re: Who knew O was a significant upgrade from Les?

I was glad we didn’t hire Jimbo or Herman. I didn’t think that either was the right coach for LSU. I wasn’t a fan of Jimbo because he was underperforming at FSU. His last year there, in particular, was dumpster fire. I also thought that he should have been consistently dominating the ACC, but he wasn’t. Herman inexplicably lost to inferior teams a couple of times a season at Houston. (He seems to be following that trend at Texas.) That wouldn’t fly in the SEC West. Something just didn’t seem right. Under the circumstances, I wasn’t really upset with Coach O’s hiring, based on his time at USC and as interim at LSU, but I really thought he would be a placeholder for two or three seasons before we found a long term coach.

I’ve been impressed. Few coaches have shown the resilience and ability to make changes in approach the way he has. And it’s fun to watch a coach have as much fun, and who has such joy in what he does.