Transcript of Rich in NOLA roast of O On Gameday

A lot of what was said came from that roast

Rich:
"Hey Coach O, I'm going to say a few things and then end with a question.

Really what I've seen so far is a team that has given up. Even after the Syracuse game and the Mississippi State game we were talking about keeping the team together.

I've seen the rapid fall of a very proud program in the matter of five short games. We're talking about a program that was almost equivalent to Alabama. A team that was in the title picture almost every November for the last fifteen years. And now we're a laughing stock.

I'm seeing a team that has the talent. We have, I think, 80% of the roster is four and five stars. I'm not buying the excuse that we're not talented. We may be young, but man, this team is stocked with blue chippers, up and down, left and right, offensive line, defensive line, secondary. We are stacked. At least according to preseason rankings and recruiting rankings.

We as a fan base, I think, a lot of us, weren't happy that Les Miles got fired. And we weren't happy with how the hiring happened. We don't think that a coach that failed at his only head coaching job deserved to take over a program like LSU. We've thought that that was something that needed to be earned.

So I guess what my question is how do you think these problems will be fixed and do you think you are honestly the coach to fix them."


O responds:
"Well, I understand your frustrations. I earned the job. I was given the interim job and earned it, whether you like it or not. And we're going to build a championship program."