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LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron wouldn’t be the coach he is today without getting fired at Ole Miss in late 2007.
Orgeron didn’t find success at Ole Miss for one primary reason — he was a micromanager. Coach O forced the USC offensive system on offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone, which obviously didn’t work.
Mazzone stayed in Oxford under Orgeron for one season before he was fired.
Orgeron didn’t let his assistants coach. He wanted them to basically be an extension of himself.
And that’s not a recipe for success in college football.