When is the last time LSU had a successful head coach hired away in a major sport?

Saban?

Nikki Fargas, duh. Went to the Aces front office and an ESPN job.

Seriously though, LSU is a destination job. That isn't much of a worry.

Bill Arnsparger

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Especially pertinent regarding MBB. Nobody is clamoring to hire McMahon away from us. Meanwhile the program continues to flatline. I would much rather be replacing successful coaches leaving the program in good shape for the next coach. Of course best case is finding our own successful coach who stays until he retires and has developed a replacement in his coaching tree.

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Mike Archer says hello…..

To another college? The track coach that went to A&M I guess.

It won’t be long before The General is skull dragging us twice a year though, and I’ll support him even if it’s at Bama. Woodward deserves it.

Pat Henry, Track Coach 1988-2004.
He won Championships at LSU then Texas A&M.

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We have a pattern of either waiting until the program in question is so far down that it is a rebuild. The last coach that left for an arguably upward job that I recall was Saban going to Miami.

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I don’t think these two things are related.

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I would much rather be replacing successful coaches leaving the program in good shape for the next coach. Of course best case is finding our own successful coach who stays until he retires and has developed a replacement in his coaching tree.

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So your point is basically.. you would rather hire better coaches?

LSU is a top-tier job for two of the “big three” men’s sports. That’s why you don’t see successful head coaches being hired away. It could certainly happen in basketball but again that basically just comes down to hiring better coaches.

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and I’ll support him even if it’s at Bama.

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That's retarded. See I'm one of those guys that thinks getting rid of Wade was dumb and wish he was still here in a big way. Think it was a huge mistake while other programs that had similar situations with their coaches told the NCAA to frick off and wish we would have done the same. And I do think he'll get another major job soon. Personally I'm hoping it's not in the SEC.

But saying you'll root for Wade over LSU if he goes to Bama or some other SEC school, that means you're a Will Wade fan, not an LSU fan. I'm an LSU fan that wishes Wade was still here because I believe our program would still be winning a lot of games and contending in the SEC if he was still here. There's a difference.

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Now do Alabama. Or Florida. Or Texas….

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Franchione for Ba*ma*, There was probation effects in play but he left * for Aggieland.

Spurrier was hired away from UF for NFL. If we're talking college only then IDK of any from UF/UT.

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When is the last time LSU had a successful head coach hired away in a major sport?


We have a pattern of either waiting until the program in question is so far down that it is a rebuild

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LSU is an ultimate destination job in football and baseball. There is nowhere else to go (except professional sports) for a step up. Saban left from Michigan St. Kelly left from ND. Johnson left from Arizona, fresh off two CWS runs. LSU is the mecca of college sports in those sports. That's not the case at all for basketball.

So the entire premise of your thread is pretty trash.