re: Argue AGAINST Russ Callaway being promoted to OC

I would be OK with an Ensminger/Callaway offensive combo. Ensminger has clearly shown he is willing and happy to have another guy share the load at OC. He's also shown he is very open to the other guy's input. In a world were egos/competitiveness is everything, that is a complete rarity. You get a guy with a ton of experience, but zero ego when it comes to innovating the offense.

I though the Linehan hire was a dumb move from day one. Last year's combo worked. Young guy willing to put in the grind to complement an experienced coach who is leery of putting in the complete grind that comes with the pressure of being a major college OC.

The offense was far from the unstoppable juggernaut of last season. But I think we'd ALL agree the personnel was FAR from that group last year as well. Still, in a year with so many new faces. Against an all SEC schedule. On a team where the offense was under pressure virtually every series to score because of the terrible defense. LSU was able to perform relatively well. Top 5 in the league in many categories. The teams ahead of them (Alabama, A&M, Florida, OM) ALL had returning starters at QB (three seniors). LSU was able to do it with 70% of their games started by true freshmen and the other 30% started by a guy who had never started a game before this year.

Could the offense be better? Absolutely. But it is FAR from broken. I don't think LSU eats both Pelini AND Linehan's buyout. But if they do, I'd be ok with a Callaway/Ensminger combo on offense