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re: Athlon ranks Matt Canada 17th best coordinator hire this year. Ensminger unranked.

Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:45 am to
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
52282 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:45 am to
quote:

co-offensive coordinator at maryland, seems like he was highly sought after
and Ensminger only gets the job after everyone else turns it down
Posted by TigerStripes06
SWLA
Member since Sep 2006
30032 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:51 am to
Why do people think Matt Canada is good?
Posted by ThePaleHorse
Houston
Member since Jul 2011
807 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:52 am to
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Then why did we hire him?


I think Canada's offense is awesome in some leagues, for some teams. It just wasnt extremely good at LSU, in the SEC. And it was non-effective in the red zone. He'll be a great OC for other teams.

I'm only talking about what I saw on the field. I cant speak for the bad relationships he had with the coaching staff....but I assume it was the main reason he is gone now.

But he was hired for his high flying offense. It didnt work out.
Posted by Tiger Voodoo
Champs 03 07 09 11(fack) 19!!!
Member since Mar 2007
22120 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:52 am to

quote:

Why do people think Matt Canada is good?



Ask Orgeron, he hired him
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 10:53 am
Posted by ThePaleHorse
Houston
Member since Jul 2011
807 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:02 am to
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Ensminger better kill it this season or the total house cleaning and sanitation of LSU football will be under way


Nah dont think so, ...if he does horrible, then I agree. But he'll be scrutinized all season, for sure. I suspect he'll do great.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
79428 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:03 am to
I feel Like we aren’t going to be a top 25 offense just because we don’t run HUNH exclusively and rack up yards on yards on yards while running a million plays

But I would Expect anything less than top 40 would be very disappointing.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
17741 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:05 am to
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Why do people think Matt Canada is good?

Why do people think he was bad?

Clearly Orgeron wasn't intimate enough with his style of offense to pluck him out of nowhere, so he must've had somewhat of a reputation to get the job.
Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:05 am to
quote:

Why do people think Matt Canada is good?
why did O hire him?
Posted by beauxroux
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2010
2155 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:06 am to
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But I would Expect anything less than top 40 would be very disappointing

I get your point, but....
Personally-- I don't care where they rank on offense or defense.... but where they rank in the final poll. Give me Ws!!!!!
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
79428 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:17 am to
I mean This is more for Ensminger than O

If we win every game 7-0 with a defensive TD I’ll still buy my TShirt.

But I think We would also probably move on from Ensminger.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 11:30 am
Posted by RedTigerRulz
BFE
Member since Oct 2013
15317 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:31 am to
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I really hope O knows what he’s doing. My liquor cabinet is running really low.



What's your point here? Canada is 17 times better than CSE or what?

This ranking means absolutely nothing at this point.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
79428 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:38 am to
It’s means almost everyone outside of Baton Rouge thinks Canada is a better OC than Ensminger.

Whether that’s true or not is yet to be seen
Posted by Tom Bronco
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2011
2910 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:38 am to
Two things. Coach O and Canada were a bad fit. Whose fault is that? Some say one, some say the other and then some say it was jolting joe.

Number two our players weren't a good fit for his offense. If he would have had a chance to recruit for his system it might have been different. Our O line was built for a power running game and all that shifting just wore them out as the game went on.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66908 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:38 am to
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I really hope O knows what he’s doing



u serious clark??
Posted by RedTigerRulz
BFE
Member since Oct 2013
15317 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:46 am to
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Whether that’s true or not is yet to be seen



Not buying it. Saw with my own eyes last year. Lots of smoke and mirrors. Thats not to say SE is better but only to say that CMC's style of play wasn't a significant upgrade from what we had.
Posted by Greace
Member since May 2009
4839 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:50 am to
Might of had something to do with the fact that the offensive scheme was suppose to be our biggest shift in decades. And I thought the offense played pretty well considering that.
Posted by RedTigerRulz
BFE
Member since Oct 2013
15317 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:52 am to
The O was not bad per se......it just didn't translate into more wins.

We could have kept Les's offense and won 9 games.
Posted by BayouBengal99
Crowley
Member since Oct 2007
9312 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:52 am to
Let's see what their rank is during and after the season, specifically at LSU. We'll have stats and numbers to verify who really is the better OC from one year to the next.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
17741 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:55 am to
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Our O line was built for a power running game and all that shifting just wore them out as the game went on.

Are there any quotes to back that up? That seems more like a conditioning thing anyway.

The offense actually improved and ran more jet sweeps as the season went along.
Posted by Greace
Member since May 2009
4839 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 12:01 pm to
Wasnt one of the main talking points around here that we felt we could of won the alabama game with a few lucky breaks? Canada didnt coach the Notre Dame game and the Troy game was the game where O admited to stepping in before halftime right?
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