OT: Report-LSU Hires Orgeron

Submitted by Bando Calrissian on

College Gameday is reporting multiple sources confirming Da Coach O will be hired on a permanent basis in the bayou. Press conference still at 1PM.

IZZALL HAPPENIN FOR DA COACH O.

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LSAClassOf2000

November 26th, 2016 at 9:03 AM ^

The crew down at the Iron Bowl made an interesting statement, which seems to make sense, and that is that if this is the case, then the OC hire is important, but more than that, it makes sense because Orgeron is pretty good at connecting with players, or so it seems to me as well.

Still, it is kind of anticlimactic for the firing of Les Miles to eventually result in the hiring of Ed Orgeron, but apparently that's where we are. 

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titanfan11

November 26th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^

their mold, speaks the language, recruits well...but this seems like a no-win situation for him, no?  

He takes over for Miles, a defensive guy, and losing 3-4 games a year with high expectations was not good enough.  Say he does bring in Lane Kiffin, as rumored.  Is Lane really that innovative, or is it just that with Bama's recruits he can do what he wants (Serious question, not sarcasm)?

They must have swung and missed on Herman and Jimbo.  

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befuggled

November 26th, 2016 at 10:13 AM ^

Before becoming a head coach, per Wikipedia he spent 2 years a GA at Michigan, 13 years as an offensive line coach at Colorado and then at Michigan, 3 years as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State and 3 years as a tight ends coach at Dallas. He's never been a defensive coordinator or position coach.

Which does make it odd that many of his LSU teams had good defenses and questionable offenses, but it doesn't make him a defensive guru.

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titanfan11

November 26th, 2016 at 10:25 AM ^

I should clarify my "defensive" comment.  It seems that Miles was somewhat content playing old school (strong defense, run the ball).  A big part of that was probably that they had a lot of quarterback issues as of late.  But, it just seemed that Miles was always much more willing to take risks in the special teams game (fake punts and field goals) than he was on the offensive side.  

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JonnyHintz

November 26th, 2016 at 10:29 AM ^

Well for starters, Miles isn't a defensive guy. He's never coached defense a day in his life. Being the head coach of a solid defensive team doesn't make you a defensive guy. I think we are all in agreement that even though Michigan has an elite defense, Harbaugh is certainly an offensive guy. Now as for swinging and missing on Jimbo and Herman. For Jimbo, LSU isn't an upgrade. He has absolutely no incentive to leave. Only way he leaves Tallahassee is for Tuscaloosa. With Herman, Herman is waiting on Texas. LSU said they don't want to wait around and be empty handed, so they just took coach O. It wasn't that they swung and missed, it's all about swim lanes.

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NateVolk

November 26th, 2016 at 9:06 AM ^

He might be Hoke. Or he might be a guy with extensive experience coaching as a head guy and as an assistant at three mega programs. 

And he's just way smarter than he was and will get the assistants he needs with a huge budget at his disposal.

Might be seeing it working at USC right now. And Helton had way less head coaching experience.

 

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DPUblue

November 26th, 2016 at 9:12 AM ^

Booorrrrriiiiinnnngggg.

Looks like Clay Helton could stay on too.

I hate when interim coaches are retained...keeps the carousel from spinning at dizzying speeds. It's my favorite part of the offseason.



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