When the dust finally settles, Ed Orgeron and LSU are looking at a solid season – maybe one of the school’s best debut campaigns in history.
That’s not what Tiger fans expected two months ago after LSU lost at home to Troy after being thrashed by Mississippi State.
But at 8-3, with Texas A&M and a bowl game still to come, Orgeron is on the verge of outperforming most of his predecessors – yes, even Nick Saban – in first-year performance. Charlie McClendon, Mike Archer and Les Miles are the only Tigers coaches to have debuts that compare favorably to Orgeron.