re: Many posters say the program's culture is deficient, but few define the problem or cure.

Many will ridicule, but a coach with the mindset of Jeff Monken (Army’s head coach) with a solid, intelligent OC and DC, could do wonders at LSU with the talent that is always here. Not apples to apples, but he produces Men in his program because, in part, he’s very deliberate and principled.

And please note, I’m not advocating we run the option. I’m saying, use him as a CEO to develop culture and expectation of excellence on and off the field and hire great assistants.

You miss the point, but that’s not surprising around here.

White privilege?

We can’t possibly know what the problem within the culture is. Because we’re not around the team. All we can see are the obvious symptoms of a toxic locker room.

I can’t possibly give you the cure when I don’t know what’s wrong. If I see someone bleeding out his ears I know he’s probably got a head injury but I can’t fix it without years of training and an MRI.

Fans participate in the culture.

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O not being a great coach isn't a conspiracy theory

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That’s more believable than some of these other things

Don't hire a simpleton to be your head coach. It starts there.

It’s a dumb point.

Which is not surprising around here

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There have been a host of posters over the last two months asserting that the current culture of the LSU football program is toxic or rotten or inadequate.

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A revolving door of administrators/coaches/assistant coaches does that. So does complacency. Scheme, philosophy, and ethic build football culture. LSU has had a whirl wind over the last 7 years. Personally, I think it starts with off-season training and accountability which falls on Moffit.

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However, I have seen very few posters attempt to explain HOW the culture is deficient or what the remedy should be.

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It’s easy, everyone since Miles flashes NFL and Money in player’s faces. We have no identity, we have promises. When Miles was in office he worked the shite out the players and built a culture of work ethic and pride. Since his ultimate demise there has been a noticeable lack of control and sustainability. Orgeron walked in with the rah-rah and capitalized on the last drop of milk from the tit. He took a risk and hired young guns from local college and professional teams, took recommendations from storied coaches and captured lightning in a bottle. It was never a sustainable model, a in fact it’s a shite house made of glass. He goes out and recruits but can’t develop. He gives you the coach speak but can’t follow through. He plays favorites with coaches in the face of obvious incompetency. He fails to implement or innovate. We are a great defensive school historically, we have phenomenal in state talent, we have a well of a coaching tree to pull from. Wtf?

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For those of you believe the program culture has been corrupted, what is the precise issue and what do you view as the solution?

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Clean house from top to bottom. I have a MS in Industrial Organizational Psych, to implement organizational/cultural change you have to either work from the bottom-up (e.g., players to coaches) or top-down (e.g., coaches-players). When a breakdown of an upheld baseline occurs usually one of the dimensions has failed drastically and are not mutually exclusive. In the situational interplay exampled, if the issue is player-focused (i.e., attitude, effort, or accountability) but not coaches, coaches can implement through tactful adjustments and see a progressive positive change throughout the season. In contrast, if the issue is coaching-focused (i.e., philosophy, leadership, or cognition) but not players, players will continue or fall short of an established baseline or regress regardless of player-player accountability. However, considering all the variables at play before the season and “2020” it’s hard to qualify anything. I personally believe the tip of the iceberg was the changes in coaching coupled with key leaders on both sides of the ball opting out. I think it’s quite understated how impactful it was that these players opted out considering the proximity to the season coupled with changes from key contributors at OC/DC. Orgeron really lost a handle on reality this off-season; his proclamations and his private life since the championship has exemplified that.

Now pay me $350 and enjoy the rest of the season, baw.