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Only reason O got the job is because no one believed this was a rebuilding job. I give it to O being a good snake oil salesman and running a 2 year plan to take control.

First...thanks for pointing out the fact that this was never ever billed as a rebuild project. That bit of revisionism is making my eyeballs ache.

Second...I saw someone suggest this last night, and I've always felt it in my bones but never had any real proof...but are you suggesting this was a bit of a coup? I hated the hire of O even as a position coach, because I simply never trusted the man and was worried that, at best, he'd do something dumb or illegal and get us creamed by the NCAA. But after Miles was fired after 4 games last year, I immediately assumed to myself that O had been working behind the scenes toward the end of the 2015 season, all off season and right up through the AU loss to take over if the move was made mid-season. Only reason it eve made any sense to can Miles mid season like that, is if you already knew what you were gonna' do.

Is there talk about this?

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Posted by biscuitsngravy

Tejas, north America

Member since Jan 2011

3007 posts

Posted on 10/1/17 at 10:57 am to GeauxTigerTM

Two year crazy genius coup? You give him too much credit. Man is not that intelligent. Economics involved on big names. Remember the budget BS and optics of buyouts with a state budget crisis.

Not sure shrimp boat captain could spell coup.

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Posted by tigerbaitlawyer

Member since Jun 2016

1733 posts

Posted on 10/1/17 at 11:26 am to GeauxTigerTM

Yes, he was unemployed in 14and was a guest on Panomsky’s morning radio show. The show then began to open advocate for O for DLine coach. Then in 15 he gets the position and the propaganda chief started really pushing the Miles needs to go narrative. At the same time, apparently coaches started talking about being disgruntle. Looking back I believe this was lead by Wilson and O. Miles keeps his job. Wilson exits. If Wilson stays he would have become Interim coach. Miles faulters and O and Ponamsky pushed the coup. Ponamsky get a senior position in football ops. The dude knows nothing about Football. Then local media narrative was for O to keep the job immediately. Everyone knows the rest.

Bottom line is this was careful orchestrated plan. It’s more than O and Ponamsky, there is a section of Bos that likes having control over football. O and Panamosky basically gave them this opportunity.

Consider this Ponamsky is a convicted felon and basically bought his way into LSU through his “recruiting website” and then on to the radio.

I’m not saying it goes back that far with O, but Ponamsky’s goal since his conviction has been to get as close to LSU as possible. I never understood how a guy convicted of Fraud could get this type of job, but when you think about it. It does make sense.

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