Big Coaching names are great but what does it take to get to the next level? Kiffin might be able to get Ole miss to a championship but just don't feel thats gonna happen.

Coach O did it...unlikely due to him. We had amazing players and decent coordinators. We'll never really know how much Brady did or not. 2019 to today is very different. You have players for a yr and then someone pays them better.

So what does Lsu need to get back to a championship and which coach do you think can best do all that is needed?

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Posted by LSBoosie

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:42 pm to TSS4LSU

Good coaching, good players, and some luck

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Posted by FriscoTiger

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:42 pm to LSBoosie

Great players and leadership!!!

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Posted by Henry Jones Jr

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:43 pm to TSS4LSU

Money and total organizational control

He has that at Ole Miss and he had the roster to win a title last years. He just inexplicably lost to fricking Kentucky and Florida

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Posted by TexasTiger33

Member since Feb 2022

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:45 pm to TSS4LSU

I think it has to do with the culture of the progrum. A lot of SEC teams strike me as taking a more business-minded approach to each game. That starts with the head ball coach.

Also, you need to purchase an elite QB with a high football IQ and the ability to run the ball if needed.

Other than that...just win, baby.

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Posted by TigerGrad03

Member since Dec 2024

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:45 pm to TSS4LSU

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Coach O did it...unlikely due to him. We had amazing players and decent coordinators. We'll never really know how much Brady did or not. 2019 to today is very different. You have players for a yr and then someone pays them better.

People continuously underestimate the football prowess of Steve Ensminger. He was setting LSU offensive records with Danny Etling prior to Brady and Burrow ever showing up. Brady is a good OC right now, but he wasn't that 6 years ago. Ensminger was the engine behind the offense and his humility is the reason barely anyone acknowledges it.

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Posted by doya2

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:46 pm to TigerGrad03

A good offensive line

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Posted by how333

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:48 pm to TSS4LSU

Very few injuries.

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Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:50 pm to TSS4LSU

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We'll never really know how much Brady did or not

I'm pretty sure we do.

Ensminger was LSU's OC in 2016 and 2018. The latter of which with Burrow, Chase, Jefferson, CEH, etc. In 8 quarters vs Alabama LSU managed a grand total of ZERO points. Then a new OC comes in and LSU scores 46 @ Alabama, which was just one of several remarkable performances in that record setting year.

LSU would have been a good team in 2019 without Brady. But they wouldn't have been the NC or been anywhere as dominant as they were with Brady. Hell, the voters for the Broyles Award showed you just how much Brady did. He won the award despite technically not being LSU's OC.

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Posted by Nobelium

Member since May 2018

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Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:55 pm to TigerGrad03

Steve Ensminger against Alabama without Joe Brady on the headset next to him: 17 points in 12 quarters

Steve Ensminger against Alabama with Joe Brady on the headset next to him: 46 points in 4 quarters

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