Ed Orgeron comments on release of viral Alabama postgame locker room video
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron didn’t back track at all after his locker room speech to his team went viral following the Tigers’ victory against Alabama on Saturday, but on Monday, Orgeron did try to explain how it happened and why he said what he did.
At one point in his postgame locker room speech, Orgeron shouted “Roll Tide! F*** you!” The expletive became public because one of LSU’s players streamed the coach’s speech on his phone.
“It shouldn’t happen. I addressed the player who did it. He felt bad about it,” Orgeron said on Monday.
“I think it’s just the product of today. We all, everybody, carries their phone with them all the time. I don’t think it was done with malintent or nothing like that, so I addressed it with the young man. I don’t think it’s going to happen again.”
Orgeron went on to speak very candidly about what he said, admitting that he didn’t want what he said to be public. The analogy he used was a family discussion at the dinner table that should not be heard outside the family.
“The things that I say outside to the media, those are the things that I want to get out. If I wanted that to get out, I’d say that outside,” he said.
“When you talk to your team, it’s your family. Just like we all talk to our family. We talk around the dinner table and say some things that outside the family, we don’t say. And it was, (by) no means to hurt anybody, or nothing like that. It was just a fiery moment. A very emotional moment with our team. That’s all that was.”
It’s locker room talk…every coach does it just most don’t get videoed doing it.
Reminds me of my wing-T running, Pony League coach. It’s football talk at all levels.
Act like you have done it before….oh that’s right.Not impressed.
You know what’s impressive…20-17..ring any bells??
LOL!!! Well said!
Hey Curtis, tell us about the last time your team beat Alabama.
It was 2007. And Georgia fans have no business saying that kind of nonsense.
Yeah classy like that time the Georgia team ran into the end zone, Because they scored a touchdown against UF
Or the time Florida won the game but called a timeout with the ball with one second left to keep the teams on the field that much longer just to prove a point. We are all the same
@DawgManStan….. timeouts were called to show you that the previous years antics, were tasteless and not forgotten. Go cry about it somewhere else.
some people havent spent much time in a locker room, and it shows.
last time i checked you haven’t beaten that team in 12 years. Another FACT – we beat the snot out of your beloved bulldogs last year.
LOL dinner table talk… pass the mashed potatoes and F*** the green beans!!!
Yeah they all do it. No big deal. It was a heck of a game against the GOAT and Goliath of the sport. Who can blame him for getting fired up and letting loose.
This actually made me laugh.
Hilarious!
I have no problem with a coach talking openly with his team to keep them all together and fired up!
I tried to read this out loud to my wife after reading the story. I could hardly breath. Thank you. You Win Comment of the Week.
Bwahaha!!!! “F*** the green beans.” Classic!!! Agree not a big deal. Love the passion for the Tigers and the rivalry from Orgeron.
One of you young internet gurus needs to make a meme out of O saying pass the mashed potatoes and F—- the green beans
That may break the internet…
It’s just locker room talk. Emotional. Every coach does it. Even people that never played high school or college sports( especially football and basketball) knows that.
His comments were exactly right, and anyone who is pearl-clutching or acting indignant can turn in their SEC membership card. This is big boy football and he said it in a context for his players that should have stayed private. Good for Coach O. That kind of fire is what makes our conference great.
Brings to mind an old Joe Gibbs quote….”What you see here or say here stays here when you leave here!”
Welcome to “The Snow Flake Jungle!”
I don’t think too many football fans were bothered by this. It’s hardly gotten a mention from any Bama fans. Good for Orgeron for addressing this and being upfront about it.
and from what ive seen the huge majority of fans making a stink are shocked ladies that have never been in a locker room and dont know what goes on in there.
That’s what’s happening on my FB feed. I’ve said a lot worse about Ole Miss. Those arrogant, narcissistic, a$$hated, mfing pu$$ies.
From a Bama Fan, Thanks Coach O, as if we didn’t need more motivation to beat your ass next year, but you just have us plenty more.
Gee, beating them at home in front of Trump wasn’t enough?
As a huge Bama fan, I really have no issue with what he said! They out played our team and made the plays that they needed to make to win the game. I would have a problem if I was coach O with it getting out, you never want to give another team extra incentive for the next time they play! RTR
Actually Huge Bama Fan, Bama beat beat themselves in the first half, practically spotting LSU two touchdowns, and then Bama in the 2d half out scored LSU 28-13 and even shut them out in the 3d quarter. So while I agree LSU certainly did what good teams do and capitalize on mistakes, Bama gave them plenty to work with in the first half. If there was a rematch tomorrow Bama wins that game.
Sure dude. Whatever you need to tell yourself.
Your right. Bama had the worst string of mistakes that I’ve ever seen from a Saban coached team. There were about 6 plays I thought I was watching a MSU game.
Which is exactly why Bama would not win if the game was played tomorrow.
