Ed Orgeron thread...

[cvillecuse]

Because he was in The Blind Side:

 

[Millhouse]

Because he was in The Blind Side:

is that lincoln riley too?

 

[Ozcuse]

is that lincoln riley too?

Can we get the actor who played Hugh Freeze?

 

[corpjet]

I like experience and recruiting prowess of ole Ed, his name seems to be mentioned every time the Cuse position becomes available

 

[nzm136]

I like experience and recruiting prowess of ole Ed, his name seems to be mentioned every time the Cuse position becomes available

Honestly, if we make him hire a really good OC, he could be pretty decent. That was his downfall at 'Ole Miss.

 

[Watson18]

You could not find a better recruiter in Bebe. Coach O has had some coaching up and downs, but has pulled thru to be a very well rounded coach given his experience. I sure do not want to lose him now that we just got him, but if it is for a head coaching spot... all the best to him.

Link below is from a writer talking about his days at Ole Miss and other places.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/2/13/8029413/ed-orgeron-coach-lsu-ole-miss-usc

"<REDACTED> THAT MOTHER<REDACTED>."

"Coach, I’m …" were the only words I managed. Orgeron walked down a hallway and through a staff-only entrance to the football offices.

Freeze made one last attempt. Orgeron swung and faced me.

"<REDACTED>! WE ARE NOT GONNA LET THIS PROGRAM BE SABOTAGED!"

Years later, an Orgeron colleague from their University of Miami days told me that he once had to pick up "Bebe" (Orgeron's nickname) from police custody after a night out. He said he was told by law enforcement officials seasoned in evaluating violence that Orgeron's bar fight opponent looked dead.

"The cops thought Bebe had killed the other guy. That was Bebe. He was wild."

This next link is our Tigalaya thread on Bebe, will be a descent read if ya'll get him.
http://www.tigalaya.com/forums/topic/39268-bebe-orgeron/#comment-208540

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[CUSU]

Basically he wants the job according to syracuse.com

 

[texascpa]

Whoa. That's very interesting. Now, wonder what Coyle's interest is.

 

[PAcuse]

and Bud didn't ruin the article, interesting.

 

[Orangejet]

Ed Orgeron would bring needed excitement to Cuse Football. Before he landed in Baton Rouge, his players at USC loved his coaching style when he took over for Lane Kiffin and lobbied for him to be HC of the Trojans. If we go this route, a first-rate OC like Dave Warner would be a welcome addition to his staff.

 

[orangefog]

and Bud didn't ruin the article, interesting.

Holy cow, that was a Bud article? I didn't even notice, I read it all the way through.

 

[Newhouser]

If he's commenting on the job and his interest I would think he is not in the mix.

 

[phil77]

If we wanted to hire a defensive head coach with a losing head coaching record then why would we have fired Shafer in the first place.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Holy cow, that was a Bud article? I didn't even notice, I read it all the way through.

Lies!!!

 

[VirginiaOrange]

Sounds like he will be available after Miles gets fired.

 

[DMDMD]

I think Ed is interested in ANY P5 head coaching job so he doesn't have to work his way up from DLine coach

 

[Orangejet]

If we wanted to hire a defensive head coach with a losing head coaching record then why would we have fired Shafer in the first place.

Because Orgeron knows how to coach/recruit and something that Shafer got low grades for. Orgeron needed and never had a good OC at Ole Miss and that was his downfall.

 

[phil77]

Orgeron needed and never had a good OC at Ole Miss and that was his downfall.

Couldn't you say the same thing about Shafer?

 

[creatorsgam]

Orgeron needed and never had a good OC at Ole Miss and that was his only downfall.

Couldn't you say the same thing about Shafer?

Not anymore.

 

[Orangejet]

Couldn't you say the same thing about Shafer?

I think there were more issues with Shafer at SU than Orgeron at Ole Miss. Shafer lost the fans and really made some knucklehead calls/moves which made it hard to watch the Cuse anymore. I wish Shafer could stay as DC but I know that would never happen.

 

[007]

I think that people thinking that Orgeron coming here as anything other than a HC are going to be disappointed.

 

[Crusty]

One thing Bebe has is a large network of possible assistants. He wanted to hire Lane Kiffen as OC at Ole Miss so at least he wanted to play a wide open modern offense.

While I prefer an offensive HC we could do an awful lot worse than Coach O.

In many ways he is a safer choice than a coordinator with no HC experience.

 

[phil77]

I think that people thinking that Orgeron coming here as anything other than a HC are going to be disappointed.

He might not get anything better than DC at a P5 school especially if Miles is fired and the staff is gutted.

 

[jekelish]

One thing Bebe has is a large network of possible assistants. He wanted to hire Lane Kiffen as OC at Ole Miss so at least he wanted to play a wide open modern offense.

While I prefer an offensive HC we could do an awful lot worse than Coach O.

In many ways he is a safer choice than a coordinator with no HC experience.

We could certainly do worse, for sure. And as much as I like him on the recruiting trail, I would still prefer an offensive coach at this point. Give me Frost or Lincoln Riley or maybe Mike Sanford at this point, with Orgeron as a fallback.