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Why not hire a good coordinator?
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:10 am
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:10 am
What does Kirby, Ryan Day, Marcus Freeman and Dan Lanning all have in common? They were all just coordinators that went straight to a head coaching jobs at big-name schools and all of them were home-run hires. There's lots of great coordinators out there. Why aren't they being looked at more instead of just getting mediocre head coaches that never really accomplished anything?
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Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:11 am to Darindawg
Because LSU likes to set money they don’t have on fire.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:12 am to Darindawg
What’s not to get? Kiffin has shown he can manage a team in the portal/NIL era and get them to the playoffs.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:12 am to Darindawg
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I'm just not getting all the hooplah about hiring LK. What does Kirby, Ryan Day, Marcus Freeman and Dan Lanning all have in common? They were all just coordinators that went straight to a head coaching jobs and all of them were home-run hires. There's lots of great coordinators out there. Why aren't they being looked at more instead of just getting mediocre head coaches that never really accomplished anything?
Kiffin is just an improved version of Sark. Neither have won a thing and neither ever will. Lane is a lot better at offense, however.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:12 am to Darindawg
Carter has been excellent hiring for Ole Miss.
I'm curious to see where he turns.
Could be a coordinator but he seems to prefer coaches with baggage.
Im confident he will make a quality hire.
I'm curious to see where he turns.
Could be a coordinator but he seems to prefer coaches with baggage.
Im confident he will make a quality hire.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:13 am to Darindawg
Why.... because LSU would hire someone like Joe Sloan or Cam Cameron or Matt "Air" Canada.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:13 am to Darindawg
Having not learned anything from the Kelly debacle, they just repeated it again. Lane is a heck of a coach but he is prone to helmet fires, that inexplicably lose them games.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:14 am to Darindawg
Beamer was tight ends coach at okie!!
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:15 am to Darindawg
Good coordinator? Lake Kiffin was a great coordinator. And LSU is hiring him.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:17 am to Dawgfanman
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Kiffin has shown he can manage a team in the portal/NIL era and get them to the playoffs
…and then torpedoing the whole effort by leaving and threatening to take staff on the eve of their CFP voyage.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:17 am to lsu711
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Good coordinator? Lake Kiffin was a great coordinator. And LSU is hiring him.
You know who else was a great coordinator for Saban?
Be careful what you wish for
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:18 am to Darindawg
quote:Hiring a new head coach may not be Keith Carter's most difficult task. Re-recruiting the players he has (knowing what kind of NIL he's dealing with) might be more difficult. They need a good interim or new HC post haste!
I'm just not getting all the hooplah about hiring LK. What does Kirby, Ryan Day, Marcus Freeman and Dan Lanning all have in common? They were all just coordinators that went straight to a head coaching jobs and all of them were home-run hires. There's lots of great coordinators out there. Why aren't they being looked at more instead of just getting mediocre head coaches that never really accomplished anything?
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:25 am to Darindawg
I agree.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:26 am to Darindawg
How is Aranda doing at Baylor? Do we need to discuss all the good coordinators that have failed as HC’s?
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:30 am to lsu711
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Good coordinator? Lake Kiffin was a great coordinator. And LSU is hiring him.
That's true, and some coordinators are busts (ie; Sark). But my point was, with UGA, Ohio St, Notre Dame and Oregon you are arguably looking at the top of the college football food chain. So, hiring straight from the coordinator pool isn't mathematically such a bad idea, evidently. And there are some fantastic coordinators out there. Lane was a good coordinator but hasn't proved too much as a HC.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:31 am to Darindawg
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That's true, and some coordinators are busts (ie; Sark). But my point was, with UGA, Ohio St, Notre Dame and Oregon you are arguably looking at the top of the college football food chain. So, hiring straight from the coordinator pool isn't mathematically such a bad idea, evidently. And there are some fantastic coordinators out there. Lane was a good coordinator but hasn't proved too much as a HC.
Damn you for making me defend Sark. Obviously I want him gone and think he's overrated, but I wouldn't call him a bust. He wins a lot of games and definitely has us ready in rivalry games.
but he's not a guy who's ever going to win a title....but are we going to call every coach who doesn't a "bust"?
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:32 am to cornerstore
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Because LSU likes to set money they don’t have on fire
Childrens hospital money they don't have*
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:35 am to hookem33
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Obviously I want him gone and think he's overrated, but I wouldn't call him a bust
Eh, maybe bust was a strong word.
My whole point being that these schools are tripping all over themselves to get also-ran HCs when there are great coordinators all over the place. And history has proved that is NOT a bad strategy.Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:36 am to Darindawg
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Eh, maybe bust was a strong word. My whole point being that these schools are tripping all over themselves to get also-ran HCs when there are great coordinators all over the place. And history has proved that is NOT a bad strategy.
oh yeah I'm with you there. In fact, I'd much rather roll the dice on a hungry coordinator than an also-ran HC simply because he won in the past. No argument.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:41 am to Darindawg
You forgot Jeff Lebby.
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