re: Ott and Hanny both just agreed Canada won’t be here next year

Everyone assumes that Canado and O don't get along, and that may be true...but, to make a long story short...I was in the truck with a coaching friend of mine and he got a call from an LSU assistant coach basicly saying that Aranda and Canada are always butting heads at practice. Early in spring Aranda was trying to slow things down to teach all the new defensive guys at practice and Aranda kept motioning and changing sets giving Aranda fits. Canada wants to be fast paced and score quick while Aranda wants the offense to slow down and use clock to help the defense.

If true i side with Aranda on this one. I'll lose Canada to keep Aranda. IMO

Canada can carry arse as far as I'm concerned -offense is still gimmicky and lacks a lot to compare to other high powered offenses. Seems to have a big ego and if he cannot get along with Aranda, all the more reason to let him go. His offense was horrible in the first 4 games - needed some call outs for dismal performances - blame O if you want but I was screaming thru the TV for something to change.

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This is why you dont hire a HC that relies on hiring and keeping elite coordinators.

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And sometimes having a HC like Miles didn't matter if we had steve spurrier for a OC. Same old stale shite year in year out

Aranda is definitely more important than Canada imo. And O will side with Aranda 100% of the time. Has anyone noticed how O always mentions Aranda making adjustments or Aranda wked hard all week etc etc. But he never mentions Canada. Small stuff
But telling Imo.. hell O has mentioned every coach but Canada lol.. As far as I’m concerned Canada can take that scheme and go back north. I hate it for offensive recruiting but maybe for Brennan’s sake a new OC would be better. We want Myles in shotgun running west coast concepts and RPO’s etc. Or a more traditional style pro offense. Like a Dan Enos offense that utilizes screens to RB’s and Wr’s. He also uses the TE’s for plays other than the shovel pass. Or say screw it and give Hugh Freeze a 2nd chance. Everyone deserves a shot at redemption.

Faaak that. We got the crap beat out of us by state. Cuse almost beat us and then Troy actually did beat us. O would be a fool not to re-evaluate and try to change something. Now I’m sure he wouldn’t have done that looking back now but at the time Any HC would be trying something different. And Coaches but heads all the the time. At least the good ones. If he’s gonna pout and leave over that well then he’s gonna keep getting ran off or leaving places every year

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Most head coaches have an "identity" that translates to one side of the ball or another.

We don't even know if O has an identity.

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This point should not be underestimated. HCs who have an identity (attempt to) hire asst coaches and recruit players who are consistent with that identity.

Saban is the current gold std among CFB HCs. He's someone we're familiar with so he's easy to relate concepts to. When an asst leaves or when potential recruits are looked at, they are all evaluated relative to his "identity."

For now, no one really knows what Ed's all about. He waffles. As I recall, he favored a pro style before he preferred a spread before he almost lost both Lowell and Myles before he hired Canada. Make up your mind.

I'll help. LA (and our neighbor to the west), produces a mesmerizing # of talented WRs every year. They are a mismatch for any D backfield in CFB including Bama.

Good points. I wish we knew what really happened.

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IF Canada's this thin skinned...

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I think this is missing some of the point. Set aside personalities.

Apparently, Canada was given autonomy as OC. Then Ed rescinded it. First, that's dishonorable and second, it makes it an unnecessarily difficult situation for him to work as OC. Can Canada trust O at this juncture?

FTR, it's beneficial to both to reconcile their differences.

(why is this thread anchored - not on CC board?)

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I think he wants a good OC that fits at Lsu. I don’t think they have to be a spread. And now there’s so many versions. TBH I think O does want to go spread with a qb who can run a power out of shotgun sets. Not necessarily just read option. Kinda like Pete Carroll with Russell Wislon and Seattle Offense. O has followed the Pete Carrol style almost identically. But at end of day if a good OC comes with something different he would make the hire. The Canada offense would work well imo. It’s about Canada fitting in down n BR and if he meshes well with the staff etc.