Former USC Coach Orgeron applies for FAU gig

[Harry]

A source tells me Ed Orgeron has applied for the Florida Atlantic job #USC

— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC)

December 2, 2013

[NT03]

That would be a good hire for FAU

[Mean_Green09]

They'd be crazy not to offer him that gig. He'd be very successful there.

[LongJim]

Not known for his recruiting ethics.

[oldguystudent]

Not known for his recruiting ethics.

Bring in a former churn and burn scorched earth coach who won one time and fled to bring attention to your program. Get 7 wins, do a little dance, then wallow in it for a while. FAU -- Schnellenberger, UTSA -- Coker, FAU (again?) Orgeron.

[CanaTigers]

Not known for his recruiting ethics.

But he can recruit as Houston Nutt proved at Ole Miss.

[LongJim]

But he can recruit as Houston Nutt proved at Ole Miss.

Mo question he can recruit. Might rub some other coaches a bit raw, however.

[Travis]

Might rub some other coaches a bit raw, however.

Sounds painful.

[untbowler]

Who cares really, we have DMac, so no problems.

Let FAU have Orgeron, UTSA have Coker, and WKY have Petrino

We will be fine!!

[Mean Green 93-98]

Not known for his recruiting ethics.

Considering they just fired their last coach for ethical issues, FAU may not want to hire a coach with question marks. If they were willing, I might put Leavitt ahead of Orgeron.

[LongJim]

Sounds painful.

LOL!

[Baby Arm!]

Id like to see Washington hire Orgeron. The subsequent UW/USC games would be delicious!

[Christopher Walker]

Id like to see Washington hire Orgeron. The subsequent UW/USC games would be delicious!

I'd rather the following:

Mora to Washington (alma mater)

Orgeron to UCLA

UCLA then continuously stomps on USC for years and years to come.

[El Paso Eagle]

Was thinking the same - O to UCLA

[GrayEagle]

I hope that Coach O hooks up with some team in Conference USA. The better the coaches, the quicker the rebuild. McCarney, Coker, Petrino and, hopefully Orgeron would be a great base of former AQ head coaches on which to build. Turner at FIU is another although he had a little less success...one conference championship at Illinois.

Since he was born and raised in Louisiana and was HFC at Ole Miss, he's familiar with this area of the country. He's known as being a good recruiter and Florida is a hotbed for recruiting.

[Mean Green 93-98]

I'd rather the following:

Mora to Washington (alma mater)

Orgeron to UCLA

UCLA then continuously stomps on USC for years and years to come.

Looks like this scenario is out: http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24325690/jim-mora-will-remain-head-coach-at-ucla

[JesseMartin]

I must have missed something - I thought Orgeron was staying on at USC...who did they give the job to?

[Mean Green 93-98]

I must have missed something - I thought Orgeron was staying on at USC...who did they give the job to?

Sarkisian.

[pastorgrant]

If Orgeron went to Oregon, that would be confusing.

[JesseMartin]

If Orgeron went to Oregon, that would be confusing.

...but awesome.

[TheFranchise]

If Orgeron went to Oregon, that would be confusing.

This is exactly what I was hoping for.