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I don't think anyone is sure Herman wants to go to LSU, it's just a logical assumption to make at the moment.
Also why is everyone so sure that Tom Herman wants to go to LSU...? (I'd ask the same question to people who think he'd go to USC.)
LSU isn't a historically elite football program. They had the best college football coach ever running them for 4 years, and a historically good coach in Les Miles the 12 years after that.
Outside of that what makes LSU such a great job? Louisiana recruits? You don't have to go to LSU for that. An administration that fires you when you won a national championship, played in another, and have a 77% winning percentage, have never won less than 8 games and won 9 games the previous year? Having to play in the SEC and against said greatest head coach of all time at least once a year, and if you're lucky enough to make the national championship game, then twice a year?
I think people are mistaking two great coaches in a short span of time for "great job." I'd argue those great coaches made it a great job while they were there.
Bringing up LSU's pre-Saban history is about just as irrelevant as bringing up UF's pre-Spurrier history, and FSU's pre-Bowden history. Is it a blue blood? No, but does that really matter? No, it's one of the 5 best jobs in the country.
The state of Louisiana produces the most NFL talent per captia in the entire country, you share a border with TX, and you have no in-state rival.
All dynasties fall off at one time or another, and Saban is going to be 65 in October.
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