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Not many phrases can rile up more SEC fan bases than “Roll Tide,” the signature catchphrase for Alabama fans. Just ask Ed Orgeron.
The former LSU coach recently went viral on social media after he called out a Crimson fan who caught him in the middle of a jog. The fan got Orgeron to stop, getting him in a video before saying “Roll Tide.”
Orgeron stopped the fan and told him to “have some respect.” He echoed those comments in a recent appearance on Pardon My Take.
“It’s about respect, man,” Orgeron said. “When you get out in the real world with people in sports, we understand the code. These are the things you do and these things you don’t do. Out there, I think people don’t understand the code. I’m there to teach them.”
Orgeron never got physical and was generally polite, but he was stern with his message to the fan. He tried his best to explain how disrespectful it can feel when a complete stranger does something like that to a public figure.
“Now, really?” Orgeron asked in the initial interaction. “I wouldn’t say ‘Go Tigers to you after taking a photo.’ Have a good day, man… Just some respect. I mean, what the f***? If you were from LSU, you wouldn’t go to Nick Saban and say ‘Go Tigers,’ would you?”
Orgeron was the coach at LSU from 2016-21 and even led the Tigers to a national championship in 2019. The team, featuring Heisman winner Joe Burrow, finished with an unbeaten 15-0 record en route to the title.
LSU decided to move on from Orgeron following the 2021 season, two years removed from winning the national title. He has not gotten back into the coaching world.
Ed Orgeron’s record vs. Alabama
Orgeron did not have the best record against Alabama during his time in Baton Rouge. Six games against the Crimson Tide saw Orgeron on the losing end on five occasions. Even going back to when Ole Miss employed Coach O, Alabama got the better of him. Three more losses can be added to the resume, coming by a combined nine points — a field goal difference in all of them.
The one win was quite important, though. Going into Tuscaloosa back in 2019 felt like the final hurdle LSU needed before competing for a national championship and the Tigers got the job done. A moment in the postgame locker room also went viral, where Orgeron made his thoughts on Alabama quite clear. He was hyping up his own team before ending with “Roll Tide, what? F*** you” before everyone went crazy.
On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.
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