I'm amazed they're letting him finish the year. Outside of the Xs and Os and having lost multiple assistants that carried him in the coaching department, this dude's behavior has seemed to get progressively more erratic and excessive while the program has been sliding and losing, to the ire of both the team and university brass. He doesn't seem to have any real allies left in Baton Rouge and this team's probably staring down a 6-6 record. Should have just handed an assistant the reigns with the interim tag in hopes of reenergizing the players for the closing weeks.
If Ohio State and Michigan or PSU left the BIG, would you view it as the same conference?
No ones saying the Big 12 is improving from a football stand point. They’re saying it’s not losing P5 status (as it shouldn’t).
Really? so you remove the 2 biggest schools and replace them with 2 schools no where near the stature, and we somehow just think it is the same level of league? Not to mention the other recent non power 5 schools that they brought in as members. We actually don't need 5 conferences anyway.
I understand the AD is playing the odds, but he's essentially betting on LSU losing the majority of their remaining games. What the hell do you do if by some miracle LSU wins out? It would've been best to just cut ties after the UK game.
ZERO Chance he bolts. If I was LSU, I'd be all in on Freeze. How many other guys have beaten Nick Saban multiple times? The only other two that come to mind are Dabao and Mahlzahn.
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He finally got a win on Sunday. I don’t think he’ll jump after this yr with so much spotlight on him, but who knows.
This would seem to be very improbable, but this is a very good point. Yikes. I can't see it happening, but this will be unbelievably awkward if Coach O somehow goes 4-1 or 5-0 to finish the season after beating Florida, which I agree he shouldn't have gotten the chance to do. Should have just been a clean break after the UK game.
Like how he hit on the pregnant wife of one of the top boosters.
absolutely ridiculous. Hope they sue and get their full salary paid by the taxpayers of that state.
No one said it’s the same level of league they’re saying it’s still P5. And they’re replacing Texas and Oklahoma with 4 schools not 2. 3 of which have had as much success as Texas over the last decade.
No need for a bra, they stay up on their own...
It's interesting to consider how this would have played out if LSU was currently undefeated. This is all about the W's and L's. I'm assuming many of the stories that are beginning to leak would have magically stayed in-house. The debacle of subsequent coordinator hires would have been swept under the rug, as well as talk surrounding those pesky NCAA violations. And the local Louisianans would have stuck with their beloved ball coach. At this point, I'm more interested to see where Coach O shows up next season. Kiffin's staff if he stays at Ole Miss (although that would be a hot mess considering his history with the Rebels)? Does Carroll give him a gig with the Seahawks? Does he get a stay at the Nick Saban rehab coaching hostel?
That's what you got from that moment? Cold shower time.
The BIG12 is more than just football. So while they may remain a P5, the really shouldn't.
You talking about the dad?
They really should but it’s kind of pointless to even really debate considering P5 is technically not a real term. As long as they keep the automatic NY6 bid for football, which they will, it will realistically still count.
I don't agree with the employment mandates, but the angle his team seems to be taking is going to get laughed out of court.