On O replicating the strategy that worked in 2019

Wanted to share some thoughts on how O has approached the philosophy of incorporating the strategy that worked in 2019.

1. Past=! Future--> and that means, the performance and strategy in the past may not work in the future. If y'all recall Dabo's interview in CFP, he clearly mentioned that each and every year, they break down the strategy and rebuild the program on a new strategy. He also mentioned that Bama does it similarly and this ensures that your adversaries do not come prepared for your moves. He said, "we devise a new strategy which revolves around the core strategy, which helps the players adapt to it faster, resulting in less/no confusion on the field".

2. Cheap coordinators != good coordinators. Those of you who invest in stock market may realize that cheap stocks are cheap for a reason. Market rewards a growth-minded comoany with a higher multiple. This is true in football also. If you get cheap coordinators on board, you are likely going to get subpar results. Therefore, to become a quality D1 football team, we need to hire coordinators that are not good but great. They will need to come from programs where they have a "proven record" of being successful. O likes to hire is coordinators based on recommendations. That is not how hiring for a top position works. If you want to work at McKinsey, Amazon, Boston Consulting, etc. you need to take multiple tests, prove you have the rigor to work there. Why can O not understand that his coordinators need to demonstrate that they have the rigor to lead a top notch program, that recommendations are good but should only count 20% towards evaluating a candidate.

3. Recruit and more importantly RETAIN at the top level- there is no debating the fact that top not players play at a higher level. We can all argue about Honey Badger, Jets, etc., but the reality is that we need to have driven individuals on the field who have a mentality to win. LSU does meet this criteria. However, what is more important is to retain that talent. In other words, you have to ensure that they stay in the program for as long as they can and help win games. Believe it or not, experienced players bring a lot more to the table. Alabama is a prime example of this----their folks return back, knowing that fact that they will get drafted should they chose to opt out. Devonta Smith is a prime example and there have been many before him.


I think that at the very least, if we hit these three key points above, we will turn the ship around.