re: LSU should have taken its time.

I have a few theories. It could be any one of them, or a combination of two or more of them:

1) Continuity. He saw the players supporting O, figure O knew the system, wanted to keep things stable. He forgot that player turnover is inevitable and they will be gone in 1-4 years.

2) Local boy. He wanted someone the boosters and fans would like personally. He forgot that boosters and fans have no actual personal stake in the program's success, and most of them aren't experts in how to build a successful programs. They're Monday morning quarterbacks at best.

3) Recruiting. O's a good recruiter. He forgot that a flatulent chimp with a clipboard can recruit LSU nowadays.

4) Keeping Aranda and possibly some other assistants. He forgot that if Aranda is truly special enough to build a program around, he's gone sooner rather than later. Great coaches are usually very ambitious.

5) He wanted to see Louisiana burn. He forgot that it's a very humid state that makes large conflagrations difficult.

6) He genuinely thinks O is a great HC. He forgot to take his anti-psychotics that morning.

But, hell, in a world where Gene Chizik won a national title, anything can happen.