And The Valley Shook pretty much nails it

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Ensminger won’t be a disaster as the OC. He promises to give LSU the sustained mediocrity on that side of the ball we’ve gone accustomed to for the past decade. I expect we’ll still have an efficient offense that doesn’t turn the ball over that much but lacks excitement and big play ability, just like the year before, and the year before that. He’s also a competent professional, loyal to the school, and by all accounts, and all-around decent guy. He’s a steward, and a deflating hire for a fanbase that craves a savior.

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And don’t think LSU doesn’t know this is a disappointing hire for the fanbase. They have internet connections. There’s also a reason they leaked the news during the national title game, in a fairly transparent effort to dump the news, so it would get lost in the hoopla of the big game.

Orgeron then doubled down on the coaching hire by promoting Jerry Sullivan from consultant to the passing game coordinator. Mickey Joseph will stay on as the WR coach. So, in order to help modernize the offense, Orgeron has tabbed a 73-year old vet who was LSU’s receivers coach from 1984-90.

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The truth of the matter is that either Orgeron think Ensminger is the best guy for the job or that he made a search for a new OC and couldn’t find anyone he liked who would take the job. Neither option is all that encouraging.

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Hey, but at least Alabama didn’t win the national title last night on a pass to the top Louisiana prospect last year. Oh, damn it.

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It was a bad day in nearly every way a team can have a bad day in the offseason absent an arrest or scandal. The worst thing is that it really looked like the program was headed for some good vibes in the wake of the Aranda signing, and now it seems like an instance of one step forward, two steps back.

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