re: Refresher on Coach O's history of violence and threats

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FreddieMac

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Zer0eaux apologist

I read his book. I support never “throwing “ people away. And people having multiple chances in life.

But really question anyone with this history being promoted to or placed in leadership role.

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Nine years ago, Ed Orgeron wanted to fight me. Three men and eight feet stood between us, and Orgeron, a former Division I defensive lineman who even today is considered the toughest coach in college football, wanted to close that distance in a hot second.

I was 24 years old, eight months into my first full-time job, wearing a Dillard’s sport coat two sizes too big and extending a business card at a man who was calling me a "motherfricker" and being escorted away in anger.

(I have no idea what the business card would’ve accomplished. It felt like the right move at the time.)

The staff’s new athletic director for football external affairs, a former high school coach named Hugh Freeze, tried to calm Orgeron.

"Uh Coach, this is the reporter that …" Freeze started.

"frick THAT MOTHERfrickER."

"Coach, I’m …" were the only words I managed. Orgeron walked down a hallway and through a staff-only entrance to the football offices.

Freeze made one last attempt. Orgeron swung and faced me.

"frick! WE ARE NOT GONNA LET THIS PROGRAM BE SABOTAGED!"

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What's the story here?

You can add my story to that! At lambeau I yelled “hey coach that was unacceptable” dumb move long day of drinking and disappointed after giving Wisconsin the game. He drops his bag gets right up against the fence and says “listen here you little SOB I don’t have to take that shot from you Gd it!” And proceeds to chew my arse for like 5 minutes. As an army vet and a guy who has been in a few tussles I know the look you get when someone is coming after you with I’ll will! If that femce wasn’t there I would have gotten stomped! That’s not what I want from the ceo of my program!