The poison pill - 1/27/20 (Pelini hire)

Thats how i felt when it was confirmed that we were hiring Pelini.

To the lazy/poor thinker, the hire made good sense.

Pelini, after all, had lots of experience as HC and DC, and was the DC for the national championship in 2007.

However, an astute thinker knew something very salient.

SEC and CFB offenses, hence the entire game of CFB,changed in the general timeframe of 2013-2016, and even more between 2016-now.

So, the relevant point becomes, who could Coach O hire that had a proven track record as a DC in THE NEW ERA, vs the outdated/irrelevant old era?

By any reasonable measure, Bo Pelini lacked such a resume.

Did he have his share of successes in his career, yes.

But under no reasonable standard did any proof exist that Pelini was successful in the era that mattered - the modern pass happy era.

Maybe a game here or there, sure.

But there was no good evidence on 1/27/20, and there is less now on 10/11/20 - no good reason to believe he has the schemes and adjustment skills needed to succeed anywhere close to enough to win championships in the transformed CFB game.

Being positive, just for the sake of being positive, or stating your philosophy that "Coach O earned the right to pick who he wants" wont change anything.

Neither will a couple of good defensive surprise performances in 2020, should such a positive anomaly occur.

Pelini may be fiery. Pelini may work hard. Pelini may have a great resume. Pelini may be a good guy. Pelini may be Coach O's choice and good friend.

But Pelini is poison to the LSU football program.

He won't likely be dealt with till late in the season at best, or after the season.

But if we are lucky, Coach O will once again show that he can man up, and "Tell the truth" not only on Monday, but immediately and rightfully...

Cause "blocking out the noise" isnt gonna make this car fix its defensive brakes...all it will do is doom us all to delusion, and a lot of wrecks, as long as Pelini is the DC.

He's simply out of his league.

Its not about effort, nor resume, nor chemistry with Coach O.

Its about thinking, analysis and assessment.

Its about modern DC skills/abilities.

Hoping Coach O admits his mistake aa soon as possible.

Or we/LSU, and he as a HC, will be viewed as a 1-hit wonder, and/or Les Miles style of hard-headed.

Typing that gives me a head ache.

But it had to be said.

Cause its important to "Tell the Truth" vs double down on false hope without reason.

Pelini was a mistake.

He must geaux