I don’t know what game you saw, then, if you think Alabama was the better team. LSU outplayed Alabama in every possible way you can outplay someone. You know what causes those mistakes Alabama made? Pressure. Handling pressure is part of being a great team, and Alabama couldn’t handle the pressure of a game that big, which is the exact same thing we saw from them against Clemson last year.
I agree that Bama made “boo-boos” and *just* like UT or other SEC Teams can’t make those and beat Bama, LSU proved the SAME THING. Just too good to beat without a perfect game. This VOL says “GEAUX TIGERS!”
It was all over the internet and got plenty of talk. He had no choice but to address it. It shows an unclassy person. If you don’t want the world to know it, don’t say it. As my mother used to say, “ never say anything about anyone that you wouldn’t say to their face”. Good thing to live by. Gives great bulletin board material for Alabama in their next game. Also on the field saying “we own this field”, was not said in private. You own nothing with one game out of 9. This will come back to haunt him. I lost all respect for him as did many others. No skin of his back, but act like you’ve been there before…..oh but he hasn’t been there before.
This is no big deal. Coach O was fired up and should be. When Coach O said he owns this field, I guess it could be said that Bama owns the deed to Tiger Stadium.
So you think that Nick Saban has never said something of that nature in his time @ Alabama?? Do you honestly think he knew he was being videoed?? Give me a break..
I’ve already said it was no big deal LoLo. Move on.
I commented literally the same time as you did..I’ll move on when I’m ready
You two seem to be on the same page, but somehow are confused about that. Your disagreement is with Trudy.
Yes Sir! Actually I posted 1 minute before you you old grouch.
It is with Trudy which is why I don’t understand why I’m being told to move on after sds said it’s no big deal? I wasn’t talking to him..
I don’t get this. I understand a lot of people saying that Saban wouldn’t say something like this, but only to an extent. I can’t imagine him making statements to his team like “F!*% [opponent]” because he’s always stressing “the process” and player accountability. But I’ve also read his lips when he’s yelled at refs, and that wouldn’t go over well in church.
Regardless, I don’t care. College athletes have heard profanity before. I can’t help but like Orgeron for his enthusiasm, and there’s much more to it than this isolated sound byte.
Alabama fans talking about being classy? With crazy fans like Harvey Updyke and the dude that tea bagged the drunk LSU fan a few years ago… I think you need to slow the roll and do some reflection.
Oh and trudy before your self-righteousness comments in the future, maybe tou should reevaluate you Dixie Land Delight that bama fan base sings.
On your “own you” comment. I think Paul Finebaum said it best, the previous 8 games have nothing to do with this past Saturdays game.
Trudy, you aren’t upset at what Coach O said. You are upset that Alabama lost. If Coach O said and did all of the things mentioned in the article after they lost to Alabama you wouldn’t be on here whining about it.
you have to realize all these women find it shocking because theyve never been in a locker room before. they have no clue what goes on in them or apparently how most men talk to each other when theyre not around. sure its a lack of awareness on their parts, but i get it. sounds like something my mom would say. ‘ok mom. sure thing.’ *eyeroll
Do you really think anybody cares that you have lost all respect for him after that?
I remember Saban saying something like “Don’t you know I hate these f***ing guys!” to his players about Auburn ~ 10 years ago and that was captured with a phone too. I didn’t lose sleep over it.
This is a reaction of a team and coach that’s been smacked not the reaction of a team that’s been winning. The pain bama had on them reveling this reaction, poor coach O god bless him.
He won. You lost. Deal with that.
Everybody can say whatever they want about this like it wasn’t classy or act like you’ve been there before, but the truth is, he hasn’t. Coach O is a fiery coach. Yeah I wish it wouldn’t have gotten out but I’m not upset that he said this. It’s no secret that this was our biggest game since he has been our coach no matter how much he tried to downplay it prior. This game has been built up to a boiling point for weeks now and everybody was fired up on both sides. As dominant as Alabama has been for years now you can’t tell me that if it had been any other team in the SEC had just beaten Alabama, at home, when everyone said you were gonna lose, y’all wouldn’t have been just as fired up. I don’t care what anyone says, I’m enjoying this one bc these wins don’t come often.
It may have been “leaked” by design.
lol. i think you give this numbskull a bit too much credit. he certainly wasnt thinking when he recorded that i can assure you. it was a live stream that somebody else recorded before it had a chance to be deleted.
Just like with our hedges. Bama feeling same way. I guess if you win a game you get to say and do whatever you want and losing teams fans have no right to voice different opinion. Conduct doesn’t matter. I can’t imagine Bear,Vince, General Neyland, Shug Jordan, John Vaught, Frank Broyles saying that but different age now where everything is tolerated and accepted. I actually love Coach O and congrats to him and team and maybe he is too big to body surf in locker room, but the fact it was said knowing someone was gonna record it was naive at best and sure seems calculated. Better to apologize than ask permission. I know my comments will be met with different opinions but so be it. Also reports of LSU players going to Alabama recruits after game? That means might just backfire.
If you think none of the coaches you listed didn’t cuss, you are clueless.
