re: Ensminger as offensive coordinator

His career hasn't all been wine and roses. In his last SEC stint at Auburn, he was demoted from QB coach after the 2003 season, where for whatever reason, he was calling the plays rather than the offensive coordinator. They basically were working as co-OCs.

It was a disaster and their offense was a mess. Granted, he had to follow Bobby Petrino, and there were probably too many cooks in the kitchen, but it was still pretty bad. Bad enough, in fact, that AU tried to dump Tubervillle to go hire Petrino before the season was even over. Remember that whole mess? It is worth noting that Tubs thought enough of him to keep him on as TE coach, while he fired most of the rest of that staff.

Maybe he has improved over the years and would be fine. I just personally think he has a lot more to prove than Orgeron. If O was hired, based on his current approach, it looks like he would be pretty hands off and let the coordinators do their jobs. That means, if we hire him or another head coach like him, we need a lights-out, can't miss OC. We need someone who we can trust to be as good or better than the other offensive minds in the SEC not just now, but over time. I recall Studs and Krags looking passable for most of 2011. Not so much in 2012.

I like the fact that he's an alum who wants to be here. I would love it if he decided to go back to his old job and makes way for a big OC hire, no matter who the head coach is. Our TEs look very good. Despite their low use rate under Miles, it looks like Ensminger was doing a solid, under the radar job there.