The next mention of the LSU Tigers came when discussing the favorite coaching storyline. A bit odd to consider the Orgeron situation as your favorite given the amount of tension surrounding the head coach of the Tigers.
Whispers have become groans to a full-blown roar following the game against the Kentucky Wildcats. Since that title game, the Tigers are just 6-7 under Orgeron in conference play. That will sit well with absolutely nobody, especially in the SEC with everyone expects you to win in Death Valley.
Hale’s comments really drive it home with the story of college coaching in today’s game. Certain coaches can get away with lulls, but not when you’re Ed Orgeron. A coach that didn’t record a full season winning record until the 2017 campaign. That year the Tigers finished 9-4 after the 3-2 start, which included an embarrassing loss to Troy.
The Tigers would manage to finish the year third in the SEC West and earned a Citrus Bowl berth. This year many have wondered if the team will even reach a bowl game at this point, that remains to be seen. It is an uphill climb for this team that looked like zombies against Kentucky.
Back to Hale’s comment.
Hale:
The answer is clearly Ed Orgeron, who will draw comparisons to Gene Chizik as a head coach who rode the coattails of an iconic QB to a national title, but that’s not the whole story. Truth is, if you’re a head coach who has won a national title in the past 15 years, and your name isn’t Dabo Swinney or Nick Saban, you suffered more or less the same fate.
Winning it all only buys you one, maybe two years of patience. Then it’s back to the chopping block, where Jimmy Sexton is just waiting to get Fisher another new contract because of your recent job performance.