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🏈 Chavis to Texas A&M?
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Via The Advocate -- http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/11216328-123/amid-reports-of-texas-am
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According to sources, Chavis was upset about a clause in the new contract LSU has offered him.
Chavis, under contract through next December, has not signed a three-year, $4 million new contract LSU has offered him, a source said. The deal would pay him $1.33 million a year, a $30,000 raise from his current contract and run through the 2017 season, but it includes a provision that has “upset” Chavis, sources say.
The clause says that if Les Miles were no longer the head coach, Chavis would be compensated for only the next six months. LSU has also offered Chavis a two-year contract that does not include the Miles clause and would run through the 2016 season.
Texas A&M is believed to be offering Chavis a heftier raise. Chavis’ current deal pays him $1.3 million a year, third nationally among college football assistants, according to rankings from USA Today.
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According to sources, Chavis was upset about a clause in the new contract LSU has offered him.
Chavis, under contract through next December, has not signed a three-year, $4 million new contract LSU has offered him, a source said. The deal would pay him $1.33 million a year, a $30,000 raise from his current contract and run through the 2017 season, but it includes a provision that has “upset” Chavis, sources say.
The clause says that if Les Miles were no longer the head coach, Chavis would be compensated for only the next six months. LSU has also offered Chavis a two-year contract that does not include the Miles clause and would run through the 2016 season.
Texas A&M is believed to be offering Chavis a heftier raise. Chavis’ current deal pays him $1.3 million a year, third nationally among college football assistants, according to rankings from USA Today.
That would stand to reason about Miles' comment of when asked about Chavis, Miles replied something to the effect of "not giving a damn about Chavis!"
Chavis probably felt slighted by the clause of not even possibly receiving a sniff as the HC. I would say rightfully so if he felt slighted.
Chavis probably felt slighted by the clause of not even possibly receiving a sniff as the HC. I would say rightfully so if he felt slighted.
planomateo
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that's not what was quoted in the twitter comment above, he was asked if it looked bad about LSU losing their DC, and he said he didn't know how it looked, but he didn't give a damn (about how it looked) not that he didn't give a damn about Chavis. At least that's how I read it...
Wonder if Ed Orgeron and Les could co-exist on the same team?
LSU reaches out to ex-USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast to replace John Chavis, sources say
Clancy Pendergast was USC's defensive coordinator in 2013. (AP photo)
With John Chavis on his way to Texas A&M, LSU has begun reaching out to potential candidates to fill its vacancy at defensive coordinator.
Sources told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Wednesday afternoon that Tigers coach Les Miles called Clancy Pendergast to gauge his interest in replacing Chavis as defensive coordinator.
Pendergast, 47, was USC's defensive coordinator in 2013 but was not retained by new coach Steve Sarkisian for the 2014 season despite the Trojans ranking No. 1 in the Pac-12 in passing defense and No. 2 in rushing defense. Pendergast spent this season out of coaching.
His background primarily is in the NFL, having served as defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals from 2004-08, coaching in Super Bowl XLIII, and with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009. He's also held duties as a position coach with the Cleveland Browns (linebackers, 2003) and Dallas Cowboys (secondary, 1996-2002). In the college ranks, Pendergast spent 2010-12 as Cal's defensive coordinator.
In addition to Pendergast, sources said Alabama linebackers coach Kevin Steele, 56, and former Ole Miss head coach and Louisiana native Ed Orgeron, 53, are being considered. Another possibility is Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, 40, who also was defensive coordinator at Mississippi State and Texas.
When contacted by phone Wednesday, Orgeron said he has not been approached by LSU about the job and that he was not interested "at this time."
Steele, 56, fits into the LSU staff opening as a linebacker position coach, the same as Chavis. And he's got a long track record in this part of the country. He spent four years as the Clemson defensive coordinator (2009-12) between two stints with Nick Saban at Alabama in various roles. He was head coach at Baylor for four seasons (1999-2002) and has worked on staffs at Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Florida State, with a four-year stint with the NFL's Carolina Panthers (1995-98) mixed in.
