November 25, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Enchubben said: Dollars to doughnuts the next LSU coach is already hired/agreed to in principle, and my guess would be it’s Aranda. Baylor is probably trying to put together something to counter with. I just don't see Aranda going back to "Geaux Tigers" after escaping from there...
November 25, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, Enchubben said: Edited to add, Aranda’s wife really enjoyed her time in Baton Rouge and well….undefeated. Now it just seems like you are trolling... 😋
November 25, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, Enchubben said: Dollars to doughnuts the next LSU coach is already hired/agreed to in principle, and my guess would be it’s Aranda. Baylor is probably trying to put together something to counter with. Edited to add, Aranda’s wife really enjoyed her time in Baton Rouge and well….undefeated. It’s fascinating down here right now. The rumor mill is running in every direction and everyone you talk to has a different source that definitely knows what’s going on in the search. Had dinner last week with good friends who know folks in the athletic department who told them that it was going to be Jimbo and it was done 3 weeks ago. They were disappointed that it might be Jimbo because another of their good friends told them that is was BOB - which is who they want. Woodward either had this search totally locked down with his new hire already done or it is a mess behind the scenes with LSU striking out as they move down their prospective coaches list.
November 25, 20214 yr Reading all this makes me ragey. Sounds like lsu hired the Texas firm to oversee their search. We might as well just keep sark because I have 0 trust we could find and hire anyone worth a shit.
November 25, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said: This money is insane. Plus this was days after MSU lost 56-7 to Ohio State. Nice way to celebrate!😆
November 25, 20214 yr If Okie Lite can beat OU on Saturday we should know by Sunday whether LSU got one of their big fish.
November 25, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Duane Moore said: If Okie Lite can beat OU on Saturday we should know by Sunday whether LSU got one of their big fish. On that note, if my math is correct, WV wins Saturday and so does TCU, Texas and Kansas (where we were 1 of their 2 wins) will be the only teams not going to a bowl game. That’s impressive. 🤮 Edited November 25, 20214 yr by NashLonghorn
November 25, 20214 yr 20 minutes ago, BRLA said: It’s fascinating down here right now. The rumor mill is running in every direction and everyone you talk to has a different source that definitely knows what’s going on in the search. Had dinner last week with good friends who know folks in the athletic department who told them that it was going to be Jimbo and it was done 3 weeks ago. They were disappointed that it might be Jimbo because another of their good friends told them that is was BOB - which is who they want. Woodward either had this search totally locked down with his new hire already done or it is a mess behind the scenes with LSU striking out as they move down their prospective coaches list. From deep within the tiger athletic foundation I was told the coach was already locked up, but wasn’t told who. I also think it’s possible that they did strike out at least once in getting to Aranda IF that’s who they end up with.
November 25, 20214 yr Let's say Riley goes to Corn Dog State. Who does OU get? That's a prime job in its own right.
November 25, 20214 yr Man this carousel is weird already. All these guys deciding to stay put. And wtf at that Mel Tucker contract. It's the same as Jimbo's stupid contract but he's achieved far less. Crazy.
November 25, 20214 yr Idk I’ve kinda always felt the notion that Texas is not a top ten job because Saban, Meyer, etc turned it down to be lazy and LSU is proof. 9/10 coaches aren’t leaving a good situation to go deal with the stress of rebuilding a major program with impatient fans & mediocre players that you have to convince to buy in. LSU might need to go the coordinator route. Dan Lanning possibly.
November 25, 20214 yr People always discount the wives and families in a move. Is it a place that her and the kids want to live and is it worth uprooting the family to make the move?
November 25, 20214 yr Feel like Aranda is making a giant mistake. I think Baylor takes a step back next year and the shine comes off. Gotta take your shot when you can, unless you don’t want it.
