The LSU Tigers of 2020 did not do a good job defending their National Championship title that went 15-0. And although they finished the season defeating Ole Miss and a 5-5 break even season it was not very pretty. In fact it was a great disappointment for a National Championship team to fall down so hard, looked so confused and poorly coached too often. Coach "0" had no replacement (experience wise) for passing coordinator Joe Brady or defensive coordinator David Aranda's proven ability and it showed.
So now we learn coach "0" is cleaning house on his coaching staff. Steve Ensminger and Bo Pelini's coordinators position will have to be filled because of their departure. Both positions are so very important, coach "0" has no room for error. The sports media and coach "0" tried to make a big deal when Pelini was hired this year as LSU's defensive coordinator. They talked about Pelini's 4-3 defensive alignment and that it would be an "attacking defense" like those two words were "magic." Well, Pelini's defense showed up for the games but there was no "magic."
This writer wrote commentary here in PolitiDose after LSU won the national championship in January and pointed out that the 15-0 team was past history and questioned if LSU's future would be one of a consistent winning record. This season was the start of that future and the answer is still questionable and remains to be seen. Every year LSU's recruiting ends up in the top 10 and many times in the top 5. Yet the Tigers are no where close to being a consistent winner like Clemson and Alabama.
The question is why? The answer is coaching. The many coaching changes being announced now tells this writer not all is well in Tiger land.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