Orgeron, 53 and out of coaching in 2014, has worked coast to coast, from Miami to USC, but has never been a defensive coordinator. He had a fairly disastrous three-year stint as Ole Miss' head coach followed by one season as the New Orleans Saints' defensive line coach. He's also worked at Nicholls State, Tennessee and Syracuse. His biggest asset might be recruiting since he knows the territory in Louisiana well. He was a teammate of former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert at South Lafourche High School. Orgeron and Pendergast also worked together at USC.
LSU reaches out to ex-USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast to replace John Chavis, sources say
Clancy Pendergast was USC's defensive coordinator in 2013. (AP photo)
With John Chavis on his way to Texas A&M, LSU has begun reaching out to potential candidates to fill its vacancy at defensive coordinator.
Sources told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Wednesday afternoon that Tigers coach Les Miles called Clancy Pendergast to gauge his interest in replacing Chavis as defensive coordinator.
Pendergast, 47, was USC's defensive coordinator in 2013 but was not retained by new coach Steve Sarkisian for the 2014 season despite the Trojans ranking No. 1 in the Pac-12 in passing defense and No. 2 in rushing defense. Pendergast spent this season out of coaching.
His background primarily is in the NFL, having served as defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals from 2004-08, coaching in Super Bowl XLIII, and with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009. He's also held duties as a position coach with the Cleveland Browns (linebackers, 2003) and Dallas Cowboys (secondary, 1996-2002). In the college ranks, Pendergast spent 2010-12 as Cal's defensive coordinator.
In addition to Pendergast, sources said Alabama linebackers coach Kevin Steele, 56, and former Ole Miss head coach and Louisiana native Ed Orgeron, 53, are being considered. Another possibility is Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, 40, who also was defensive coordinator at Mississippi State and Texas.
When contacted by phone Wednesday, Orgeron said he has not been approached by LSU about the job and that he was not interested "at this time."
Steele, 56, fits into the LSU staff opening as a linebacker position coach, the same as Chavis. And he's got a long track record in this part of the country. He spent four years as the Clemson defensive coordinator (2009-12) between two stints with Nick Saban at Alabama in various roles. He was head coach at Baylor for four seasons (1999-2002) and has worked on staffs at Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Florida State, with a four-year stint with the NFL's Carolina Panthers (1995-98) mixed in.
Orgeron, 53 and out of coaching in 2014, has worked coast to coast, from Miami to USC, but has never been a defensive coordinator. He had a fairly disastrous three-year stint as Ole Miss' head coach followed by one season as the New Orleans Saints' defensive line coach. He's also worked at Nicholls State, Tennessee and Syracuse. His biggest asset might be recruiting since he knows the territory in Louisiana well. He was a teammate of former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert at South Lafourche High School. Orgeron and Pendergast also worked together at USC.
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I think Texas A&M overpaid again.
@planomateo A&M did overpay to get Chavis.
I'm not convinced that Sumlin is worth what they're paying him either. What is $5 mill a year? Lot of money in that program though.
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Why did John Chavis bolt LSU for Texas A&M? Tigers' lack of offense, sources say
Sources close to LSU said former Tigers defensive coordinator John Chavis' growing frustration with the struggles of the team's offense was the primary reason heleft for the same job at Texas A&M.
The sources said the contract negotiations, the Aggies offered $340,000 more annually, were a non-issue in his decision to leave LSU and that Chavis simply felt it was time to go.
Chavis' frustrations reached a crescendo this season when LSU finished first in the SEC in total defense, No. 8 in the nation and second in scoring defense. LSU was 11th in total offense and last in passing offense in the SEC, resulting in an 8-5 record, tied for the worst in coach Les Miles' 10 seasons.
