Riley has had great successes with qb’s and there is nobody on your staff that can touch Riley’s proven success. So yes, Orgeron who has been run off from every other job he’s ever had and the fans were clamoring for his dismissal last year, finally caught a break with a record setting qb. Enjoy it but don’t forget your coach is very similar to Charlie Strong and that will show up next year more times than you’re willing to admit.
Riley is certainly a more proven QB coach.
Orgeron now has a NINE game winning streak vs Top Ten teams.
Orgeron failed at OM, then was extremely successful as DL then interim HC at USCw, turning a disaster into a 6-2 finish. He resigned when he didn't get the HC job. USC fans are still angry re that decision.
Every year at LSU, starting with taking over a bad start and going 6-2 as interim, O has exceeded expectations. NO LSU fans were wanting O gone after last year.
Plenty LSU fans didn't like the hiring process that resulted in hiring O but all are pleased now.
O recruited that QB by showing his veteran football family (2 bros played for Neb, dad was DC for Ohio U) what he was going to do, and that it couldn't happen in the first year. It started turning around late in '18, then happened in '19.
3 'fer Oeaux: LSU fans were upset LSU missed out on Jimbo and Herman, O was denied the HC job at USC in favor of Sarkesian. This season LSU beat Herman coached UTx, bama w/ Sark as OC and Tamu w/ Jimbo.
LSU will certainly miss this QB but the cupboard is hardly bare. LSU would have the same record OU will have next year if LSU had that pansy schedule instead of UTx, AU, UF, bama, Tamu etc. TEN SEC teams are in the Top 25 recruiting classes, only VU and the 3 teams that changed coaches aren't.
O has won 6 in a row vs Top Ten Teams, and 9 of the last 10. Over his 3 seasons he has won more games vs Top Ten teams than any other coach. While he isn't on the coaches' Rushmore yet, he ain't somebody to be unhappy with.