re: Tony Peterson LA Tech as OC/QB coach candidate: WOW!

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But, a spread offense CAN and SHOULD be built around running backs like Fournette and Guice. We just need a QB that can deliver the ball. If Jennings or Harris can be that QB in 2016 - fine. If not, we need to get that QB ASAFP.

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Completely agree. Look at Oregon's running back this year. 3rd in the country in rushing behind LF7 and Henry. You can run the ball very well out of a spread formation.

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Datbayoubenga

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Don't get my hopes up, man. This is exactly the kind of guy we need.

The last 3 OCs did have varying styles, despite the Miles influence. I don't remember us using the toss dive much, if at all, during Crowton's tenure. We also didn't use the I as much, because we didn't have any great fullbacks for a year or two. I'm thinking 09 and 10. Anyway, Crowton ran a lot of shotgun and pistol. Remember the short side option? Ugh. That, and the fact that he was predictable because we had 1000 formations, but only ran one or two plays out of each one. Still, you could tell when Miles exerted some influence, because we would suddenly swing from running spread stuff to power and back again. His influence made Crowton's offense schizophrenic.

Then came Studs and Kragthorpe. They simplified things. Fewer plays and formations. Less complication, but still pretty predictable. The offense just executed a lot better for most of 2011. We started running more I. Didn't we start using the toss dive when they were running the show? We still ran some veer option, but started using more read option to suit Jefferson. Also, we switched away from the small quicker linemen and zone blocking back to bigger power guys and man. Considering that Studs was a spread guy and Kragthorpe ran a pass heavy offense, we know Miles was forcing his will on them.

We obviously ran a lot more shotgun in 2013 under Cam than we had seen for a while, and were much more balanced. But late in Studs tenure when things slipped and during last year and this year under Cam is where we see the most Miles influence. Once Miles didn't trust the QB, he put the clamps back on. While Cam's vertical passing philosophy is easy to see in our current offense, so is Miles conservative power influence. These are NOT a good match. Without a great QB, solid pass blocking, and perfect execution, it is very easy to defend if you can match up with the offensive line.

So all of you have a point. If you actually go back and watch, the offense under Crowton did look a lot different than what we are doing right now. Still, you can see Miles' handprints on each of them. I honestly don't think Studs and Krag were that good, so it really didn't matter. But I think you can see how detrimental the conservative power influence has been on both Crowton's and Cam's offenses.

OK we need a poll! How many people here that are pushing for a new OC believe the new OC will be allowed to perform the job he is being paid to do?

Did Les keep his job on the condition that he take his hands off of the offense?

Jesus Christ himself could come down on a white cloud with a team of angels and warn CLM, under pain of mortal sin, that he must change his offensive scheme and Les wouldn't do it. Why do people hold on to the (repeatedly) disproved notion that the OC will have any effect on how this guy gameplans or coaches a game?
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If Jesus is making an appearance at the football complex with a suggestion to "foster change towards the offense", LSU would become slinging fools....