Just because LSU appears ready to move on from Les Miles, that doesn’t mean Jimbo Fisher will leave behind everything he’s worked to build at Florida State.

The month of November has seen the Tigers go from unbeaten and No. 2 in the country to a three-game losing streak and unranked, and apparently somebody has to pay the price — Miles may be that somebody. Despite a 110-32 record in 11 seasons and a national title in 2007, the inertia currently pushing him out the door seems irreversible.

However, if the Bayou Bengals are dead set on dumping a coach averaging 10 wins per year and cleaning up on the recruiting trail, then they need to have a better one all but signed.

Many assume the first phone call will be to Fisher, who spent 2000-06 in Baton Rouge as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. He eventually took over in Tallahassee for the legendary Bobby Bowden in 2010 after a three-year apprenticeship as the coach-in-waiting, and by 2013 he won a national championship.

LSU can offer Fisher massive money, fertile recruiting grounds, brand-name recognition, enviable facilities and a rabid fan base that values football above everything else — plus the prestige of playing in the SEC West, the top division of the top conference in America.

However, aside from being in the basketball-centric ACC, doesn’t he already have all those things with the Seminoles?

Fisher banks $5.15 million per year — more than the $4.4 million Miles makes. The Sunshine State has elite recruits everywhere. The ‘Noles are a known quantity coast to coast. There is a new indoor practice facility on campus. And there isn’t much else to do in Tally, so pigskin will always rule.

Because there are fewer roadblocks in the ACC, Fisher surely has a better chance to make the College Football Playoff now than if he departed for the SEC.

A history lesson

LSU is old school. Its affiliation with the almighty SEC goes back to the league’s founding in 1932. Florida State didn’t even field a team until 1954.

Nevertheless, in 2015, LSU isn’t a better gig than new-school FSU.

In the 40 years since Bowden arrived and essentially created a powerhouse from scratch, the Seminoles have won 382 games. During that same time frame, LSU has won 319 — that’s an average of 9.55 Ws per season in the panhandle vs. 7.95 on the bayou.

After Bowden initially went 5-6, FSU hasn’t had a losing season since. Conversely, 10 times the Tigers have been under .500 in that stretch.

The “dark times” for the LSU program were the final two years under Mike Archer (1989-90) and the entirety of Curley Hallman’s tenure (1991-94), which produced six straight losing campaigns and a cumulative record of 25-41. The last six years of Bowden’s run (2004-09) were uncomfortable as Florida State tried to cut the cord, although he was still 47-30 and triumphed in four bowl games.

The ‘Noles have three Heisman Trophy winners: Charlie Ward (1993), Chris Weinke (2000) and Jameis Winston (2013). The Bayou Bengals claim just one: Billy Cannon in 1959.

Most important, the two schools have the same amount of national championship trophies on their respective mantles. The Tigers won it all in 1958, 2003 and 2007. The Seminoles did the same in 1993, 1999 and 2013.

I understand that I’m a Florida State alumnus. I also understand that I write for Saturday Down South, which covers the SEC exclusively. All biases in this column are now out in the open for everyone to see.

Death Valley holds 20,000 more fans than Doak Campbell. The tailgating experience is a rung up the ladder, too. From a pure passion perspective, even I think that purple and gold beats garnet and gold.

Still, nobody can convince me that LSU is a destination job and Florida State isn’t.

The game’s most important position

It’s understandable why LSU would want Fisher. A former quarterback himself and a guru when teaching it, he turned three consecutive Florida State starters — Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel and Winston — into first-round picks in the NFL draft.

As for Miles, Zach Mettenberger was a sixth-rounder. Matt Flynn was a seventh-rounder. While JaMarcus Russell went No. 1 overall, Fisher deserves the majority of the credit since he was the OC and QBs coach at the time.

Fairly often, LSU looks to be a signal caller away from legitimately contending. Either Miles doesn’t let Brandon Harris throw enough, or as a passer Harris isn’t proficient enough. It’s possible both are true. Neither reflects well on Miles.

The offense is labeled as stagnant and unimaginative — too reliant on the running game. Those three straight losses proved that Leonard Fournette may not be the next Herschel Walker after all.

Making matters worse, four-star quarterback prospect Feleipe Franks decommitted Monday from the Tigers’ 2016 recruiting class.

Be careful what you wish for

The effort last Saturday at Ole Miss was especially lifeless, so there is plenty of ammunition for LSU supporters ready to turn the page on Miles for good.

But there are a few conference-related cautionary tales they should hear first.

Tennessee couldn’t wait to axe Phillip Fulmer, who won double-digit games eight times in 16 seasons and captured a national championship in 1998. Since setting Fulmer free in 2008, there has been one year of Lane Kiffin, three years of Derek Dooley and three years of Butch Jones — none topped seven wins.

Even Alabama went through Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula — they had one 10-win season each in the decade following the Gene Stallings era — before getting it right with Nick Saban. DuBose had a losing record twice. So did Shula.

Now if the deep pockets at LSU reach out to Fisher and he’s interested, then go ahead and make him an offer he can’t refuse. Maybe he enjoys building more than sustaining. Perhaps the recent struggles in his personal life have him looking out the window. Even Bowden — the Godfather of Florida State football — almost took the Alabama job once.

But if Fisher says no, LSU should think again about making a change just for change’s sake.

Sometimes the best decisions are the ones you don’t make.