dcg4403 said:
Elko is NOT a realistic candidate. LSU isn't even considering a DC or OC for that job unless their Top 10 candidates all deny it.
It will absolutely be a big splash hire for the sake of PR. Woodward loves himself too much.
Oh that's what he WANTS. Yes. But that's not what will happen. Look at Texas. You don't think they would have loved a big splash hire? They will search long and hard for the splash hire. But I don't see it.
Who is it? Jimbo? Nope. Riley? Nope. He will be in the SEC anyway in a few years. Look at their previous hires. Do you think they would have Ed there if they could have gotten Jimbo earlier? He's already told them no once.
Why? Because of the culture and it's toxicity. Woodward will try like hell. But he will fail.
In the end, they are exactly like Texas from a taking care of their coaches perspective. It's a constant hot seat.
Coaches will believe they could win a natty and be out just two years later. No coach already comfortably doing well will tolerate that.
No one wants that that can avoid it. They will be FORCED to take an OC or a DC. They don't want to. They won't have any other options because serious coaches already making bank comfortably won't go there.
They would have to sign a buyout of epic proportions and LSU simply won't do that.