November 25, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, LOHorn said: Feel like Aranda is making a giant mistake. I think Baylor takes a step back next year and the shine comes off. Gotta take your shot when you can, unless you don’t want it. Baylor is a stepping stone job if we’re being completely honest. He keeps winning at Baylor he’ll have more opportunities down the road
November 25, 20214 yr Baylor is a stepping stone job if we’re being completely honest. He keeps winning at Baylor he’ll have more opportunities down the roadThe issue is what bigger jobs will be open in two years? Does he sniff Alabama if Saban retires? Texas? There’s not many others in the same league as USC and LSU.
November 25, 20214 yr My question is from a premier candidate perspective, who is left? If Uf gets Napier and Tucker, Franklin, Fickle and Aranda are signaling they are staying put who fills LSU and USC? If it is Riley or Jimbo, who back fills to A&M or OU. And do not forget UCLA and Kelly and Herm and Arizona are probably parting ways as well. It hurts me to say this but Neb may have did it right by keeping frost another year knowing the coaching talent isn’t there this cycle. There is no slam dunk hot coordinator prospect and Napier and Fickle are the cream of the crop of the G5. I would not want to be an AD trying to hire now.
November 25, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, Laxtonto said: My question is from a premier candidate perspective, who is left? If Uf gets Napier and Tucker, Franklin, Fickle and Aranda are signaling they are staying put who fills LSU and USC? If it is Riley or Jimbo, who back fills to A&M or OU? And do not forget UCLA and Kelly and Herm and Arizona are probably parting ways as well. It hurts me to say this but Neb may have did it right by keeping frost another year knowing the coaching talent isn’t there this cycle. There is no slam dunk hot coordinator prospect and Napier and Fickle are the cream of the crop of the G5. I would not want to be an AD trying to hire now. Dude for the answer to all those questions, you may want to pay $9.95/mo to FCB...
November 25, 20214 yr I have to think the crazy inflation in salary is helping middle tier schools (Baylor, Cincinnati) keep coach from jumping ship to “top tier” schools. 20 years ago the difference between 500k and 1.2 million is huge compared to 5 million vs 9 million. From the jimbo and Mel tucker, and traylor deals, it looks like 10 years is going to be standard extension length for coaches that show success. Aranda might take a 10 year 6 million dollar deal vs a 9 million 5 year deal when he knows LSU will cut his ass after a single subpar season.
November 25, 20214 yr Yeah longer term job stability for 2nd year head coaches like Aranda, and Traylor can be pretty appealing...
November 25, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, texasstrong12 said: Mike Scarborough at TigerBait is saying LSU is all in on Riley and he thinks that is who LSU will hire. This weekend might be wild. 14 hours ago, Chet Steadman said: But the AD’s neighbor said it Aranda was a stone cold lock. Im so confusssedddd! Riley as HC/OC and Aranda as DC. Duh.
November 25, 20214 yr 34 minutes ago, Laxtonto said: My question is from a premier candidate perspective, who is left? If Uf gets Napier and Tucker, Franklin, Fickle and Aranda are signaling they are staying put who fills LSU and USC? If it is Riley or Jimbo, who back fills to A&M or OU. And do not forget UCLA and Kelly and Herm and Arizona are probably parting ways as well. It hurts me to say this but Neb may have did it right by keeping frost another year knowing the coaching talent isn’t there this cycle. There is no slam dunk hot coordinator prospect and Napier and Fickle are the cream of the crop of the G5. I would not want to be an AD trying to hire now. If it’s Jimbo to LSU I think A&M just gives the keys to Elko. Most fans would be happy with that.
November 25, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Landomatic said: He's going hunting. On his ranches. Does he have a snuff boy?
November 25, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said: Landomatic: "He's going hunting. On his ranches." Does he have a snuff boy?
November 25, 20214 yr These guys are kinda funny... 9 Days Ago How Lincoln Riley becomes college football’s next great villain | The Jboy Show 9 days ago
November 25, 20214 yr OU could easily match that. Cheaper to keep good coaches around than to hire and fire staffs every 3 years
November 25, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, 6th Street said: OU could easily match that. Cheaper to keep good coaches around than to hire and fire staffs every 3 years What if Blinkin' doesn't want to stay with gooners though...
