ESPN's Chris Low shares his thoughts on Ed Orgeron's chances at landing LSU job
When Ed Orgeron took over as LSU’s interim coach last week, many assumed he was only a short-term answer. But after leading a record offensive performance in his first game Saturday, Orgeron may have a shot at keeping the job, according to ESPN’s Chris Low.
According to Low, the interim coach said he’s improved from his tenure as Ole Miss’ head coach from 2005-07.
Ed Orgeron told me he's night and day different from what he was as Ole Miss' coach: "I pretended to know everything and got in the way."
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 3, 2016
When a fan asked Low of Orgeron’s chances at keeping the job, the reporter claimed the interim did have a shot as long as the offense continues to show improvement and especially if LSU can beat Alabama.
@ClowESPN Chris, do you think he has any shot at getting that job? No doubt he'd recruit it up, but he has a "Black Hat" stigma IMO
— The Vol Colonel (@TheVOLColonel) October 3, 2016
@TheVOLColonel He does have a shot if LSU turns it around and continues to look more explosive offensively and especially If they beat Bama.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 3, 2016
LSU recorded 634 total yards, the most in ever in an SEC game, during a 42-7 victory over Mississippi State, which was the team’s biggest margin of victory in an SEC game in two years.
Orgeron went 10-25 (3-21 SEC) as Ole Miss’ head coach and 6-2 (6-1 Pac-12) as USC’s interim following Lane Kiffin’s termination during in the 2013 season.
If LSU plays every game like they did last night, and Herman really does go to Texas, I would say Coach O has a pretty good chance of staying.
I personally think that you guys should hire Coach O anyway, so long as he continues to do well. No need to beat Bama, but just keep showing improvement. I think Orgeron would be a great coach for LSU. He exudes the culture down there. He should have gotten the USC job. They may want to hire him if LSU doesn’t. Obviously Herman is a great coach and the hot commodity, but I think if given the choice to go to Texas, he will. Texas will pay him more than you guys can offer, and not all that much will change for him. He’ll be walking into a team with relatively low talent and will have the chance to build it up, just like at Houston. I think that’s what Herman most enjoys, coaching the fundamentals and building kids and teams up. At LSU he walks into some great talent and has a chance to win immediately, which is nice, but I just don’t know if that means that much to him. He can win anywhere. But if Texas fires Strong, in my opinion, LSU has no chance for Herman. Obviously I don’t know the guy, but my hunch is that Texas pays him more than anyone else would be willing, and he will like the situation he will walk into there.
“LSU recorded 634 total yards, the most in ever in an SEC game, during a 42-7 victory over Mississippi State…” uuuum. proofread much?
Houston Nutt left the cupboard bare when he left Ole Miss (Nutt did the same at Arkansas). Keep that in mind before judging Coach O.