They hired Alleva under the thought stream that they were solid at Football for the foreseeable future and wanted to be a basketball power. At the time the SEC had only two good basketball programs. They were wrong on all counts and we are altogether better for it.
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Fisher isn’t going to LSU. They don’t have the non football facilities he needs. I think many here still believe MONEY was the only reason Jimbo is at aTm. Sometimes money isn’t everything and for Jimbo it wasn’t.
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Think the one that wanted Wade suspended will be the next to go. People didn't like Alleva in the first place, so they finally got him gone. Alexander is going to be next.
The Alexander guy is pretty much despised here in LA for the most part. I think he will be gone too.
The smart play here would be to let Woodward stabilize the athletic department to make the job more appealing to a big name coach that can get the program in a position to contend with Saban and possibly take the West after Saban retires.
Well, "the smart play" is where they usually get lost. :biggrin:
FWIW, I agree that should be their goal.
I think the problem is that 1) they held onto Miles for too long 2) Fired him at the absolute worst time, and 3) overplayed their hand. I think getting stuck with coach Oeaux probably set them back a couple of years.
The smart play would be to get rid of all the booster hands in the cookie jar but, that’ll never happen at LSU.
Again why would Jimbo leave when he has a very particular demand that very few schools can meet? One of which is aTm. There is a reason why Jimbo spent a hell of a lot of time in Gainesville as a FSU coach.
To be fair, he was on the verge of going to Baton Rouge in 2015 until Alleva botched Miles' firing.
Guessing the demand you're referencing is about his son. Does he have custody or does his ex-wife?
Jimbo is on record that one of the primary reasons he went to A&M is because of his relationship with Woodward. It's not about the money, though L8U could probably generate it (or close to it) if they had to. They've gone after JF at least once before (some claim they've moved after him twice now), and there's little question he could be successful there. A&M has long been the 'sleeping giant', but they're still what L8U was pre-Saban (if that).
I'm not saying JF ends up at L8U, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit - especially if Orgeron stumbles down the stretch...
His ex wife moved to Texas as well so they can have easier visitation. They both want to be able to raise their kids and to have a hospital capable of treating their son’s rare condition. That was the reason he was making frequent trips to Gainesville.
My point is there is far more at play about Jimbo than Woodward and Money. I just don’t see any way Jimbo winds up at LSU at this point with the conditions outside of his contract (ie ex wife and son) that have to be fulfilled.
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His son with the blood disease is 14 now - no one is suggesting JF is heading to L8U tomorrow, but...
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