NOLA.com making a last second plea to LSU to stop the madness

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If Orgeron hires the 59-year-old Ensminger because he's like a comfortable, well-worn loafer that Orgeron can slip on and know how it will feel in every situation, then it appears the program hasn't changed since Miles and Cameron were dumped.

LSU annually recruits enough four-star prospects (with a few five-stars) to win at least eight or nine games each season. But you've also got to beat the elite teams to win championships.

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Orgeron needs a coordinator who understands there's no such thing as scoring too many points.

That guy is former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze, who was 2-3 against Alabama in five seasons before he resigned in July after his school phone records revealed he had called escort services.

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Orgeron can fill that role for Freeze, 48, who has suffered enough along with his family. They just want to get back to the normalcy of being part of a college football program.

As far as Freeze and the NCAA, what he did and didn't do in contributing to Ole Miss' probation was detailed in the NCAA investigation.


The NCAA report said Freeze "fell short of his monitoring responsibilities when members of his staff committed intentional violations and deliberately involved boosters in the recruitment of prized prospects."

But a positive for Freeze was the NCAA found he promoted an atmosphere of compliance after initially alleging he didn't.

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Everywhere Freeze has coached, he has transformed solid quarterbacks into spectacular playmakers. His fast-paced offenses are attractive to the nation's best high school QBs.


While his offenses have been pass-heavy, it's only because he's never had running backs the caliber LSU annually recruits. If Orgeron hired Freeze, he wouldn't have to worry about Freeze understanding the importance of a north-south running game

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