If LSU got Orgeron this cheap....

From Coaching Search:
Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron?s contract is a two-year deal worth $450,000 annually, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate. His deal also includes a clause that, if Les Miles were no longer the head coach, Orgeron would be paid for just the next six months. In addition, running backs coach / recruiting coordinator Frank Wilson will receive a pay increase to $660,000 as part of a three-year extension through 2017, and tight ends coach Steve Ensminger ($300,000), defensive backs coach Corey Raymond ($310,000) and wide recievers coach Adam Henry ($375,000) also have deals through 2017.

Orgeron didn't have much choice if he wanted to have a job

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Originally Posted by 1bigdawg

From Coaching Search:
Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron?s contract is a two-year deal worth $450,000 annually, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate. His deal also includes a clause that, if Les Miles were no longer the head coach, Orgeron would be paid for just the next six months. In addition, running backs coach / recruiting coordinator Frank Wilson will receive a pay increase to $660,000 as part of a three-year extension through 2017, and tight ends coach Steve Ensminger ($300,000), defensive backs coach Corey Raymond ($310,000) and wide recievers coach Adam Henry ($375,000) also have deals through 2017.

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I would have thought that Coach O would have also been their recruiting coordinator or at least CO-Recruiting Coordinator.

You have to remember that he has been living there and his sons go to school nearby. Basically a home job for him.

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Originally Posted by yjnkdawg

I would have thought that Coach O would have also been their recruiting coordinator or at least CO-Recruiting Coordinator.

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I don't think LSU could do that. Frank Wilson owns recruiting for LSU. He's the one that got Fournette, Landry and Dupre to name a few. He's owned the state of Louisiana for the last 4 years. He's also the one pushing for Leo Lewis, Drew Richmond and Jamal Peters to visit. But at the same time, Wilson was under Coach O when he was OM. I bet that could be a weird situation to say the least.

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Originally Posted by defiantdog

He's owned the state of Louisiana for the last 4 years.

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Not last year he didn't. Last year LSU only signed 2 of the top 7 recruits in Louisiana (per Scout's rankings)......and Louisiana was loaded last year. They lost 3 of 5 five stars and the top 2 four stars. They also lost 2 more of the remaining 9 four stars. They lost a lot of elite in-state recruits last year.

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Originally Posted by sandwolf

Not last year he didn't. Last year LSU only signed 2 of the top 7 recruits in Louisiana (per Scout's rankings)......and Louisiana was loaded last year. They lost 3 of 5 five stars and the top 2 four stars. They also lost 2 more of the remaining 9 four stars. They lost a lot of elite in-state recruits last year.

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Yet they still finished 2nd in the country rankings-wise.

Robinson and Noil not getting locked down was a tough pill for them though

LSU has 6 of the top 10 this year in La and could get 1 or 2 more

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Yet they still finished 2nd in the country rankings-wise.

Robinson and Noil not getting locked down was a tough pill for them though

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They got Fournette, Dupre, Harris, Quinn and Godchaux..... all of which started for them last year. I agree that Robinson and Noil were big losses, but I'm not sure Willis and Jones have been. Willis was dismissed from UF and Jones isn't progressing as much as Bama wished.

I still wish it was someway we could have hired Orgeron. I realize we have a good DL coach in Turner, but LSU also had a good DL coach in Brick Haley. They were willing to reassign Haley to an administrative position to bring Orgeron on board. I'm glad we hired Diaz as DC, but it would have been nice also to get Orgeron for his recruiting prowess. Anyway, obviously too late now.

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Originally Posted by NCDawg

I still wish it was someway we could have hired Orgeron. I realize we have a good DL coach in Turner, but LSU also had a good DL coach in Brick Haley. They were willing to reassign Haley to an administrative position to bring Orgeron on board. I'm glad we hired Diaz as DC, but it would have been nice also to get Orgeron for his recruiting prowess. Anyway, obviously too late now.

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The entire situation was odd. LSU now has a defensive line coach that is more qualified than the coordinator. Steele is a great position coach, but he's not a coordinator. It'll be interesting to see what happens on defense for them next year.

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Originally Posted by NCDawg

I still wish it was someway we could have hired Orgeron. I realize we have a good DL coach in Turner, but LSU also had a good DL coach in Brick Haley. They were willing to reassign Haley to an administrative position to bring Orgeron on board. I'm glad we hired Diaz as DC, but it would have been nice also to get Orgeron for his recruiting prowess. Anyway, obviously too late now.

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I agree with you on this. Conceivably what we could have done is something like have Turner coach DE or DT's and then Orgeron coach whatever Turner isn't coaching. And then move Hughes to TE (he has experience coaching TE's at Ole Miss) move Sallach to a desk and then make Deshea coach DB's.