I bet he wouldn’t be so glib if his QB was trying to play with a bum leg and Tua came darn close to actually winning the game.
At no point in time was Bama ever “darn close” to winning that game…
Do you really think Tua was the reason you guys lost?
Suuuuuuuuuure there buddy!
Just watched Saban’s Post game.. LMFAO…… Count the “Ummmmmmmmmmmmmms” during the interview LOL. NEVER hear all the “ummmmmmms” when they win. Instead saban is about “How we coached them up and prepared them” This night? NOPE… Medical staff and LACK OF EXPERIENCE is the key… players didn’t execute when they lose…. “On side kick? Really?” you are a joke Saban… The pros “Real MEAN” voted you off the Island in in Dolphin Country….
Play a REAL schedule instead of a glorified High School…
#outside looking in lol. #take responsibility and stop passing off your failures to your players. YOU are the Joker of the conference and many know it. Who you play this week… South Dakota State.. LOL. YOU are a Joke!
“Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm” nice answers dumb dumb
I don’t know, Saban throws “umms” around all the time lol. My friends and I used to make a game of drinking every time he shrugs his shoulders during an interview, but it became a safety issue. I respect the man to no end, but his forced interactions with the media is a sport in itself. Not a public speaker.
South Dakota State is a better than any team they played in non-conference this year, just saying.
Orgeron said “F*** you!” in BDS but somehow it’s classless if one doesn’t say it while singing Dixieland Delight during the game. Bammer logic.
The idiot was the player who streamed the speech. Coach O needs to take all the pasifiers away from the players.
Congrats to LSU for a great game and a great season. But contrast Ed’s behavior with the classy demeanor of Saban after the loss. Saban and other great coaches never gloat over a win. They are humble in defeat and gracious in winning. There is a reason why everybody hated the Miami Hurricanes. You don’t want your program turning into that mess.
^also never been in a locker room. just shhhh dude. you look foolish.
Because Coach Saban has never said anything like that in a locker room…
Newsflash, I’ve been in that locker room with him. He does. A lot.
Honestly, he doesn’t wait til the locker room. He let’s them fly on the sideline. My most memorable play was a colossal F up against LSU. I made eye contact with Coach on the sidelines and seriously thought about asking LSU if I could get on the bus with them and head to Baton Rouge.
If only the transfer rules were the same back then. I would have walked straight out of the stadium and into the portal rather than the tongue lashing I knew was coming.
It’s not a big deal, LSU won and they are having a great season. I’d probably release some frustration too.
Anything that will throw shade on the tigers.Alabama in the national media all trying to change the narrative to where they’ll get to play for the championship again….. Oh yeah you right coach O. F… That!!!! None of us are mad at you where it matters at in the state of Louisiana….Go Tigers.
That’s G rated compared to some of the stuff I’ve seen and heard in NFL locker rooms.
Bama fan here. I have no problem with it. To the victor goes the spoils and beating Bama is big deal- Coach O got emotional and rightfully so. I’m sure every football coach has something to the effect before. The only egregious thing here is the guy that leaked it.
So his take is not I shouldn’t have said it, but sorry I got outed? Stay classy Coach O
It’s so great as to inspire such hate when you lose…because we all know it doesn’t happen very often. Certainly not 8 times in a row to the same team Roll Tide.
ALL coaches get carried away after a big win. Coach O is human like the rest of us. People need to take a chill pill
No problem with it. You win, you get to say just about whatever you want til you play that team again.
But I agree, F*** THE GREEN BEANS!!!!
I should say, say what you want til that team beats you again.
Winner gets the bragging rights.
A head coach just doesn’t have the freedom to roll around in the gutter with his mouth. Sorry that sounds too tough for some of these ?football? fans. Hopefully none of you who think this was ok, if it stayed private, will ever be leaders of young men. Unfortunately this is not the only challenge head coaches are failing today. Last year we had a Head coach who won the fictional national championship, admit his staff might have given Ostarine to his players? (and the NCAA just turned their head and said thanks for the cash). College football has had standards problems for a long time, but that doesn’t mean, as fans, we can’t demand it gets cleaned up. Just turn off the TV when sleezy teams are playing. The gutter culture will go extinct over-night. Or just quit reading sports writers who glorify the sleeze teams. It will change so fast we’ll forget it never happened. If you want college football to be better than fake wrestling, all you have to do is be a consumer with some manly anatomy, standards, and class. If you want college football to become a cultural sewer, keep going in the direction you are going as a consumer.
The guy has always been trash. He got lucky enough to get a good qb. Things will be back to normal next year. Quicker if Bama gets in playoff. I remember when his old behind took his shirt off at Tennessee. He is like a trailer park superintendent turned football coach. More of a caricature than a coach. He got his lifetime win but he is much more suited for 1-10 seasons like he had at ole miss. No coach except him would have done it…they know better, Go Tigers
How does that version of Dixieland delight that the fans sing at BDS go again? And yes Saban has said similar stuff about other teams to his players. It was a good game, take your loss and quit being a sore loser.