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Would Steele be a worse or better hire than O?

Posted on 12/18/20 at 11:53 am
Posted by LSVTigers77
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 11:53 am
LSU got a lot of flak for hiring O due to his failure at Ole Miss. Steele was awful at Baylor. Ignoring what he’s done at LSU since which hire is better/worse O in 2016 or potentially Steele in 2020?
This post was edited on 12/18/20 at 11:57 am
Posted by JOJO Hammer
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 12:00 pm to
Would be hard to be any worse
Posted by Geauxgurt
Member since Sep 2013
13112 posts
Posted on 12/18/20 at 12:02 pm to
I still think O was a poor hire, but he actually showed some success at USC as an interim and then at LSU.

Steele's HCing experience is downright awful and he has never shown any improvement.

So, I'd say on paper it is worse.
Posted by jrodLSUke
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 12:05 pm to
Coach O had just come off a successful run as USC interim coach, was established as one of the best recruiters in the nation, had a very good class at LSU that he could be saved, and had Dave Aranda locked up at DC. It's not really that close, if you have all the facts.
Posted by DBG
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Member since May 2004
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 12:16 pm to
Correct.

Ed was actually a better HC than Steele, if you can believe it. And after his Ole Miss stint he continued to be an excellent DL coach and had 2 strong interim stints.

Steele has been a so so DC since then and has no interim experience that I’m aware of.
Posted by makersmark1
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 1:54 pm to
Even if he 8-4’d most of the time, KS is 63years old.

We need someone in their late 40s, maybe early fifties at the oldest.

You’d like to hire a guy for 10 or 15 years.

IF he has success, Steele might coach until 70. IF.....
Posted by Misesreader
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Member since Nov 2020
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 2:14 pm to
Better. More qualified for sure
Posted by lsualum01
Member since Sep 2008
1785 posts
Posted on 12/18/20 at 2:29 pm to
Well, I don’t know that he’d be better but my fear with Ed O all along has been that he needs 2 good coordinators for it to work. With Steele, he at least is competent as a defensive play caller. If you are successful, someone is coming in and poaching your assistants annually. The model for Ed O’s success seems to be Dabo. Dabo has been able to keep a DC because he ended up with a guy in Venables who seems to be satisfied with where he is at, so Dabo has only had to replace offensive coordinators.
Posted by SBC
Member since Oct 2005
6886 posts
Posted on 12/18/20 at 3:37 pm to
Dude. O just went 15-0 with the greatest season in CFB history. Come on buddy.
Posted by Imber
Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 8:29 pm to
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