2nd only to Nick Saban in college football. 400K less than a coach with
5 National Championships at his current school.
2020
Saban 4-0...so far ( 2 Top 15 wins)
Orgeron 1-2...so far (Vandy win)
https://deadspin.com/deadspin-presents-the-most-overpaid-and-underpaid-coach-1845391827
"Yes, LSU won the National Championship last season which prompted Orgeron’s massive contract extension that made him the second-highest-paid football coach in the nation behind Alabama’s Nick Saban. However, you have to be a fool to not see that LSU’s success was predicated on two people last season, Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, and former passing game coordinator Joe Brady. Those two set a myriad of offensive records and were the most integral pieces that helped the Tigers go undefeated and win a championship. Brady is now an offensive coordinator in the NFL and his former star quarterback is off to a stellar start with the Bengals. Let’s just look at the start of the 2020 season, LSU is already 1-2 having lost to traditional underachievers Missouri and Mississippi State. If you eliminate the 15-0 season from Orgeron’s resume he only has a 70 percent winning percentage at LSU. In comparison to other coaches getting top dollar at their current universities like Saban and Clemson’s Dabo Sweeney, Orgeron trails both star coaches in overall winning percentage by more than 11 percentage points. This is not to mention his horrendous 28 percent winning percentage as head coach of Ole Miss. While loved in the bayou for his accent and engaging personality, he is not a top-three coach in college football and shouldn’t be paid as such."
Even if they don't 'eliminate' the 15-0 season, Orgeron is not there.
Are you seeing $9 million dollar coaching on the field? Did AD Scott Woodard & LSU's BOS jump way too soon to throw money at a single NC winner, Nick Saban type money? Similiar to overpaying Jimbo Fisher at A&M?
"Orgeron is the only coach in the top five whose team has a losing record so far this season. The Tigers are 1-2 after losses to Mississippi State and Missouri. Both Alabama and Clemson are undefeated and Texas A&M is 2-1 after beating Florida days ago. Michigan’s season hasn’t started yet."
https://sports.yahoo.com/nick-saban...llege-football-coaches-in-2020-160925884.htmlClick to expand...