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Why did we hire Linehan instead of giving Russ Callaway a shot?

Posted on 9/27/20 at 10:36 am
Posted by LSU_30A
Member since Jan 2019
2921 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 10:36 am
He’s a young offensive mind like Brady who ran some of the best spread offenses in college football at Samford. Why not put him with Ensminger? Now we have old NFL guy helping old college guy. You also have an impressive young guy in Tyler Tettleton just hanging around as an analyst. It doesn’t make sense to me. Having experience is great but you also need some young blood mixed in to give things done energy.
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
36311 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 10:39 am to
Why do we need Ensminger at all? I'm honestly confused as to what he provides that is utterly essential.
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
50945 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 11:11 am to
Huge mistake, you gotta get the young guys, not the retread washups never has been never was , WTF did this guy do the Cowboys, they were terrible, Frick Me this shite is crazy,
can't hire old arse coaches who the last thing they learned was in 1999
This post was edited on 9/27/20 at 11:12 am
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278665 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 11:14 am to
LSU paying Ensminger & Linehan a combined $1.8mil dollars is one of the most dumbfounding offensive structures I can remember
Posted by Coastal Tiger
Along the vanishing Louisiana coast
Member since Apr 2005
2132 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 11:28 am to
Cause the Linehan hire was the agreement to get the Nussmeier QB commit we just got.... thanks Paper Tiger!
This post was edited on 9/27/20 at 11:36 am
Posted by sanora
Member since Feb 2019
1630 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 11:31 am to
Bc o wanted to hire people he knows and people that wouldn’t leave him. Young guys take new jobs
Posted by luciouslou
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2017
6723 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 11:45 am to
Who
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
30050 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 12:10 pm to
Lol at people that thought E ran the offense last year
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15358 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 12:14 pm to
It’s so stupid. I have never in my life seen an NFL retread bring anything creative or innovative to the game of football. I said even before we got Brady, I would make it a point to get an under 40 up and comer to run my offense. All the best offenses in college and the NFL except for Leach are coached by young guys but LSU has a bunch of geriatrics.
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
72094 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 12:20 pm to
I don’t think Linehan vs. Callaway or Tettleton is much of an issue right now.

I do think Linehans time here will be fairly short
Posted by chasboo
deer park texas
Member since Jan 2008
340 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 12:21 pm to
nussmeir
Posted by NorthTxLSU
Dallas, Tx
Member since Nov 2018
11076 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 12:25 pm to
linehan was a shite hire but i got hammered for saying that when it happened
Posted by ninthward
Boston, MA
Member since May 2007
20445 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 12:46 pm to
Its Cam Cameron all over again, except this time we have 2 Camerons. Ensminger and Pelini are here for the duration of O's career. Its the BBQ boys all over again. Plus I am so over the Lenihan hire, I was against it from the start and no more so than ever.
Posted by JakeFromStateFarm
*wears khakis
Member since Jun 2012
11926 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 1:08 pm to
Play calling wasn’t the issue yesterday. Execution was.
Posted by Brendoni
Oklahoma City, Ok
Member since Apr 2009
21284 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 1:10 pm to
E is the problem, and he needs to go. It’s pretty ridiculous that LSU pays O roughly $7 million per year to make questionable hires on offense. He needs to hire an offensive coordinator that runs a spread offense, and let him run it. If that guy wants to bring in an assistant, so be it. This experiment with E needs to end.
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
18305 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 2:18 pm to
Brady and Aranda we do not have nor talent overall do we have. Step back and think about it. LSU went from the one of, if not, the best seasons in college football history to relying on a Samford coach along with Harvard and Nichols transfers to save the program. LSU had massive coaching brain drain and talent loss.
Posted by LSU CrayCray
Winter Haven
Member since Feb 2020
258 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 3:12 pm to
quote:

“He’s very smart, very intelligent, knows football and I think the most unique thing about him is that he’s worked on both sides of the ball,” said Iowa running backs coach Derrick Foster, who worked with Callaway at Samford. “He has it. He has the tools. He has the ability. He has the mindset and can coordinate an offense. He understands how to cater to his players. And he’s full of energy. I loved being around him, enjoyed coaching with him and can’t say enough about him.”


Worked both sides of the ball! Two years with Saban. Maybe he can take over for Pelini!
Posted by LSU CrayCray
Winter Haven
Member since Feb 2020
258 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 3:14 pm to
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This post was edited on 9/27/20 at 3:16 pm
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
27321 posts
Posted on 9/27/20 at 3:20 pm to
The people who think the offensive play calling yesterday was the problem make me laugh.

They called the same exact plays as last year
The offensive line didn't block and the qb played sub par.
That's never a recipe for success.
What would russ Callaway have called differently
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