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Has everyone always liked Coach O?

Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:30 pm
Posted by Ghostfacedistiller
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Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:30 pm
I could be wrong, but seems like many disliked him around here until Chavis left. I've always liked the guy, well post Ole Miss when I learned about him, unlike the rest of you.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 9:44 pm
Posted by Srbtiger06
Member since Apr 2006
28272 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:33 pm to
quote:

I could be wrong, but seems like many disliked him around here until Chavis left.


Everyone hated him because he wasn't here. You can't deny his charisma and talent.
Posted by vjp819
South Sec. 414 / Alex Box Sec. 210
Member since Nov 2003
10882 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:34 pm to
first time i ever heard of him was when he went to Old Mrs. and i didn't like him because he was coach there. since he's left OM i've kind of liked him even at USCw
Posted by jman
Member since Feb 2007
602 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:38 pm to
He had a grudge against lsu they screwed him over I think he left to play for northwestern.
Posted by crazyLSUfan
LA (Lower Alabama)
Member since Aug 2006
6698 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:38 pm to
Most people here hated him for the longest. But they've forgotten about that.
Posted by lsuhunt555
Teakwood Village Breh
Member since Nov 2008
38415 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:41 pm to
I disliked him until I saw his performance on the Blindside. Riveting stuff.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75268 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:42 pm to
quote:

I could be wrong, but seems like many disliked him around here until Chavis left. I've always found him loved the guy unlike the rest of you.


Thank you! Look at some posts about him on this very board just a few years ago. They were calling him a "cancer" and that probation follows him everywhere. The hypocrisy is comical to say the least.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:45 pm to
Didn't want him. I admit it.

We need him now. We are way past want.
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
44582 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 9:49 pm to
I think a lot of our fans would have been happy with him as DL coach for his recruiting prowess. for a while, ppl were scared that he'd bring LSU down with shady tactics if he were hired, but that's cooled in recent yrs.

interestingly, there used to be a strong anti-Frank Wilson sentiment around here too about 8-10 yrs ago.
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13465 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:00 pm to
It was always said that he had a grudge against LSU so took it for that and never thought much of him. He however impressed me when at USC. Actually thought they were crazy to let him go the way he turned their season around.
Posted by SouljaBreauxTellEm
Mizz
Member since Aug 2009
29343 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:01 pm to
I always have
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
50976 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:02 pm to
Just from a being down to the Earth and his passion for football I've always respected him and wondered what he would do at LSU.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
23828 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:11 pm to
Orgeron has evolved and so has our relationship. We are in love now and there's nothing you can do to break us up.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12487 posts
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:14 pm to
I did not like him when he was recruiting against us. Don't remind me about the Janzen Jackson episode, although maybe we should thank him for that now.
Posted by rickyh
Positiger Nation
Member since Dec 2003
12464 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 12:38 am to
No. The Joe McKnight recruitment comes to mind.
Posted by drizztiger
Deal With it!
Member since Mar 2007
37451 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:21 am to
I've had this LINK in my bookmarks forever. Hilarius.

That said, Coach O at LSU as DL coach and recruiting for us?

Posted by Cajn_tiger_.blank
Muscle Shoals Al
Member since Oct 2012
250 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 6:20 am to
Mostly just the people labeled as "negatigers"! The "sunshine pumpers" would usually say something along the lines of, "Les isn't bringing in Coach O." or "We already have a DL coach." or " Why do so many rantards love Coach O?"

I myself, have always liked him bc of his ability to recruit and develop defensive linemen. He is definitely better than the previous coach at that position.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
423384 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 6:35 am to
he was a huge joke around these parts when he was the HC in oxford. joining the super recruiting staff under kiffin at UTenn made him seem just as slimey as we all projected him to be

but he did a good job rehabbing his image at USC (no drama or bad stories) and then he did a great job as interim HC at USC

he is who we thought he is: a positional coach and recruiter. he accepts it now, so we do
Posted by dandan
Member since Nov 2007
4347 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:10 am to
I have always wanted him at LSU. When he was a possibility years ago I was very disappointed we didn't get him. That's when he went to tennessee with kiiffin but I understood why he did that bc of his USC ties with him.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39662 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 8:27 am to
quote:

Has everyone always liked Coach O?


Definitely. In fact, last year, on this board, there was a thread about assistant coaches that could help LSU. I posted that the two coaches that would help the most were Coaches O and Steele.
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