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I think it came down to the end goal for Baker. He has massive potential as a future head coach. If the goal was to become Tulanes head coach, then go. If the goal is to become the HC at a major program competing at the highest level and make $8mm a year… then stay at lsu and compete for Nattys with Kiffin and he will have his pick of jobs.

Going to Tulane is a higher risk for the same reward. No offense to Tulane, because I love seeing them doing well and proud of that program. But it could very easily go bad. Especially if they didn’t offer him the NIL budget he wanted. If it does go bad, you set back your career a minimum of 3-5 years.

You will be the highest paid DC if you stay and Kiffin gives his DCs full control of the defensive side. And, we’ve got some monsters coming in. He finally has an elite HC to coach under and learn from. Especially on the recruiting side. It’s a great opportunity for him to learn under a high level coach. And someone that made mistakes when he was Bakers age and learned from it.


Add in the fact the wife and family are very happy in BR and tired of moving… it just makes too much sense to stay instead of risking it all at Tulane.

The longer this drags on, the more I think he’s staying.

It’s been awesome to see Tulane play at a high level these last few years. Super proud of that program. But, it is very possible it could go bad there too. If it does, it sets him back 3-5 years.

He will be the highest paid DC if he stays at LSU. And, we’ve got some monsters coming in. He finally has an elite HC to coach under and learn from. Especially on the recruiting side. And lane gives his DC full control of that side of the ball. It’s a great opportunity for him to learn under a high level coach. And someone that made mistakes when he was Bakers age and learned from it.

Baker has massive potential as a future HC. If he is the coach I believe he is, the goal isn't to become Tulanes coach. It’s to become the HC at a major program and make $8mm a year competing at the highest level.

If that is the case, taking the Tulane job is a higher risk for the same reward he would get if he stays at LSU for 2-3 years under Kiffin and competing for national championships. Add in the family deal and how they are tired of moving every 2 years. I think he stays.

Brandon Walker also said Lane was gonna coach at lsu, Florida, stay at ole miss, and be the coach of the giants at the same time :lol:

Don’t take anyone’s opinion at barstool seriously… it’s a joke.

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If we have a backup plan ready to go, he will be fine.

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This why I think they said the decision will be announced after the Egg Bowl. Gives Ole Miss time to get their ducks in a row for the postseason + hiring a new HC. Assuming Lane is an actually leaving and isn’t run out of Oxford before then :lol:

But I agree… the AD didn’t need to make a statement at all. Could get everything figured out this week without today’s announcement.

He’s brought back that edge we’ve missed on the back end of the defense the last few years. He’s an alpha out there and super fun to watch him roam.

And Kyle Parker barely gets snaps… don’t get that. Dude always makes a play and is a physical WR. Needs to play majority of the snaps

Really loved how we used Ju’Juan Johnson last night. Had some crucial first down pick ups late in the game on those quick dump offs to him and ran very well. Got up field, ran behind his pads, broke a few tackles and constantly fell forward. Basically an extension of the running game.

I wasn’t sure how physical he was considering he was a high school QB and split time WR and RB. But I am not worried about that at all moving forward.

His role will grow and he will be a key player for our team.

Also loved all the wrinkles we have on offense with guys like Ju’Juan, Zavion, and BB. Props to the staff for finding creative ways to get these playmakers the ball in good situations. Also makes preparing for our offense much more difficult.

A big reason for the success running QBs had against hs last year was due to the pathetic safety play. Go watch the Bama game, didn’t do anything special, they simply attacked our safeties on QB sweeps. And it worked every time.

Hopefully the overhaul at safety with Haulcy can give us a presence back there to shut it down.

He has 0 confidence with his approach at the plate. Guessing every pitch, swinging at balls, whiffing on strikes.

It’s ugly.

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Are you saying there should be no teachers, home health aides, social workers, or other workers to care for children, the disabled, and the elderly?

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Are these really the examples you used as to why we shouldn’t make massive cuts? :lol:

Our public education system is god awful. We’ve got kids graduating high school with a 3.0+ GPA and can’t even read what’s on the diploma. The decline of our public education starting with the creation of the Dept of Education. Hell, charter schools get some public funding but a lot of their $$$ comes from donations and grants from the private sector and scores show they are better then public schools.

Home health is horrible and lots of abuse goes on, if they even show up at all. My mom helps out a family friend who is disabled and the wife has Alzheimer’s. It’s a horrible situation. They go thru at least 10 aides a year. They don’t show up, steal from them with zero remorse or flat out will refuse to do their job. In the last 6-8 years, only 1 aide has been worth what they are getting paid. And she left to go to the private sector since it’s better run, surrounded by better co-workers and better pay.

And what have we been told to do the last few decades regarding the short comings of public services like these? They are underfunded and need more $$$. So they get more $$$ and absolutely nothing has changed and I’d argue they have gotten even worse. At some point, basic economics comes into to play. You want to keep your job? Provide value, show you are worth it. These services fail to do that and do not care about the quality of work done.

If these people are actually good at their job, they will have no problem getting hired. There is a HUGE need for good teachers, home health aides, etc. But most are absolutely horrible and do not give a shite at all and just leeching off the govt.