College Football 2017: What did we learn from week 5?

2. Someone has to explain what in the heck is going on with LSU

About this time a year ago, the LSU Tigers were getting rid of Les Miles and hiring Ed Orgeron as the interim head coach. The Tigers did some good things and ended up reaching a decent bowl and that was good enough for AD Joe Alleva to give him the chance to be in charge at LSU full time. While that seemed like a good idea, it has not worked out as well as some would have hoped for and now the collective LSU fan base has buyers remorse.

Things started out well for “Coach O”, the Tigers shut out BYU and looked to be a legit threat in the SEC and then came the loss to Mississippi State on the road. While that was not the performance the LSU faithful were looking for it was an ominous sign of things to come. LSU hosted Troy this past Saturday and what was supposed to be the Tigers homecoming game turned into a horrific nightmare that usually is saved for opponents of the bayou bengals.

Troy jumped out to a 17-0 lead and ended up stunning the fans in Tiger Stadium with a 24-14 victory. While Troy celebrates a monumental victory, the LSU program and fans have to look themselves in the mirror and figure out just what in the world happened and now the road back to what is acceptable for this program becomes even harder.

First off, you can’t fire Orgeron. That would just be a logistical nightmare and the buyout would have an insane price tag attached, which is $12 million. The questions now go to LSU AD Joe Alleva as he is the one who decided to make this move, after the Les Miles saga ended poorly and firing of men’s basketball head coach Johnny Jones, it’s clear that Alleva needs to be the one who goes. 2018 now becomes the season where Ed Orgeron is coaching for his job.