re: I understand why you guys hate us

You would be in that group. I noticed that you left off the part about O being one of the best recruiters in the country. I know of only one coach that could be considered a SURE THING and he isn't coming back to LSU.

Fisher has failed to produce a consistent NC contender and he has no excuse of a less talented roster. If his failures are tied to his team's lack of defense, that's on him for not finding the right DC. He may have succeeded at LSU but he wasn't a sure thing. He also wasn't worth +/- 50m. and a guaranteed 7 years.

Herman is still an unknown commodity but he's probably the best choice. He isn't a sure thing and he hasn't earned what it will take to hire him (5-7m/yr). Bravo to his agent for raising him to that level! Trace is probably crying the hardest right about now which has me...