It appears LSU didn't have a coach lined up before pulling the trigger on O. That is a dangerous proposition. That level of arrogance may push them down the same path as tu. I'm convinced that if tu let Mack retire on his own after breaking Royal's record, then there would have been several top tier coaches willing to coach there. Instead, they screwed over Mack and now nobody with self respect wants to subject themselves to that.
Despite him being a bad coach, LSU canning coach O 2 years after winning the NC may put them in the same boat. Why would top names like Jimbo, Dabo, etc. ever want to subject themselves to that? They are loved where they are.
The more names I hear getting thrown out, the more I think LSU may have screwed themselves. If they had somebody lined up then I think the would be hearing nothing right now. LSU would not need to contact anybody else, and that coach would ask them to wait until after the season to announce anything.