As Ed Orgeron will be leaving LSU, Paul Finebaum sounds off on the current head coach of the Tigers.
The college football world is working through the upcoming end of the Ed Orgeron era at LSU. While Orgeron is currently still the head coach of the Tigers and recently led LSU to one of the best seasons any college football program has ever seen, he’s going to be gone at the end of the season.
This is all happening as more reporters release information as they dig into the details of what LSU actually looks like under its current head coach and how the Tigers seemingly fell apart at a rapid pace.
Paul Finebaum and Mark Schlabach were on ESPN’s Outside The Lines to discuss the situation surrounding LSU and Orgeron. When asked about Orgeron’s legacy from his time as the head coach of the Tigers, Finebaum explained that some in the state of Louisiana will remember his time fondly despite the negative that happened under Orgeron’s leadership.
.@Mark_Schlabach and @finebaum break down how Ed Orgeron lost the trust of his players and how his time at #LSU will be remembered. pic.twitter.com/XhvG3wXiRr
— Outside the Lines (@OTLonESPN) October 18, 2021
When it comes to folks outside Louisiana, Finebaum was clear on how many will perceive the soon-to-be-former LSU head coach.
Paul Finebaum tears into Ed Orgeron’s LSU coaching legacy
“I think, in that community and in that state, Jeremy, he will forever be remembered as a hero in spite of everything we three have talked about here. He won a national championship. I think long term, outside of the state, he will be remembered as somewhat of a cartoon character,” Finebaum stated.
Earlier in the segment, Schlabach outlined some of what led to the tense situation surrounding Orgeron and how he started to lose a connection with his players during the summer of 2020. According to Schlabach, Orgeron’s actions lost him the trust of some of his players.
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