…Terry Saban's health might be one of the reasons Saban is leaving now. I see a lot of Parkinson's chatter.

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The former Tiger announced on X that he will be joining Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss squad for 2024.

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NIL and the Transfer Portal got him, plain and simple.

Whenever there was a level playing field, he's always almost been just a solid coach - above average in some areas, below average in others, but all-in-all just solid.

Prior to his time at Alabama, he had one season in five at Michigan State where he didn't lose at least 5 games and he never went undefeated, he had one season in five at LSU where he didn't lose at least 3 games and he never went undefeated. We saw what happened in the NFL when he couldn't constantly have things his way and every team had relatively similar talent and resources. It wasn't until he arrived at Bama, got the in-state SEC offices squarely behind him in all areas from scheduling to officiating to enforcement (the examples of each being too numerous to mention here), that's when he finally got on a roll, so to speak.

His true 'acumen', if you want to call it that, his legacy, has been his ability to recognize loopholes in the system and masterfully exploit them to his advantage... the rampant corruption at all levels that we saw early on didn't continue nearly as badly as time went on, but then, it didn't need to - once you build momentum and success, it becomes much easier to sustain.

But that's over now. The current environment simply doesn't lend itself to that any more. If Nick can't step on the field with a three-to-one talent advantage, if he can't show up at work knowing that he's going to benefit from preferential scheduling and treatment from the powers that be, a lot of his power and mystique fades pretty quickly.

I don't think anyone can argue that he hasn't been the most successful college coach in history, that's obvious... but while I'll forever be grateful to him cutting through the BS here at LSU as a stepping stone towards his own success, I'll never think of him as 'the greatest' by any measure. At the end of the day, for most, results are all that matters, and that's fine... but for someone to be 'the greatest' in my book, how they did it matters as much as what they did.

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Maason Smith has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Tigers will now look to replace both starting defensive tackles for next season.

• Jayden Daniels wins the Heisman
• Dominick McKinley flips to LSU
• Garrett Nussmeier rallies LSU to bowl win
• Matt House fired
• Harlem Berry commits
• Bryce Underwood commits
• LSU opens the bag for Blake Baker, Bo Davis
• Nick Saban retires

He did to this program will take a couple years to fix. BK’s worst decision by far since becoming coach.

House barely recruited and no one wanted to play for him. He ran off Cain, the best recruiter and coach on the defense. His piss poor performance probably affected the decision of both Wingo and Smith to leave early.

His poor defense cost us a shot at a national title, probably cost Malik the Biletnikof award. Imagine the numbers Daniels, Malik and Thomas had put up if they had 2 more possessions per game.

We have had some terrible coaches in the past but no one comes close to House as far as the potential he cost us. He was given a pot of gold and turned it into sh*t.

O was never going to win another NC, Archer, Hallman and Dinardo were all poor to mediocre. That’s on admin for hiring. But House was put in a position to excel and shat the bed.

Would love to know what really happened. I actually liked the hire as DC.

From @Kenny Van Doren

@Luke Hubbard breaks down LSU's 77-69 win over Vandy.

Several publications have already put out rankings for 2024

Many have LSU 13-15 with SEC teams ranked ahead of LSU ..Ga, Ala. ole Miss, Missouri
Texas , Tenn.

What are your expectations …for the offense , the defense , make the playoffs , final W-L record

It's hard not to notice what LSU is putting together for 2025, and uncommitted recruits are taking notice.

Four-star safety Faheem Delane, who named LSU to his top-five list last month, is the latest to post to X about it.

And of course, Keylan Moses weighed in.

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Two standing out early on:

The 9-5 LSU Tigers play host to the 5-9 Vanderbilt Commodores Tuesday night at 8pm CT. Some notes for the game:

• Jordan Wright, who's averaging 18.33 PPG over his last six contests, will face off with his former team tonight. He played at Vandy for four seasons.
• Ezra Manjon, the Commodores leading scorer, was injured against Alabama a few days ago and is a game time decision. Will update with his status for the game when we know more.
• Vanderbilt is the worst defense in the SEC according to Kenpom's defensive efficiency rankings. On the flip side, the Tigers offense has been as hot as ever, averaging 84 PPG over their last four
• The Tigers are looking to start 2-0 in SEC play for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.

Check back at 8pm for live updates from the game.

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Curtis is off to Wisconsin.

The four-star linebacker never posted his offers after entering the transfer portal following his freshman season at USC. The Many grad was once an LSU target for the Class of 2023, but I never heard or read anything on the Tigers' interest a second time around. I thought I'd throw this on here since a few of y'all discussed it last month.

Parting ways. Rumors swirling.

If ….sloan isn’t the new OC and Kelly decides to explore nation wide for the best OC
available the big carrot that he can dangle is the opportunity to coach Underwood , Berry and Moore

In addition a pay day similar to what Baker got won’t hurt at all

Tale that job , make a name for yourself and your future is bright

Matt McMahon

• Thought their defensive effort was terrific. Won the turnover battle.
• Would've liked to be more efficient on offense, but the goal is to win, so he's happy with the result.
• Said his team emptied the tank against A&M and had to make a quick turnaround to face Vandy today.
• Has loved to see the growth of his team in terms of defending the three, defensive rebounding and limiting turnovers.
• Said Vandy did a great job pressuring them on offense, but thinks the players did a great job of figuring it out in the second half.
• Says the focus is on consistent improvement. Said he's thankful to be 2-0, but he's focused on getting better.
• Doesn't think Cook had much rhythm in the first half, but he was really efficient in the second half. Says he deserves some credit for resetting and getting hot in the second half.
• Thinks his team has gotten better at rebounding recently. Said he thinks it has something to do with what they've done in practice, but it's really been attributed to the players effort.

Jalen Cook and Jordan Wright

• Wright said they knew the got relaxed in the first half, but knew they'd come out with energy in the second half. Says they're a second half team.
• Both said the win at A&M and tonight means a lot because it helps set the tone for the rest of SEC play.
• Cook said they've been intentional about attacking the rim, and that showed with them scoring 44 points in the paint.
• Feels they were soft defensively in the beginning of the season, but they've gotten more physical recently and feel they're really getting into the other teams heads.
• Wright said he really, really wanted this win over his former team. Said he also hasn't ever gone 2-0 in conference play in his career.

The All-American Bowl will kickoff at noon in San Antonio on NBC and Peacock.

Six LSU signees are rostered for the game:

Team East: WR Kylan BIlliot
Team West: C Coen Echols, LB Kolaj Cobbins, CB Ju'Juan Johnson, LB Davhon Keys

As previously mentioned, tight end Trey'Dez Green was originally listed on the initial All-American Bowl rosters, but he is not here. He did not respond to Death Valley Insider's message. Also, Johnson was out of practice Friday with a concussion and at the team hotel, Cobbins said. I'll keep an eye out for him pregame to see if he's suited up or ruled out.

Other observations from Friday's practice and the National Combine: https://lsu.forums.rivals.com/threa...erican-bowl-practice-national-showcase.67421/

A look here:

I hear Kevin Steele retiring as Bama DC

Wright's turnaround since getting benched against Southeastern has been nothing short of amazing. Here's more on Wright's midseason improvement and how big it's been for the Tigers.