re: Ed O and lazy hiring practices

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So a bunch of failures coached the best team in college football?

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Again, outside of Brady and the offense under him, name one unit (not just a random player in a unit) that improved under these coaches. Don’t say the OL because while good last year, they had a lot of time under Grimes and were fairly experienced.

That’s the problem. Burrow with Brady’s philosophy change for the offense are what allowed LSU to win the title. The coaches hired by O were mediocre outside of that.

Now that he lost Aranda and his golden boy in Brady, the warts of the other hires are starting to show.

I think the OL improved

O will be unemployed next year because of all that.

USC might have an opening then for him.

Let’s review what we know to be fact:

-Assumed Lane Kiffin would follow him to LSU: Nope, he PROMISED Lane Kiffin. It was his major selling point to Alleva
-Hired Matt Canada without meeting face to face: True

-Promoted Steve Ensminger from within: Not a bad hire at all. If this is what he wanted from the start he should've stood his ground

-Hired Bill Johnson because he was his old friends at Northwestern: Bill Johnson actually COACHED Ed at NWST

-Hired Russ Callaway after speaking to him on the phone:According to Fat Goebbels, this is true
-Only considered Bo Pelini when hiring a DC last year: IDK, but it didn't work

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Again, outside of Brady and the offense under him, name one unit (not just a random player in a unit) that improved under these coaches. Don’t say the OL because while good last year, they had a lot of time under Grimes and were fairly experienced.

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You want me to respond, but only under narrow guidelines that you set?

I’ll respond how I want.

The entire team improved by the end of 2019. Entering the postseason, there wasn’t a weakness on the field.

Any problems Delpit had in 2019 were injury related. You can’t blame that on Busch, who is a very solid coach. If he leaves LSU, he will land at another major school.

How can you give Grimes any credit for 2019?

He had been gone for two years and had barely coached any of the players. Cregg coached them all significantly more.

Under Grimes:

Deculus: true freshman, played almost exclusively on special teams.

Cushenberry: never started or played significantly under Grimes.

Charles: started 9 games as a true freshman

Damien Lewis: JUCO transfer, not on the team

Magee: started half the season as a sophomore.

I was number 90