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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Perhaps its only fitting that there should be a figurative elephant in the room at LSU football headquarters during Alabama week.Interim Tigers coach Ed Orgeron shows no interest in discussing how significant Saturday nights clash with No. 1 Alabama could be for his coaching future -- and legacy.Thats way out there, man. I aint going to think about that. The focus is about these players, the LSU family, Orgeron said in his distinctive, raspy, baritone voice on Monday. These next four weeks are going to pass fast. My job is to do the best thing I can do for this team today, let the chips fall where they may. Everything else is going to take care of itself.LSU has been silent on whether Orgeron is viewed by administrators as a serious candidate to take over permanently for Les Miles, who was fired in late September after LSU lost to Auburn and fell to 2-2. As a tradition-rich program in a talent-rich state -- not to mention its premier practice facilities and legendary, 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium -- LSU can offer about as plum a head coaching job as there is in college football. There should be interest from numerous top coaches with resumes superior to that of Orgeron, who went 6-2 as an interim coach at Southern California and never finished above .500 in three seasons in charge at Mississippi.At the same time, Orgeron, a south Louisiana native, has made no secret that being the head coach at LSU is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and he has no interest in going anywhere else.If he beats Bama -- the age-old LSU nemesis with the elephant logo -- he just might stick. LSU, now ranked 15th, is trying to end a five-game losing streak against Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.Obviously, if we win this game, its huge for his coaching resume, tight end Colin Jeter said. Were going to do everything we can as players to get our job done and play for him, because, I mean, hes one of the best players coaches Ive ever had. He does a phenomenal job of making guys happy and making guys motivated to work.Orgeron, a charismatic Cajun, was already popular among Louisiana football fans and high school coaches. That was one of the reasons Miles hired him as defensive line coach two years ago, and then chose Orgeron to fill a recruiting coordinator vacancy after last season.When athletic director Joe Alleva fired Miles, Orgeron was the logical interim choice in terms of galvanizing a dissatisfied fan base behind the program for the duration of this season. But its unlikely the behind-the-scenes power brokers who helped pay Miles $9.6 million buyout had Orgeron in mind as a permanent successor. Houstons Tom Herman and Florida States Jimbo Fisher -- if available -- might be more preferred choices among those with the greatest influence.So far, however, LSUs recent performances have kept Orgeron in the running. LSU has won all three games since he took over, and impressively so.LSU has scored an average of nearly 42 points per game during that span, during which the Tigers have hit on big plays in the passing game from quarterback Danny Etling, and long runs by Leonard Fournette and Derrius Guice.LSUs defense has yet to allow more than two TDs in a game all season, and might have had its best game in its last outing against Ole Miss, when the Rebels -- who scored 43 points against Alabama -- failed to score 30 points for first time this season in a 38-21 loss to the Tigers.All I can see is whats happened on the field. His leadership obviously has had some effect on that, Saban said Monday when asked about Orgeron. The team seems to be playing with a lot of energy and a lot of confidence. Theyve executed really well and havent made a lot of mistakes. I just feel like in the last three games theyve played really, really well.Orgeron repeatedly has been telling Tigers players that the team is theirs, that they deserve the credit for recent results and that its not about the coach, LSU defensive back Donte Jackson said.He doesnt want us to play any game for him. He wants us to come play for the state, for the university, for ourselves, for our families, before we even think about him, Jackson said. Thats what really makes him a great guy. Thats what really makes us want to actually go out there and play for him.---AP Sports Writer John Zenor in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, contributed to this report.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org Vapormax Plus 2018 . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. 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SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers want to be the Pittsburgh Penguins.It is not just that the Penguins are the reigning Stanley Cup champions, but how they won.The Penguins fired their coach (Mike Johnston) on Dec. 12, 2015, and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, who was running their American Hockey League affiliate. The Penguins got hot after that and won the Stanley Cup.The Panthers fired their coach (Gerard Gallant) on Nov. 27, 2016, and replaced him with Tom Rowe, who ran their AHL affiliate the past three years.That, however, is where the similarities end, at least so far.Rowe, who is also the Panthers general manager, has lost four of the five games since Gallant was dismissed, although the Panthers got the overtime point in three of those defeats.On Thursday night, the Panthers -- fittingly enough -- will play host to the Penguins at the BB&T Center in their first home game since Gallant was dumped.In the most recent game, Florida (12-11-4) took a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, who got a goal from Jakub Voracek with 8.6 seconds left in overtime Tuesday.I told the guys after the game, as frustrating as it is, and as down as some of you may be, there are too many positives here to get down, Rowe said. We will keep building on what we started.Just what the Panthers are producing under Rowe is dubious. The fact remains that the Panthers won their first Atlantic Division last season under Gallant, setting franchise records for wins (47) and points (103).But there must be something about the phrase, If it aint broke, dont fix it that the Panthers dont understand.Immediately after the triumphant 2015-2016 season, the Panthers thought it was best to replace their GM, Dale Tallon, who built the team, piece by piece, since getting hired in May 2010. Tallon was moved upstairs to team president, takingg him out of the business of having final say on personnel decisions.dddddddddddd.Rowe took over for Tallon. And it was Rowe -- with perhaps a large say-so from team owners -- who pressed the panic button on Gallant.That type of move worked wonders last season for the Penguins. Then again, the Penguins have things the Panthers simply do not -- such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and more.On Wednesday, the Penguins (16-7-3) made a couple of roster moves, sending forward Jake Guentzel and defenseman Derrick Pouliot to their AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton affiliate.We dont want our young players on the sidelines, Sullivan said Wednesday. Its important for these guys to continue to play games in order to develop.Part of the problem for Guentzel and Pouliot is actually not a problem at all for the Penguins, which is to say the teams veterans are healthy and no AHL reinforcements are needed at the moment.Pittsburgh is riding a three-game winning streak, scoring 19 goals during that span. Perhaps this hot streak will be a perfect time for the Penguins to improve on their mediocre 5-5-2 road record.Certainly, the Panthers, who are likely to be without dangerous right winger Jonathan Marchessault (lower-body injury) are vulnerable.Then again, the Panthers havent quit -- not by a long shot. An example of Floridas toughness was displayed this week by defenseman Keith Yandle, who was hit by a puck Monday in a loss to the Boston Bruins.Rather than sit out with a leg injury, Yandle extended his consecutive-games-played streak to 578. It is the 10th-longest streak in NHL history.He could have mailed it in, and no one would have said a word, Rowe said. Its great for our young players to see that. ' ' '