re: Did anyone see that Coach O segment on gameday just now?

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They just having some fun. They do every week. Lots of laughing and goofing off. They make fun of saban. Gundys hair etc. Lsu fans so insecure sometimes

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The difference is in the spirit of how they do it. Even when they made fun of Miles, they did it in a respectful way that could be interpreted as good natured ribbing. When they make fun of Saban, they do it in a way that actually builds him up.

The manner in which they ridicule O is not good natured. You can tell the difference, because it would be uncomfortable for them to do it with O standing there with them. Just like when they jumped on the whole stupid "Clemsoning" bandwagon, at some point ESPN decided they were willing to burn their bridges with O in order to have some ratings boosting provocative segments.

The pressure for O to just win is higher as a result, because winning is the only thing that will shut them up once they get on a roll. It's unfortunate, but not entirely surprising, since O's past does give them easy material to target. Let's just hope O is able to step up and shut it down with performance on the field.