November 25, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said: If it’s Jimbo to LSU I think A&M just gives the keys to Elko. Most fans would be happy with that. That would be less than ideal because he’d probably hire a 21st century OC which would be a vast improvement over Jimbo’s O. Other obvious option if Jimbo leaves would be Traylor *ducks*
November 25, 20214 yr Popular Post 41 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: What if Blinkin' doesn't want to stay with gooners though... Edited November 25, 20214 yr by JMFP
November 25, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: One of the funniest posts in a long time... Thanks for the laugh @JMFP "sauce" page 3 : https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/coaching-changes/tigertub-says-its-riley/99795036/
November 25, 20214 yr I would be somewhat surprised if LSU isn’t hiring Riley. It’s the only thing that makes sense.
November 25, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Laxtonto said: My question is from a premier candidate perspective, who is left? If Uf gets Napier and Tucker, Franklin, Fickle and Aranda are signaling they are staying put who fills LSU and USC? If it is Riley or Jimbo, who back fills to A&M or OU. And do not forget UCLA and Kelly and Herm and Arizona are probably parting ways as well. It hurts me to say this but Neb may have did it right by keeping frost another year knowing the coaching talent isn’t there this cycle. There is no slam dunk hot coordinator prospect and Napier and Fickle are the cream of the crop of the G5. I would not want to be an AD trying to hire now. Yeah, I said this a few days ago. The best option is probably to just wait it out another year. No guarantees next cycle but there isn’t much to choose from right now.
November 25, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said: I have to think the crazy inflation in salary is helping middle tier schools (Baylor, Cincinnati) keep coach from jumping ship to “top tier” schools. 20 years ago the difference between 500k and 1.2 million is huge compared to 5 million vs 9 million. From the jimbo and Mel tucker, and traylor deals, it looks like 10 years is going to be standard extension length for coaches that show success. Aranda might take a 10 year 6 million dollar deal vs a 9 million 5 year deal when he knows LSU will cut his ass after a single subpar season. There’s no chance LSU is missing on Aranda, Napier, Tucker and Fickell types regardless of all that. It’s pretty obvious that LSU is all in on Riley and the only logical conclusion is they probably have him. There are pictures of LSU’s AD on vacation and hunting. It makes no logical sense for him to be doing that in the middle of a coaching search that would be going so poorly. It’s only an educated guess but I think they have Riley in the bag.
November 25, 20214 yr 18 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said: There’s no chance LSU is missing on Aranda, Napier, Tucker and Fickell types regardless of all that. It’s pretty obvious that LSU is all in on Riley and the only logical conclusion is they probably have him. There are pictures of LSU’s AD on vacation and hunting. It makes no logical sense for him to be doing that in the middle of a coaching search that would be going so poorly. It’s only an educated guess but I think they have Riley in the bag. All those coonssses eating nutria McRib sandwiches in hopes of nabbing Riley.
November 25, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Underdog said: All those coonssses eating nutria McRib sandwiches in hopes of nabbing Riley.
November 26, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, 6th Street said: OU could easily match that. Cheaper to keep good coaches around than to hire and fire staffs every 3 years Maybe football is different but OU has been going cheap with recent hires. *Women's basketball hire (Baranczyk) $475 K per year vs $1.8 million (Schaefer) *Men's basketball hire (Moser) $2.8 million per year vs $5 million (Beard) *They also seem unwilling to fire their baseball coach (Skip Johnson) because they don't want to spend money on the buyout. Reality is schools like Texas and LSU (see Mulkey) have been outspending OU in most the other sports and getting better coaches. Maybe football is different....I dunno but based on past hires there certainly isn't precedent that OU is willing to go big on these contracts. Texas has the right idea now on coaching contracts if they would just stop letting the BMDs and BoR hire the football coach.
