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College Football reporter Bruce Feldman appeared on the "Rich Eisen Show" Monday and was asked about why Ed Orgeron wasn't hired full-time as USC's head coach back in 2013.

According to Feldman, the USC decision-makers "couldn't get past what Ed Orgeron sounded like." Per 247Sports:
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“I think what you have is a guy who has continued to evolve,” Feldman said. “He made a huge jump from when he was at Ole Miss to when he was at USC. I think he’s made a significant jump after that, but I really think it’s a USC issue. You have a lot of people at USC, especially during the Pat Haden regime, who couldn’t get past what Ed Orgeron sounded like. They didn’t listen to the players. They didn’t listen to the staff. At the end of the day, Ed Oregeron is not a country club guy. I think he can relate to just about anyone. The Governor of Louisiana was waiting outside the locker room. He’s very street smart, and I think that’s one of the things that made him a very good recruiter. He can read people very well. I don’t think Pat Haden, who was the decision maker at the time, that’s just not the type of guy he wanted. I don’t think he could get past it.”
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kywildcatfanone52 months
Well in fairness, he does sound like Willie from swamp people. You need subtitles.
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CajunBullet52 months
"We Comin"! Geaux Tigas!
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soccerfüt52 months
Rass id tole rist wold berd mastinkt thae? frick Fight On! Geaux Tigas!
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Meaux Bettah52 months
Ditto
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rbdallas52 months
where is USC ? THAT GOES WITH THE TERRITORY - and is a PRIVATE school.
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SpartyGator52 months
Frick USC...I actually was rooting for them to Keep O as he certainly warranted an opportunity in 2013.
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tigerpimpbot52 months
Pat Haden is a sanctimonious prick? Who knew??
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UncleTom4052 months
Pat is a Welch.
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calcotron53 months
Let's not put the governor too high up on any list...
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LSUtwolves53 months
O is a liberal, ya snowflake
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justustm252 months
For cleaning up the mess your guy Jindal left the state in he should be on top of the list.
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southsidedell52 months
Yall turn EVERYTHING political...there is no escaping you...F*CK!
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lsutigermall53 months
Even Coach O says he wasn’t ready yet. Didn’t know it then but he learned that at Ole Miss. Attributes a lot of his learning to his experience at Miami.
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bamagreycoat53 months
Coach O wasn’t ready in Oxford but had he gotten the interim label removed and been named the legit USC HC, Orgeron would be ruling the PAC 12 as I type this. There‘s no doubt in my mind. Those stuck up snobs in LA really messed up bad.
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DamnStrong53 months
I completely understand. USC only associates with upstanding citizens like OJ Simpson.
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Vernonbrew2253 months
Thank you for this one! Peed myself standing
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Zeek53 months
I don't want the elite recruiter because of the way that he talks. Great decision making USC,look at your program now.
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radicalizedtigah53 months
If true, the USC decision makers were like 90% of the jacks on this board.
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tigerballs53 months
There is a word for that...
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Strannix53 months
CFB has passed USC by, they wont ever be a premier program agsin
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HuskyPanda53 months
Since Choach O's time there, they are 50-27 with their last bowl game win being in 2016's Rose Bowl. They've improved from last season where they were 5-7, but I agree with your statement
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Mike da Tigah53 months
They’re such a snooty bunch of little shits. GOOD... I’m tickled they’re suffering right now. They deserve it.
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JakeFromStateFarm53 months
So discrimination is ok if the guy you’re doing it to is white. Gotcha.
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ctiger6953 months
Exactly. USC sounds like a bunch of racist bigots.
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YellowShoe53 months
Why did most of LSU folks want Herman instead EdO? Because us local yokels were prejudiced too. We wanted someone who was suave looking and talking, not the country bumpkin we thought Ed O was perceived to be. In fact, so many in local media would dismiss BeBe, until recently.
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K2LAW53 months
And Cajun
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aremore53 months
Do you think they would be willing to hire him now? They could hire a translator to make him intelligible to Southern Californians. I kid. If they ever did make him an offer you can bet his reply would be perfectly understood by all. USCFU!!!! Geaux Tigahs!!!
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Hangit53 months
New phone...Who dis?
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loweralabamatrojan53 months
The current USC administration is too stupid to hire anyone right now. I've always liked Coach O, and still pull for him at LSU. I'm not the only Trojan that feels this way.
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Hangover Haven53 months
Meanwhile, One of their most famous alumns is a knife wielding murder...
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brewdrees53 months
F em!!! USC a bunch of Trump supporters. Oh well then t worked out for LSU.
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lsusteve153 months
Ummmmm, who wants to tell him?
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justustm252 months
You must have gotten lost or forgot where you are. LOL
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Tiger Prawn52 months
Ummm...you realize USC is in California right?
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Accardo4453 months
Good! Glad he came home to his Louisiana family! Thanks pricks!
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JustinT3753 months
They obviously discriminate. All they see is superficial bs.
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