HB Arnett's "Lite" <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> hbarnett@fiber.net 801 372 0819 Vol. 38, Issue 6 - C, September 6, 2018 This is how one SEC Pundit Evaluated Jeff Grimes Against Arizona To read the entire article, <https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-the-sec-east-has-begun- its-evolution-into-the-sec-west-beyond-its-new-slate-of-coaches/> Click Here, but below is the salient stuff. Cover 3 1. Ed Orgeron didn't like Matt Canada very much it seems: At least he didn't like his offense. A critical hire for Orgeron at offensive coordinator, the shifts and motions and jet sweeps that Canada employed were more slight-of-hand than Orgeron seemed to prefer. He's back in his comfort zone this fall with Steve Ensminger at coordinator, less formational gymnastics and a 1-0 start. It appears though that had Orgeron wanted to stay in house to rethink the offense, he had more than one good option. Jeff Grimes, LSU's offensive line coach from 2014-17, quietly left LSU to take the offensive coordinator job at BYU this offseason and his new unit looked great in a 28-23 upset over Arizona. What I found interesting was that it looked like Grimes may have been employing a Canada-Orgeron balance that would have been much more palatable for his old coach. He appeared to take a lot of Canada's affection for the jet sweep action with him, but he also seemed to balance that effectively with some good old fashion downhill football. He caught Arizona with tempo at times to provide even more contrast. The Grimes hire may end up saving Kilani Sitaki's job. Ensminger may bring the same life raft to Orgeron. Meanwhile, Canada may be earning himself a head job after upsetting Texas as an interim coach at Maryland. Maybe we're in for a happy ending all around.
