re: A nice Trip Down Memory Lane or How I Barely Survived Being Excoriated by SFP...

i said earlier there are 2 arguments being intertwinced, but there are really 3

1. was hiring O a good decision in 2016?

2. is O a great/elite coach in 2020?

3. did O, in 2016, have a vision of LSU that he implemented to win the title in 2019?

i was specifically responding to #3 b/c it's a very, very stupid argument (yet people were making it). that argument is essentially saying O wanted a spread/RPO all along but intentionally chose not to hire OCs who ran it...for 2 years in a row...with 2 opportunities to hire OCs

now i think you and i believe this is silly and O learned he fricked up majorly TWICE in terms of offense. 3rd time was a charm. i gave him credit for realizing his failures and making changes. i also said he was insulated from this on defense entirely and now he's getting to implement his preferred D and his prints are on our style, so we will have to see how that works out.

i just don't think people are giving Joe Burrow enough of the credit in this whole situation. he was an already-developed QB with #1 pick/Heisman potential, who, as you said, had TWO year of IMMEDIATE eligibility. we were on the thinnest ice at QB in 2018 and it was an absolute savior moment. i just wish we would have had a real offense in 2018 to give him 2 years of elite play here