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re: Question for Ole Miss fans about O
Posted on 10/6/17 at 6:45 am to Brazos
Posted on 10/6/17 at 6:45 am to Brazos
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Was there any part of you that thought the O hire would work at LSU or did you know that he would just pick right up where he left off at Ole Miss?
Here is my honest answer. While HC at Ole Miss, he brought in some serious talent that included alot of guys that went on to the NFL. The "missing piece" that he didn't get put in place was a QB. He recruited Snead, who had a NFL caliber arm, but he never got the chance to have him in a game since he had to sit out a year. I know many laugh at Snead, but Nutt ruined him. If you watched tape on kid, you'd see where he became gun shy after his 1st year at Ole Miss. But, I truly believe if Coach O was given another year and had Snead (along with Dan Werner as his QB coach), then Coach O might still be the HC at Ole Miss today.
It's hard to rag on the guy too much when it was obvious that he was busting his arse. At the same time, there were those at Ole Miss that wanted to see him fail, because they felt he didn't "fit" at Ole Miss. Add to that the media that bashed him at every turn (including Neal McCready who was working in Mobile at the time), and the guy had the deck stacked against him from day 1. It was a no win situation for him. Ole Miss fans were pulling for the team to lose just so they could get rid of him and put one of "their own" in as HC at Ole Miss. The fanbase was truly split about him because he was viewed as an outsider and not someone that fit in.
After leaving Ole Miss, he admitted the things that he did wrong - the whole "wild boyz" crap, to over working the players. So, the guy isn't dumb, as he learned from his mistakes. And, he took what he learned and changed how he treated players. How many other coaches at his age are willing to admit their mistakes and actually change their approaches? I would guess that it's not many.
Having said all of that, I was actually pulling for him to do good at USC, and then again at LSU. It's one thing for a coach to admit no faults and to go through the motions, but that's not what you get with Coach O. I'm still pulling for the guy to succeed.
Let the downvotes flow...........
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 8:24 am
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Posted on 10/6/17 at 6:49 am to Pickle_Weasel
Even when Jimbo andvthen Herman said no, why did Alleva not go thru a true search and look at other candidates like Scott Frost, Neal Brown, Mike Norvell, Jeff Brohm, etc? He jumped the gun hiring O for no reason. I thought it may work at LSU considering y’all have the ability to hire top coordinators. But O can definitely be a train wreck
Posted on 10/6/17 at 7:04 am to Pickle_Weasel
you are forgeting Bret "Da Heisman fo sho" Schaeffer
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:15 am to Pickle_Weasel
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. And, he took what he learned and changed how he treated players. How many other coaches at his age are willing to admit their mistakes and actually change their approaches? I would guess that it's not many.
If he learned how to treat players better, then why does he keep throwing them under the bus?
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