LSU on Saturday hired a coach its players wanted, a coach who connects with the community, a coach who has been on the Bayou and who, despite nearly two decades adrift, never really left the Bayou.
But did LSU really get it right by elevating Ed Orgeron to permanent head coach? He looks the part and certainly sounds the part, but whether he can get one of the nation's most resourced programs back to the championship stage remains to be seen.
Administrators, agents and other industry sources weighed in on Coach O to LSU and other items around the coaching world in the penultimate week of the season.