Ed O out at LSU

[721Comstock]

Eddie O won’t be getting a job in college football anytime soon if this is true.

Eddie O getting paid $17 MILLION to not coach for LSU anymore.

I think he should be able to
eke by on that for a few years.

 

[CousCuse]

Saint Doug has much college and pro coaching experience as well as the names and numbers of all of Bama's o-line recruits.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Farmer Fran Noooooooooooooooo!!!

 

[HRE Otto IV]

USC and LSU are now open. Miami and Nebraska could be open.

I don't think Fickell or Campbell are fits for LSU. I wonder if either fo the Stoops would be interested?

 

[texascpa]

Eddie O won’t be getting a job in college football anytime soon if this is true.

Which is very interesting given that it was the players that pushed to have him as the head coach 3 years ago, IIRC.

 

[rrlbees]

Eddie will land at Bama as an analyst.

 

[orangenauburn]

Must be more behind the scenes stuff impacting this then just a matter of w/l as crazy as SEC teams are about w/l

They want Archie Manning and he wouldn't go there with Coach O coaching.

Dead serious

They are dumping the coach for a shot at a recruit

 

[orangenauburn]

Eddie O won’t be getting a job in college football anytime soon if this is true.

Balogna. Those kids wouldn't have played as hard as they did vs Florida if they didn't want to be there

 

[Cuse181]

Balogna. Those kids wouldn't have played as hard as they did vs Florida if they didn't want to be there

Agreed, this sounds like thamel taking the word of a salty operations guy. I’m sure the team will carry O off the field on their shoulders after the last game of the season.

 

[SU68]

I know there have been rumblings, but it's weird to fire a coach after a win.

Apparently he has more loyalty to the school than the school had for him.

When he did the TV interview after the win, he finished with "Go Tigers"

 

[Willy75]

I bet the off field stuff makes him a difficult college hire (like Petrino?). He may lay low with his $$$ for a while.

 

[Newhouser]

He's a great recruiter who as a head guy needs a great staff. Imagine being so unwanted they will pay you 17 million to go away?

 

[Finwad32]

Or this is LSU doing public relations to justify the firing.

Yeah, not sure I buy it… I know multiple people who’ve coached with and for Eddy O, he’s thought of very well by every single one of them. He’s just one of those guys that everyone loves. Great guy, lot of fun, ton of energy.

 

[Trueblue25]

Dino replacement??? I'm only somewhat joking...

Im not joking at all

 

[Alsacs]

They want Archie Manning and he wouldn't go there with Coach O coaching.

Dead serious

They are dumping the coach for a shot at a recruit

Arch Manning is going to Ole Miss or Alabama.

 

[Alsacs]

If the next coach isn’t Matt Campbell I will be shocked.

Fickell is likely waiting for one of Penn State, Ohio State or Michigan.

If Franklin goes to USC then Fickell to Penn State works.

Matt Campbell is the number one guy right now.

 

[CanadianSU]

Im not joking at all

Would be #1 if he was interested (he’s not gonna be likely) but who knows money won’t be an option and may want a less pressure job after getting a natty.

 

[capeorange]

Dino to LSU?

One could only hope.

 

[Alsacs]

If Coach O came here he would up our recruiting.
That I am pretty sure.
We would give him a budget and he would bring in talent. Not elite 5 star talent but he would recruit.
He can recruit and get people to like him.

If we made a move he would be a guy I would strongly consider.
He would take the job he isn’t done as a HC.

 

[SURules]

Would be #1 if he was interested (he’s not gonna be likely) but who knows money won’t be an option and may want a less pressure job after getting a natty.

He wanted the SU job before.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Yeah, not sure I buy it… I know multiple people who’ve coached with and for Eddy O, he’s thought of very well by every single one of them. He’s just one of those guys that everyone loves. Great guy, lot of fun, ton of energy.

I agree 100%, remember the USC fiasco, those kids wanted him as the HC bad

 

[Cusedad2X]

That might be the case, but also LSU doesn’t around. It’s a top five gig. Eddie was never the real choice of the decision makers but he won the chip, so had to let him play it out.

Guessing they are going to go after every big name and just get a top choice.

Locals are calling for Bobby Boucher

 

[oldpinepoint]

He wanted the SU job before.

Didn’t he meet his wife at SU while coach for P?

 

[Nahson]

I’m not in the fire Dino camp but if we could land a coach who won a National Championship, our recruiting would certainly get a huge up tick.

 

[qdawgg]

Yeah, not sure I buy it… I know multiple people who’ve coached with and for Eddy O, he’s thought of very well by every single one of them. He’s just one of those guys that everyone loves. Great guy, lot of fun, ton of energy.

Yeah I’ve actually never read the opposite. So it’s a funny narrative to all of a sudden be spun of a guy who won a championship and has a solid record in conference and against top 10 teams.