Gus v. O

[Kaos]

I watched a goodly portion of the LSU - Texas game.  

When Ed Orgeron was hired as head coach at LSU I pointed and laughed.  The guy was essentially unintelligible. He had sucked cheesy balls at Ole Miss. 

I was wrong.  I think he learned from the awful and exuberant mistakes he made at Ole Miss.  I think he learned from the mistakes he watched Lane Kiffin make at Tennessee and USC.  I think he learned from the mistakes he watched Les Miles make in his final few years at LSU. 

I'm sitting there watching a man who identified his own weaknesses. He identified his team's weaknesses. He brought in people who were loyal to him, but he also searched outside the program to find the best guys to eliminate those weaknesses and he lets them do their thing.  

He reached out to his contacts in the NFL and found a guy to elevate the passing game. Looked at the Saints, recognized that Drew Brees isn't necessarily the most gifted guy out there, but his coaches put him in a position to succeed. So he poached a guy who knew that scheme. Paired him with a retread in Ensminger.  And they've turned a moderately talented, slow-footed, mediocre-armed Joe Burrow into a potential Heisman candidate.  

Maybe Ed O couldn't succeed outside the Bayou. I don't know. He'd definitely be hard to understand.  

I compare that to Gus.  Who does he hire as offensive coordinators?  Rhett Lashlee? Chip Lindsey? Kenny Dillingham?  Who are those guys besides young pups who will suck on his man boobs?  Did you know Kodi Freaking Burns is co-offensive coordinator?  Think about that for a minute.  Which of those four would Ed Orgeron have hired?  

Orgeron is looking for the best fit for the TEAM.  Gus is looking for the best fit for HIM.  Sycophants.  Yes boys.  Who does Gus know in the NFL to ask for guidance or to look for new coaching talent?  

I never thought I'd say this but Orgeron is a far better head coach than Gus.  And I don't think it's close.  

[AUTiger1]

I remember when he was hired and several of y'all laughed and pointed fingers.  THS (whatever he is doing now days) pointed and laughed the hardest. I was talking to my brother about the hire that evening and said to him, I think a lot of people is going to be wrong about Coach O.  

He may yet to prove me wrong bit it seemed right at the time.  Cajun gets to go back home to his Dre job.  I though he did a good job of keeping the team together after the Kiffin debacle at USC.  I agree that he learned from his past mistakes and corrected them and now he has one helluva football team.  

[jmar]

Don't care for LSU mostly because it has a neverending built-in pipeline of talent at its choosing.

But to the point, yes Orgeron is a far better manager than Malzahn.
And I find it hard to pull against O because he's a genuinely funny character that seems to have more humility than ego.

[djsimp]

I remember when he was hired and several of y'all laughed and pointed fingers.  THS (whatever he is doing now days) pointed and laughed the hardest. I was talking to my brother about the hire that evening and said to him, I think a lot of people is going to be wrong about Coach O. 

He may yet to prove me wrong bit it seemed right at the time.  Cajun gets to go back home to his Dre job.  I though he did a good job of keeping the team together after the Kiffin debacle at USC.  I agree that he learned from his past mistakes and corrected them and now he has one helluva football team. 

Don't you even think about trying to sneak out of this one buddy. Your guilty by association so you just stand right there and take your lashes like the rest of us.

[Snaggletiger]

I remember when he was hired and several of y'all laughed and pointed fingers.  THS (whatever he is doing now days) pointed and laughed the hardest. I was talking to my brother about the hire that evening and said to him, I think a lot of people is going to be wrong about Coach O. 

He may yet to prove me wrong bit it seemed right at the time.  Cajun gets to go back home to his Dre job.  I though he did a good job of keeping the team together after the Kiffin debacle at USC.  I agree that he learned from his past mistakes and corrected them and now he has one helluva football team. 

"Talking to my brother".  Yeah, okay right.  Like we're going to take your word for that.  Pfffffft....

You're so full of it, and I told my BIL you were.

I'll have a story about the whole conversation later.

[The Six]

Never forget

[Kaos]

Never forget

Don't even care. 

[Saniflush]

Tell'em JoJo.

[djsimp]

Don't even care.

I'm betting this will recycle in the Auburn locker room come LSU week.

[The Six]

I'm betting this will recycle in the Auburn locker room come LSU week.

Nah! Violates the Baptist deacon morality statute of Auburn football. 

[Buzz Killington]

Tell'em JoJo.

I got a Hummer...you need a Hummer

[GH2001]

Never forget

cant say we didnt deserve it. I would have said it too.