Pac-12's top recruiter credits Coach O as the reason he jumped from USC to LSU
LSU introduced its two newest coaches Thursday as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Tommie Robinson joins the Tigers from USC and receivers coach, and New Orleans native, Mickey Joseph comes over from Louisiana Tech.
During his introduction of Robinson, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron described his new assistant coach as the “best running backs coach in the country” and noted his status as an elite recruiter – Robinson was recently named Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year and the nation’s No. 2 overall recruiter following the end of the 2017 recruiting cycle.
Robinson was the lead recruiter of five-star running back Stephen Carr and four-stars Austin Jackson, Bubba Bolden and Levi Jones to USC, as well as four-star running back Chris Warren to Texas.
An assistant leaving one elite program for another, without having any ties to the area or the program, may seem like a head-scratcher to some. According to Robinson, the deciding factor in his decision was Orgeron.
“It’s truly an honor for me to get the opportunity to work with Coach Ed Orgeron,” Robinson said. “He’s an outstanding football coach, leader of men and he’s a good man.
“The sell was Coach O. He’s giving me the opportunity to be an assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator, something I want to do and look forward to doing… At the end of the day, it was always about him. He’s a true friend of mine.
“I’ve been coaching for almost 32 years and in 2013, I had the most fun I’ve ever had coaching football. That was with Coach Orgeron. I can sit here and tell you a whole lot of things, but at the end of the day, the sell was Coach Orgeron.”
While LSU has a ton to offer in order to lure assistant coaches from around the nation, working for a coach that’s both fun and respected could be the ultimate trump card working in the school’s favor under Orgeron. LSU has never shied away from paying top dollar to assistants, which of course helps, but offering a fun and successful working environment is sure to pay dividends for years to come, as well.
When Coach O landed the LSU job on a full-time basis back in November, he promised to assemble the best coaching staff in the country. So far, it looks like he’s held true to his word.
We gotta get New Orleans with us. Otherwise alabama will just come and cherry pick us
Those coaches in New Orleans seem to be singing a different tune now that their coup has been leaked… They’re saying no boycott was planned, but that’s just what they’re saying now because somebody from within their circle leaked their plans for the meeting
They were starting a battle, biting off more than they could chew. They think they can threaten to boycott LSU and force them to hire who they want hired… It has more to do with their being upset over the Coach O and Canada hires than anything else.
They think Frank Wilson should have been offered the OC job instead of Cameron, and then when Miles was fired, they wanted LSU to offer Wilson the HC spot. Hiring O made it twice that Wilson was overlooked. Then when O hired Canada, their ‘circle of coaches’ was overlooked again, they thought Juluke should have been given OC job…The firing of Juluke was just the straw that broke the camels back.
These New Orleans coaches are biting off more than they can chew. Of course LSU wants the best players, and being in state kids is a big plus. But LSU does not depend on New Orleans players as much as they want people to believe. This class proved just that.
People talking about how LSU is alienating New Orleans recruiting grounds by their “racist culture” toward black coaches. (when really it’s the N.O. coached) not promoting them to Coordinators and HC spots… Yes, they are, look it up…
They calling LSU racist then turn and say this is gonna open the area up more for Burns to recruit these kids for aladama. ROFL, how many black coordinators are on the bama staff? Have they ever had one? I’d bet LSU and bama are pretty close in diversification, LSU just might be a little more diversified.
Yaw yaw yaw football!!!
Best RB coach in the country? Probably not in the top 3 in the SEC.
Coach O’s opinion is subjective of course, but not nearly as subjective as yours… lol
Auburn fans are mad…