable position where these kids are left high and dry as the reward for their historic season. 

fwiw, Tulane's AD David Harris has announced that Sumrall will coach their CCG, and the playoffs, should they be selected, citing that it's the right thing to do for their student-athletes.  Presumably, Florida doesn't have the same qualms as Ole Miss.

Welp, they're not kids anymore, and barely students.  They're now paid athletes, some making well into 7 figure territory.  Hell, you might even call them professionals, and maybe they should act as such.  Even if they're physically young.  

This sheds light on another aspect of this sport that needs fixing.  Coaches are going to move around, whether they should or not, and whether we like it or not. 

Ole Miss now enters the post-season without its head coach and a significant number of its other staff who are leaving for Baton Rouge.  LSU was willing to let Kiffin coach through the post-season, as he clearly wanted to do, but Ole Miss was not.  I'm not much for a heavy hand, but maybe some firmer rules about these things would avoid this unenviable position where these kids are left high and dry as the reward for their historic season. 

fwiw, Tulane's AD David Harris has announced that Sumrall will coach their CCG, and the playoffs, should they be selected, citing that it's the right thing to do for their student-athletes.  Presumably, Florida doesn't have the same qualms as Ole Miss.

The difference here is that there is zero chance Tulane will do jack didily in the playoffs.  First round loss, guaranteed.  And I hate to be the one to judge a book by it's cover, but in today's CFB world it just is. So if Tulane does win their CCG, that's what they really want.  Tulane and Florida are not and never will be rivals.  They won't play each other every year, Tulane has almost nothing to lose and everything to gain.  

Secondly, there is little chance that anybody on the Tulane roster will be snatched up by Florida/Sumrall in the transfer.  OK, maybe a player or two, but chances are they are going to leave Tulane no matter what.  It's not fair, and it's not right, but it is just how it works now.  

Tulane has nothing to lose, there is no embarrassment, no judgement.  It's almost a given at any G4 school if you're coach does well, he's going to leave.  It's 100% expected.  Now look at all the coaches in DI who leave for another school.  Sometimes it's mutual, sometimes not.  Jimbo Fisher leaving FSU was not well received, no way he would have been allowed to coach the bowl.  I'm struggling to think of any major D1 school where the coach was allowed to stay as HC when he was taking a similar gig.  I think sometimes the problem resolves itself because the other school may not be eligible for the post season.  Fran leaving Alabama, Kiffen leaving Tennessee.  What did Saban do at Bama when he went to the Dolphins?  Even when Stoops retired, he waited well until after the season was over and the recruits were signed.  Might have been slightly disingenuous, but it didn't hurt anybody really.