In the past four seasons, Chavis' LSU defenses finished no worse than No. 15.
"(Chavis) threw his hands up and felt he'd done all he could do," one source said. "They made zero progress offensively and it became a sore point, not that he was pointing fingers, but it led to some uncomfortable feelings.
"I think the thing that still gnaws at him was the BCS championship game (in 2012 that LSU lost 21-0), where he holds Alabama out of the end zone for the longest time. He felt, 'What else could I do?'" In that game, Alabama kicked five field goals before finally scoring a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Chavis hinted as much when he landed in College Station, Texas, in a private plane with Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin on Jan. 1, saying he was "excited to play with a great offense," according to the Houston Chronicle.
"They made zero progress offensively and it became a sore point," source says.
Texas A&M finished sixth in SEC in total offense but averaged 449.3 yards per game, far ahead of LSU's 383.4, which was 77th nationally. The Aggies were the SEC's top passing team, averaging 306.4 yards per game in Sumlin's up-tempo, no-huddle attack.
LSU offered Chavis a three-year extension worth $1.33 million annually, but money was never a factor in him leaving LSU.
Another source said Chavis had pursued the defensive coordinator job at South Carolina, his native state, and that his wife had never moved to Baton Rouge from the couple's ranch in Knoxville, Tenn. But ultimately Texas A&M "threw too much money" at him with a three-year deal at $1.67 million annually and an option on a fourth season, so he chose the Aggies.
The source said Chavis, although frustrated, had no hard feelings toward Miles, who hired him in 2009 after Tennessee fired him and the rest of Phillip Fulmer's staff.
"He told people Les was the best coach he'd ever worked for and that he loved him," the source said.
Sources close to LSU said former Tigers defensive coordinator John Chavis' growing frustration with the struggles of the team's offense was the primary reason heleft for the same job at Texas A&M.
The sources said the contract negotiations, the Aggies offered $340,000 more annually, were a non-issue in his decision to leave LSU and that Chavis simply felt it was time to go.
Chavis' frustrations reached a crescendo this season when LSU finished first in the SEC in total defense, No. 8 in the nation and second in scoring defense. LSU was 11th in total offense and last in passing offense in the SEC, resulting in an 8-5 record, tied for the worst in coach Les Miles' 10 seasons.
In the past four seasons, Chavis' LSU defenses finished no worse than No. 15.
"(Chavis) threw his hands up and felt he'd done all he could do," one source said. "They made zero progress offensively and it became a sore point, not that he was pointing fingers, but it led to some uncomfortable feelings.
"I think the thing that still gnaws at him was the BCS championship game (in 2012 that LSU lost 21-0), where he holds Alabama out of the end zone for the longest time. He felt, 'What else could I do?'" In that game, Alabama kicked five field goals before finally scoring a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Chavis hinted as much when he landed in College Station, Texas, in a private plane with Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin on Jan. 1, saying he was "excited to play with a great offense," according to the Houston Chronicle.
"They made zero progress offensively and it became a sore point," source says.
Texas A&M finished sixth in SEC in total offense but averaged 449.3 yards per game, far ahead of LSU's 383.4, which was 77th nationally. The Aggies were the SEC's top passing team, averaging 306.4 yards per game in Sumlin's up-tempo, no-huddle attack.
LSU offered Chavis a three-year extension worth $1.33 million annually, but money was never a factor in him leaving LSU.
Another source said Chavis had pursued the defensive coordinator job at South Carolina, his native state, and that his wife had never moved to Baton Rouge from the couple's ranch in Knoxville, Tenn. But ultimately Texas A&M "threw too much money" at him with a three-year deal at $1.67 million annually and an option on a fourth season, so he chose the Aggies.
The source said Chavis, although frustrated, had no hard feelings toward Miles, who hired him in 2009 after Tennessee fired him and the rest of Phillip Fulmer's staff.
"He told people Les was the best coach he'd ever worked for and that he loved him," the source said.
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