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Woodward has a track record of owing enormous sums to bad coaches. He is on his way out. When a few more ADs who overpay for poor coaching get canned, we may see a little more stability.LSU, AD Scott Woodward set to part ways as Tigers begin football coaching search
Woodward fired Brian Kelly this week, leaving LSU on the hook for the second-largest buyout in college football history
Woodward gave the long contract, high buyout, and a clause forcing the state to pay off the buyout if donors do not step up. Yeah, Woodward need to go.
LSU football’s Brian Kelly buyout will be paid by taxpayers, says Gov. Jeff Landry
Louisiana governor Jeff Landry says former LSU football coach Brian Kelly's buyout could fall on the state's taxpayerssports.yahoo.com
He may end up back there
As a DT coach. Ed was fired because he wasn't winning anymore first and foremost but his conduct off the field wasn't great either, he also went through a messy divorce and Eddie O loves the ladies. He hit on the wrong lady as well. In addition, Eddie O is loved by the LSU masses not as much by the LSU decision makers. Now, we all know if he continued to win it all would have been swept under the rug. As he ages, he's really just a cartoon character/ folk hero. Maybe he gets a look at the Tulane job when Sumrall leaves? At the end of the day, Eddie O isn't a very good head coach, great recruiter sure but there's more to it than that.
He isn’t a very good coach but he won a national championship?
correct. Great recruiter assembled one of the most talented rosters in recent memory at LSU. Gene Chizik won a national championship at Auburn as well
You can have all the talent in the world, but that talent still has to be developed and produce on the field. He’s a great coach — he’s already proven that by winning a national championship. Look at Alabama last year: they had the most talented roster in college football, but did they win the national title? No, because talent alone isn’t enough. You still have to develop players and execute when it matters. So again the take that he isn’t a great coach just ain’t true in my opinion.
so then Gene Chizik is a great coach then too?
What matters are the assistants … the coordinators. Look at Clemson since Venables left. Eddie O lost Brady and Aranda and proceeded to fall apart. The coordinators are more critical than the talent. You think it’s a coincidence Bama looks better on O now that Grubb is play calling?
It all matters and the guy in charge is the one who takes the heat or gets the credit. Eddie O never replaced coordinators, a couple of hall of fame receivers and a heisman QB and acted like an idiot throughout the process. Saban, Kirby? Well the resumes speaks for themselves. Ryan Day at Ohio St as well. Eddie O is a cartoon character, a sideshow.
You proved my point .. Eddie O had top shelf coordinators .. Lanning doesn't. Didn't Ryan Day also go out and get Chip Kelly and Jim Knowles to break through?
LOL. He has arguably the best OC in college football in Will Stein. He had Kenny Dillingham at ASU now before that. I would take either over Joe Brady, you apparently don't watch the Buffalo Bills very much this year.
