Matt Canada out at LSU

[57stratdawg]

Seems like he’s paying the price for some of Les’ talent gaps.

 

[msstate7]

Any word on a replacement? Watch it be Kendall Briles... I don’t want this

 

[Dawgpoundrock21]

It could be hugh Freeze honestly

 

[msstate7]

It could be hugh Freeze honestly

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...e-coordinator-matt-canada-after-one-year/amp/

This article says Ensminger. Ed O dumb if he does this

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

Seems like he’s paying the price for some of Les’ talent gaps.

He was horribly overrated to me. There is only so many times you can call Jet Sweep and be taken seriously. The Jet Sweep to him was like the QB Draw for Mullen. Like a nervous tick

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Please let this be true

 

[dickiedawg]

Weird timing, tough luck for him.

 

[stateguy]

TD people are convinced it will be Steve Ensminger. And terrified of that possibility

 

[5049]

Eddie O has been a disaster from the beginning. I thought maybe he'd learned his lesson but he has not.

 

[patdog]

That’s hilarious if true. May as well bring Les Miles back too. Really, the way things have worked out for them, they should have never fired him.

 

[NCDawg.sixpack]

Eddie O has been a disaster from the beginning. I thought maybe he'd learned his lesson but he has not.

Don't really think I would classify him as a disaster. His team beat Auburn this year, which we didn't fare too well against. Also, they didn't have too much trouble beating U of Mississippi.

 

[DerHntr]

It could be hugh Freeze honestly

Beating Saban is a major part of the LSU job and Freeze is the only guy to do it in consecutive years in recent history. Hiring him would actually be something the LSU fans could buy into. I hope they don’t do it.

 

[engie]

Never say never, but I’d put Santa Clause as more likely to get shot under Ogre than Freeze is to get another one. Outright betrayal when you give a guy his shot is hard to overcome.

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

Their apparent insistence on running an offense straight out of 1989 is mind boggling. With the backs and receivers they’ve had over the years, LSU would be consistently elite if that program could get a competent QB and gave an innovative offensive coach the keys to that side of the ball.

 

[MSUDC11]

They’ve had far worse offenses than the one they had this year. If O is replacing Canada with Ensminger, that’s a big mistake.

 

[fishwater99]

Their apparent insistence on running an offense straight out of 1989 is mind boggling. With the backs and receivers they’ve had over the years, LSU would be consistently elite if that program could get a competent QB and gave an innovative offensive coach the keys to that side of the ball.

Yep, run the spread and they would be scary good on offense..

 

[msstate7]

Their apparent insistence on running an offense straight out of 1989 is mind boggling. With the backs and receivers they’ve had over the years, LSU would be consistently elite if that program could get a competent QB and gave an innovative offensive coach the keys to that side of the ball.

I’m sure it was no accident this came out after Marshall signed

 

[Go Budaw]

Never say never, but I’d put Santa Clause as more likely to get shot under Ogre than Freeze is to get another one. Outright betrayal when you give a guy his shot is hard to overcome.

What betrayal are you speaking of? Did Freeze throw Eddie O under the bus in some way? I don’t recall that (but not saying it didn’t happen).

 

[5049]

Their apparent insistence on running an offense straight out of 1989 is mind boggling. With the backs and receivers they’ve had over the years, LSU would be consistently elite if that program could get a competent QB and gave an innovative offensive coach the keys to that side of the ball.

Don't overthink it. They simply haven't gotten good quarterback play. The fact that Eddie came in and declared you must have a dual threat quarterback (which isn't true, especially at LSU), and then did not sign Keytaon Thompson (ie failed to execute his own plan, which he has no idea what it is or how to do it), told me all I needed to know about his tenure there. He will be fired after (or during) the 2020 season.

 

[engie]

What betrayal are you speaking of? Did Freeze throw Eddie O under the bus in some way? I don’t recall that (but not saying it didn’t happen).

Supposedly Freeze went behind Ogre's back and threw him under the bus while at OM. Ogre hates Freeze and does not trust him at all. I don't think it's ever been publicly commented on in a media setting, but that it was well-discussed on State boards when Ogre was in contention for one of our DC openings a couple of years back. Some of it coming from people that would/should know.

Freeze would be a great OC for someone -- but I don't think anyone trusts him not to 17 them or their program. Everyone in that profession knows a lot more about each other than what the NCAA puts down on a piece of paper.

 

[tired]

Ensminger looks decent. Admittingly I know very little about him, but it looks like he improved their offense in 2016.

Steve Ensminger, a starting quarterback for LSU in the late 1970s, returns to tight ends coach in 2017 after serving in a dual capacity as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the final eight games of the 2016 season for the Tigers.
Ensminger was elevated to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Sept. 25, 2016 and his impact over the final eight games of the season was remarkable. Before Ensminger took over play-calling duties, LSU's offense had scored only nine touchdowns and was averaging 18 points and 339.5 total yards per game.
In eight games under Ensminger, LSU improved drastically in every offensive category as the Tigers averaged 32 points and 464.9 total yards per contest during that span. LSU scored 38 or more points five times under Ensminger, including 54 in a win over Texas A&M and 38 against both Arkansas and Ole Miss. The Tigers averaged 7.1 yards per play and converted 46-of-102 third-down opportunities during that eight-game stretch.
Also under Ensminger, LSU's offense set school records for yards in a SEC game (634 vs. Missouri), single-game rushing yards by an individual (284 by Leonard Fournette vs. Ole Miss, 285 by Derrius Guice vs. Texas A&M), longest run from scrimmage (96 yards by Derrius Guice vs. Arkansas) and time of possession (42:33 vs. Missouri).

 

[engie]

LSU would be consistently elite if that program could get a competent QB and gave an innovative offensive coach the keys to that side of the ball.

Well, let's not kid ourselves here. LSU is the:
13th winningest program nationally over the past 5 years(2nd SEC)
6th over the last 10(2nd SEC)
4th over the last 15(1st SEC)
6th over the last 20(2nd SEC)

They have been consistently elite already. I agree that they could be a whole different animal with better and more consistent QB play...

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

Mullins to LSU OC?**

Sorry, I wanted to get one in for the last time before 2018 hits.

 

[DerHntr]

I don’t remember or didn’t see those rumors when they were being discussed. It wouldn’t surprise me at all that Freeze would do such a thing. But like you said, never say never.

When millions of dollars are at stake people make the strangest decisions and are often willing to forgive but not forget. Looking at you Scott Stricklin.....

 

[was21]

To start at the beginning, LSU did not fire Myles so it could hire Orgeron...think about it