LSUChamps03

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there has been serious mutual interest for awhile, but all sides agreed to hold off until the bye week. here we are.

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True. And to my knowledge only Verge has said LSU is willing to wait to get the right coach. OM apparently isn’t willing to wait, and UF fans have been all over the place saying it’s done.

Just speculating of course, I have no fricking clue.

OM got caught up in the rampant rumors, namely the UF rumors that came to a head last week. They reportedly have had an extension offer on Sexton’s desk for weeks. No resolution. The media peppers Lane with rumors he’s considering leaving, Lane deflects.

OM starts to “panic”. If he’s leaving and not saying he’s going nowhere they have to get their ducks in a row since so many teams fired coaches mid season and are buying from the same rack OM would.

So they approach Lane and Sexton for an update. Lane says he doesn’t want to discuss it now, that he can’t answer without having actually evaluated things and done his due diligence.

OM says fine. Make your visits, talk with whomever you need during the bye week. Make a decision and let us know by X date so we can move forward either way. No breach, just do what you have to do to make a decision.

That’s where we’re at. He has until say Wednesday to let OM know.

And this would answer why in the midst of a playoff run would he take another job. His hand has been forced. Hopefully he decides going to Ole Miss’ big brother and kicking their arse every year is the best revenge!

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But I'm curious why aren't they putting fillers out there to see who would be interested in the job

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I would imagine they are putting out feelers on some level. It would be malpractice not to be planning for all possible scenarios.

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diane lane

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Knock. Out.

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That's the automatic extension of his existing contract terms,

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Can you imagine LSU including a 7-win threshold for an auto extension in a coach’s contract? I don’t think they’d do that for 9 wins.

Different expectations, different standards.

The Lane to UF rumors may have some legs to them… #jorts

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Standards were a tad lower back when Hallman was here.

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100%. To drive home the point, LSU hired Dinardo as his replacement. Dinardo’s HC experience consisted of 4 season with records of 5-6, 4-7, 5-6 and 5-6; 9-22 in SEC games; and a 65-0 loss in his final game before being hired by LSU.

Of course not long ago we did hire a coach who’d gone 10-25, 3-21 at OM. Worked out in 2019, but…

Blah blah blah, bury your head in the sand. It’s a horrible look for LSU and piles on the Landry fiasco. Most places would have fired Verge for what he did. We send him to sensitivity training and promote him to AD with no search. And say what you want and minimize the consequences of a negative news article, negative press. But if enough media gets involved exposing what happened LSU looks bad. It’s avoidable, but LSU is inviting it in. And I hate to see it.