re: Coach 0 should NOT get an extension

As a practical matter, I agree with you. There isn't a single power conf. school in America looking to hire Orgeron, even if he puts together a 10 or 11 win season. But, after this season he will have 3 years left on his deal. If that is still the case, rival coaches are going to tell recruits to not sign with LSU because O won't be there all four years of their stay at LSU. Disingenuous? Sure. But that's reality.

Still, I give him the one year extension with ZERO raise. LSU is O's ONLY market. Giving him a raise means you are simply bidding against yourself (which will likely happen because you can't discount how dumb an AD Alleva is)