Never heard of a players only meeting before the season begins. This feels like we lack direction from the top. No mission statement. My whole was deal was just to push through camp," Battle said. "It was getting to the grind of it. Everybody's minds talking to themselves. 'Oh, I'm tired. I don't want to practice.' Just trying to motivate them and keep everybody going." None of the players would go into the specifics of the meeting, as it was a private team matter, but they all admitted there were tensions. "We got a lot of things going on that we don't agree with," Battle said, "but a lot of things have taken place, so we were just making sure guys stay on track, keeping everybody accountable. Protect the team at all costs." Oeaux needs to get this shit in order or we are fucked before it begins. Once the season is over we are gonna look back at the tell-tale signs I'm afraid. There are plenty and this doesn't feel good. Number 2 and number 3 Qbs eject 2 weeks before the season opener. At least devin white is trying to hold it down. 5 losses is our high watermark? Gd fking and alleva.
Oeaux wont get it together. Hes more concerned about saying things in pc's that will make the fans happy instead of actually going out and doing something. I think he spends his nights reading message boards like some loser like me.
I sure would like to have been a fly on the wall at that meeting. We as fans never get the full story of what's really going on until it blows up in the media. Whatever it is I hope the problems are minor and fixable.
Really? Well here is something on the message board you should read. Is O really as bad as you think? Look at this article especially O's last 29 game record vs Jimbo's last 29 game record. "Coach O went 6-2 as interim coach at Southern California in 2013 and is 15-6 in nearly two full seasons at LSU. That’s a combined record of 21-8, and that record compares favorably with other coaches around the country. How favorable? Only eight college coaches in their past 29 games have a better record than Orgeron: Saban (27-2), Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (26-3), Ohio State’s Urban Meyer (25-4), new UCLA coach Chip Kelly (25-4 at Oregon), Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst (25-4), Washington’s Chris Petersen (24-5), Miami’s Mark Richt (22-7) and Penn State’s James Franklin (22-7). That’s it. Orgeron has the same record in his last 29 games as Stanford’s David Shaw and USC’s Clay Helton and has a better mark over that span than Auburn’s Gus Malzahn (19-10) and Texas coach and one-time LSU target Tom Herman (19-10). Even Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M’s new $75 million man, was a pedestrian 18-11 in his final 29 games at Florida State, leaving with a 5-6 mark as FSU’s interim coach steered the Seminoles to a pair of closing wins."
Wow!!!! You say this so authoritatively, you must have great inside sources. I see you've been here for a while. Don't hide your light under a bushel. We've been waiting for someone like you who can give us the inside scoop.
I've been holding out hope for a good season and ignoring the nay sayers, but every time I turn around its something else. Now they released details on Ingram, sexual assault. We've now had guys arrested for domestic violence, guys arrested for burglary, and guys arrested for sexual assault. Ball didn't bounce our way on the Fulton vs. NCAA case. Offensive stats coming out of our 2 scrimmages look deplorable and we have no identity and yet to name a starting QB. We had 2 scholarship QB's quit the team 3 weeks before the 1st game and evidently issues in the locker room that are bad enough to call a players only meeting........I cant help but feel myself drifting towards believing this season is going to be a bad one. I am not solely blaming Coach O, but it isn't looking good for him right.
Youre quite an angry person. What gives? I mean I dont think it takes a degree from Nicholls to figure out which way things are trending. Regarding my actual comments, O goes out if his way to say things to make the fans happy and then obviosuly doesnt do it. "We're going to have a wide open offense. Everyone will be happy!" Hires Matt Canada...
If you want to take a two year sample size from a coach that inherited decent talent and was able to win his division both times, then go ahead and put Jim McElwain in ther Hall of Fame. I prefer to maybe look at trends and see how things look going forward. edit to add: I actually really like Oregeron as a person and hope he does well. I hope he proves me wrong.
