re: Why did Kevin Steele leave LSU for AU?

Frankly, I suspect LSU was too hostile an environment at the time. Uncertainty about Miles' job and rumblings of problems in the government combined with a lots of criticism directed at him. Auburn isn't going to be much easier, but it's a fresh start and Gus will last at least two more years. Hell, if Steele does a good job but Gus is out in two years, Steele would have a fighting chance to go for the HC job. He wouldn't have that at LSU, given how unpopular he'd become.