Ed Orgeron says Tigers 'shot ourselves in the foot' in loss to Florida
LSU is out of its frontrunner spot as the SEC’s representative in the Sugar Bowl, and Ed Orgeron might be out of a job in Baton Rouge.
The No. 16 Tigers lost two key fumbles in their 16-10 loss to No. 23 Florida, which came down to the final play of the game. LSU faced fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with three seconds left, but sophomore running back Derrius Guice was unable to punch in a toss play.
The loss dropped the Tigers to 6-4 and 4-3 in SEC play while severely damaging Orgeron’s bid to have his interim tag removed after the season. Even with the game rescheduled in Baton Rouge against a banged-up Gators squad, LSU wasn’t able to keep its push toward a premier bowl going.
Here’s what Orgeron said after the stunning loss:
Coach O: "Tough battle. Came up short. Our guys fought hard to the end … shot ourselves in the foot." #LSU
— James Moran (@SmartestMoran) November 19, 2016
Orgeron: "Probably the worst we've played since we started the new season…had a chance at the end." #LSU
— James Bewers (@JamesBewers) November 19, 2016
O on last play: “Just came down to execution. We didn’t execute.” #LSU
— Christian Boutwell (@byCBoutwell) November 19, 2016
Orgeron: "Poor red zone play." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 19, 2016
Orgeron on Fournette: "Game time decision. He wanted to play." #LSU
— James Bewers (@JamesBewers) November 19, 2016
Coach O says Leonard Fournette came to him before the game and said he wanted to play. "Obviously he wasn't full speed." #LSU
— James Moran (@SmartestMoran) November 19, 2016
Coach O: We didn't put them away when we had chances to do it. #LSU
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) November 19, 2016
Orgeron on Beckwith: "Obviously, we missed him." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 19, 2016
Orgeron on the last play: "We had a little short toss and the back went the wrong way. Made a good effort." #LSU
— James Bewers (@JamesBewers) November 19, 2016
Orgeron on the #Gators 98-yard touchdown: "We got beat." #LSU
— James Bewers (@JamesBewers) November 19, 2016
Orgeron: "We emphasized tackling all week. Missing Kendall in there hurt is a little bit." #LSU
— JT (@ThatDamnJosh_) November 19, 2016
O: "We weren't clicking on all cylinders and it showed." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 19, 2016
O on fracas before the game: "Wasn't out there. That's not the way the game is won." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 19, 2016
O asked about the report that Fournette wanted to play because of the shoving match.
"He didn't say that to me." #LSU
— James Moran (@SmartestMoran) November 19, 2016
Orgeron on talk of a potential Sugar Bowl berth: "Nothing was mentioned in our room about that." #LSU
— James Bewers (@JamesBewers) November 19, 2016
O on special teams: “We didn’t play very well tonight there … We have athletes, we should be better in that area.” #LSU
— Christian Boutwell (@byCBoutwell) November 19, 2016
O on last march: "That fourth down play was a hell of a play. Hell of a call by coach Ensminger." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 19, 2016
O on goal line: "Maybe we should have spread it out a little bit. … We thought we could run it in." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 19, 2016
