re: The Coach O Delusion and Hypocrisy

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The same people who said "fire Les" because of his continual 3 loss seasons are really quick to forgive Coach O for a 10-25 record at Ole Miss which included a 3-21 record in the SEC (Vandy is Ole Miss' permanent opponent too).
The same people are saying "he learned from his mistakes and has learned under great coaches since then." The coaches he coached under after Ole Miss were Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian, and Les Miles.

Les needed to go, but we need to make an outside hire. The questions about Coach O are not whether he can energize a team but whether he can run a program. There is a lot more to coaching and running a program than being a "rah rah" guy. I am a proud tiger fan and have cajun blood, but that does not blind me from wanting an outside hire. We need to do what is best for LSU.

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Him learning from his mistakes had more to do with a 2nd chance of running a program (as interim at USC) and less about the coaches he worked for.

I also believe him seeing how poorly Les' choices impacted our team has helped him learn better ways to do things.

Fact is, any coach we hire is a gamble. But the point you are trying to make it not valid. The same people who wanted Miles fired can still believe that O has learned and improved as a head coach since Ole Miss (a decade ago I remind you)