Ed Orgeron's path to LSU began with heartbreak and failure | College GameDay 

I was a student back then and he's the only coach I met--he was a great, humble person. Our asshole egotistic dickhead AD, Pat Haden, didn't think Ed O. was country club-enough for him. Belly was too big, Cajun accent was unbecoming of a head coach, whatever other bull Haden was thinking.

Pat Haden and Lynn Swann have destroyed USC Football.

He also built all those great teams for Miami when Jimmy Johnson! This dude has been groomed by the best.

He learned how to be a great head coach while he was under pete carrol and he loved being at usc

I think history will treat Coach O as integral to LSU football as Mike The Tiger

As I diehard SC fan, I agree. But I will say at the time, I wanted no part of Orgeron as a head coach at SC. I didn't think he was right for the job. I was 100% wrong. But what do I know. I was pissed when SC hired Pete Carroll.

U,s c, yall wont miss nothing he's winning with the players he didn't recruit

That's where you're wrong. I haven't always thought he was head coaching material, but he has ALWAYS been a world class recruiter. LSU is going to be loaded with talent the next 5 years.

@@thomasmckenzie4584 MAYBE I like the guy I hope he keeps up the good work, I definitely know he is a good recruiter but SABEAN is better but, time will tell 1 out of 8 not that good. But I will give credit where it's due he did a helluva of a job own SABEAN this year, BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET???

Jeff Nabors buddy people are starting to not go to Alabama anymore due to it being like a factory. They really don’t care about u. That’s why people are going other places and y Alabama isn’t in a ny6 bowl

Todd McCraven yes and he cared about all sports usc when there, a super man amongst others and honest. But they wanted the DRUNKBOY sark, they knew sark had this problem but the upper management at usc at that time was a lot like Adam schiff the drunk on the hill.

To good for USC!

At some point, Coach Orgeron must become head coach at Oregon.

he won a natty :')

I don’t think USC at that time would give him what he needed as coach like LSU did. Either way, he’s a fantastic recruiter, but I’m not sure if he would’ve succeeded as much as USC Head Coach. When he’s done with LSU, I would love to see him as USC’s Athletic Director.

D S same bro like I dislike lsu but he’s just cool 😂

Have to agree. Have nothing but respect for him

LSU can begin working on his statue now.

JRogersTV I have to agree. Coach O kicks but.

I thought coach saban was best at LSU??

@@cdcolin1 I want to win than make statues lolol. I want to beat Arkansas I want to get revenge on Tx a&m LSU needs to keep winning and do a better job on defense. Statues are a waste of $$ right now. If LSU has the dollars to waste on a statue. They can use that money toward better facilities for Lsu sports

chris L what? I didn’t know he worked with LSU also. But he is doing a great job with Alabama.

Don't know if it would have worked the same way. This dude bleeds Louisiana

BetaMalePodcast Bama offered Coach Orgeron a recruiting job, thank GOD he turned Bama down. Coach O is one of the top recruiters in the nation. USC did make a major mistake not making him Head Coach, he would have given his heart and soul to make USC number 1 in the Nation. After the players that he signed to USC graduated, USC went a while without going to a bowl game, the same thing happened at Ole Miss., Coach O is that good. We are blessed to have Coach Orgeron at LSU, he truly loves LSU, the coaching staff, the players, and the fans. What is really amazing is he is so open to learning and change that he has implemented numerous things into the football program that he wanted to do and credits Pete Carroll for a lot of his knowledge, hired one of USC’s retired coaches, hired a player he signed while at USC for a coaching job at LSU and even has implemented suggestions from some of the fans. Coach O has the biggest heart of any coach I have ever met.

@@TSHEFU It would've worked perfectly for SC. The players played for him. The recruits wanted him. Look at your assistant coaches now and look at who the assistants were at SC when he was an interim. Lots of the same people. God bless Coach O--I'm very happy for him.

Coach O is a national treasure, perfict guy to lead LSU...and I'm full hearted Hog fan.

Ark Wolf Thank you Ark Wolf. I wish ya’ll success in finding your next head coach this year. I saw on tv they already contacted Houston Nutt but there was no response or reply left on his decision.

Cuh Nation coming from a Nole fan......Coach O is in the top three! Geaux Coach O!!!

Cindy Singleton yessir! Can’t wait to see how Norvell does at FSU!

Man, me too.

That's was him in it hahah

Our coach should be coach of the year go Gators

@@derionsanders1394 I'd give the pass to Coach O for COTY. He beat 4 top 10 teams with one of them on the road vs Bama

But he has five star players we don't

So your one of these fans as well..if not then hop off

Yes, and this time O's the head coach, while Sark is the assistant!!!!

Well, why didn’t anybody say so? After all, USC is “Southern” California, dad gum it all!!

SAMS83 fa that boot bay bay!!!!!

You could’ve hired Tuberville. You could’ve hired Jimbo. You could’ve hired Muschamp. You could’ve offered Spurrier.

You really can’t, his story is even better than fiction

blkprl34 lol yep we are.....

Yes we are

Sark was definitely an up and coming coach and there was no way for USC to know what was going to happen with him, however, Coach O was already showing he could win at SC. They really blew that one!

It’s all politics, football is not even in the conversation about who gets hired.

Wanna bet!

Saban! ha.

Everyone clicking their chinstraps at the same time. Coach O’s motto is “One Team, One Heartbeat”

alexjr28 cool thanks