re: O could have kept winning had he wanted to

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While this is true, it is also true that he lacked the intelligence. Orgeron’s success came because he inherited a first rate staff from Miles, that was made even better by the firing of Cam as demanded by fans.

Orgeron had Aranda and Ensminger who could tell him what needed doing, and Orgeron then applied his considerable salesmanship. Once Ensminger and Aranda left, there was no one to tell Orgeron to get Brady, get Burrow, hire this analyst, recruit this player, etc.

And Orgeron had no way to know who to get to replace them, which is why he sought advice from Pete Carrol and Joe Brady. He needed someone to tell him what to do, and eventually ran out of Miles’ assistants. Using outsiders like Kiffen, Carrol and Brady was never going to work, because those guys just aren’t there every day.

Without Miles’ assistants he was back to what he’s always been, the Ole Miss coach ripping off his shirt.

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