November 26, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, texasstrong12 said: Maybe football is different but OU has been going cheap with recent hires. *Women's basketball hire (Baranczyk) $475 K per year vs $1.8 million (Schaefer) *Men's basketball hire (Moser) $2.8 million per year vs $5 million (Beard) *They also seem unwilling to fire their baseball coach (Skip Johnson) because they don't want to spend money on the buyout. Reality is schools like Texas and LSU (see Mulkey) have been outspending OU in most the other sports and getting better coaches. Maybe football is different....I dunno but based on past hires there certainly isn't precedent that OU is willing to go big on these contracts. Texas has the right idea now on coaching contracts if they would just stop letting the BMDs and BoR hire the football coach. OU has to match any offers out there and even give him a jimbo 10 year deal if that’s what it takes. Football is the only thing keeping ou from becoming Nebraska. if Riley leaves ou it won’t be because of money it’ll be because he wants to gtfo of Norman.
November 26, 20214 yr The LSU boards are definietly starting to think it's Riley. This is going to be an interesting few days or weeks. These guys broke the Arik Gilbert transfer news.
November 26, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, GTX Horn said: That would be less than ideal because he’d probably hire a 21st century OC which would be a vast improvement over Jimbo’s O. Other obvious option if Jimbo leaves would be Traylor *ducks* It would be funny to see aggy melt if jimbo left, but I personally like him right where he’s at. He’s a pain in the ass to recruit against but him at LSU would be as bad/worse and aggy might just luck into a really good hire
November 26, 20214 yr 59 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said: Can we convince OU to hire Herman? They don't use enough meth for that to happen.
November 26, 20214 yr Call your shot on the current openings. Florida: Napier LSU: Riley USC: Fickell TCU: Dykes V-Tech: Elko Washington: Wilcox (I have no clue on this one)
November 26, 20214 yr I don't think Fickell moves yet. I feel like Riley moves if OU loses Bedlam and the fans start whining. Wilcox to Washington makes a lot of sense. Cal's not serious about football. I think USC has to get someone from the NFL. Aranda makes sense there but when has the USC hire made sense? If LSU whiffs on Riley, it will be interesting to see LSU and USC having a difficult time finding a new HFBC. Might speak to a larger issue with these big name programs. Edited November 26, 20214 yr by mdmost
November 26, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Underdog said: All those coonssses eating nutria McRib sandwiches in hopes of nabbing Riley.
November 26, 20214 yr The problem with Fickell is that Cincy might make the playoffs and is about to be in a conference where they can probably continue making it as a 1 loss conference champion with a decent OOC schedule every year. He's already making 3.4 a year. I'm guessing Cincy could look in the couch cushions and bump that in a renegotiation if they need to. USC is seeming more and more difficult to win at and also seems to have some serious culture issues. Yes it's still USC but I'm not sure Fickell wants to take his wife and 6 kids across the country to instantly have a much more difficult job so he can... make the playoff? Win a title? He's getting close to that where he is. Edited November 26, 20214 yr by ztejas
November 26, 20214 yr The Florida 247 mods are pretty much saying that Napier has been trying to get the LSU job but they aren’t responding. It may not be Riley but they must have a coach already hired.
November 26, 20214 yr 34 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said: The Florida 247 mods are pretty much saying that Napier has been trying to get the LSU job but they aren’t responding. It may not be Riley but they must have a coach already hired. Interesting. On the one hand you have a guy who was handed a ten/eleven-win team and has kept it there but has no experience with the kind of turmoil he's going to inherit in BR nor deep ties to the state. On the other you have a scrapper from next door. I am not saying Riley's a bad coach but aside from Ryan Day no coach today has had to prove less than Riley. He's kept a fine-tuned machine running (largely with one-year rentals at QB) at blowU but LSU is in chaos right now. Coming in to the SEC negates some of LSU's recruiting advantage and prestige in the polls. If I am Riley it would take a lot of money to make that move. (Given that I am not Riley, I would work for less money in BR because it is not in Oklahoma.)
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