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Tommy Tuberville was "kinda the guy that gave Ed Orgeron his first coaching job"
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:34 pm
Yesterday morning, WJOX radio interviewed United States Senator(!) Tommy Tuberville, who was in Birmingham for the celebrity Pro-Am.
Towards the end, it was suggested that Tuberville was "kinda the guy that gave Ed Orgeron his first coaching job."
Tubs proceeds to tell the story, which involves Orgeron being a GA at Miami in the 80s, not being able to understand him on the phone, and him living in Tuberville's apartment.
It's really just a brief snippet, but one I've never heard told before and thought it was pretty interesting.
Podcast Link (topic starts around 12:20)
Towards the end, it was suggested that Tuberville was "kinda the guy that gave Ed Orgeron his first coaching job."
Tubs proceeds to tell the story, which involves Orgeron being a GA at Miami in the 80s, not being able to understand him on the phone, and him living in Tuberville's apartment.
It's really just a brief snippet, but one I've never heard told before and thought it was pretty interesting.
Podcast Link (topic starts around 12:20)
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Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:36 pm to paperwasp
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Tubs proceeds to tell the story, which involves Orgeron being a GA at Miami in the 80s, not being able to understand him on the phone
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:53 pm to FearlessFreep
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:04 pm to paperwasp
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not being able to understand him on the phone,
Cajun frog accent...
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:06 pm to paperwasp
In his defense, Tubs seems to have around the same IQ as special ed.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:16 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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Tubs seems to have around the same IQ as special ed
Are you saying that we should be seeing United States Senator Ed Orgeron on the horizon?
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:19 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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In his defense, Tubs seems to have around the same IQ as special ed.
If you are right, what does that say about Alabama voters who put Tubs in office?
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:21 pm to paperwasp
I believe O was an assistant strength coach at Arkansas at the time and he was calling Miami to speak to his friend, Bill Johnson (who ended up being on 2019 LSU's staff) and Tuberville let him know that Johnson had moved on to Louisiana Tech and asked if Orgeron wanted the job.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:23 pm to Mulkey Man
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If you are right, what does that say about Alabama voters who put Tubs in office?
Nothing good.
But I'm not sure someone from Louisiana wants to throw shade on anyone else's politics.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:24 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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But I'm not sure someone from Louisiana wants to throw shade on anyone else's politics.
That's fair.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:26 pm to Mulkey Man
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If you are right, what does that say about Alabama voters who put Tubs in office?
My sister/cousin/aunt voted for him multiple times down at the First Self-Righteous Church!
ETA: Not the one in Pascagoula, another one
This post was edited on 5/6/21 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:30 pm to SidewalkTiger
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believe O was an assistant strength coach at Arkansas at the time and he was calling Miami to speak to his friend, Bill Johnson (who ended up being on 2019 LSU's staff) and Tuberville let him know that Johnson had moved on to Louisiana Tech and asked if Orgeron wanted the job.
Right, that's sort of the gist of his story, but I didn't realize Bill Johnson was the other GA in question.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:33 pm to paperwasp
There's also an interesting story in how O became the only USC coach retained by Pete Carroll.
Seems O kept recruiting despite the coaching change and met Carroll at a high school game before the hire was announced and Carroll decided to keep him because he was the only one still trying to help USC win.
I believe Shaun Cody was the recruit he was after hot and heavy at the time and he ended up getting him despite the kid's dad wanting him to go to Notre Dame.
Seems O kept recruiting despite the coaching change and met Carroll at a high school game before the hire was announced and Carroll decided to keep him because he was the only one still trying to help USC win.
I believe Shaun Cody was the recruit he was after hot and heavy at the time and he ended up getting him despite the kid's dad wanting him to go to Notre Dame.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:35 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Seems O kept recruiting despite the coaching change
So no one read the memo for him and it wasn't in crayon.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:40 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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So no one read the memo for him and it wasn't in crayon.
You think coaching staffs find out about head coach firings through "memos?"
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:43 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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In his defense, Tubs seems to have around the same IQ as special ed.
What IQ does it take to beat Bama 6 years in a row ?
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:43 pm to SidewalkTiger
Well I'm not sure how major universities like southern miss handle it. 
Either way, seems like special ed didn't get the news, regardless of the method of delivery.
Either way, seems like special ed didn't get the news, regardless of the method of delivery.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:44 pm to Irons Puppet
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What IQ does it take to beat Bama 6 years in a row ?
70 or so with the help of NCAA sanctions and some questionable hires.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 3:48 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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Either way, seems like special ed didn't get the news, regardless of the method of delivery.
Why do you think that?
Posted on 5/6/21 at 4:06 pm to SidewalkTiger
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I believe Shaun Cody was the recruit he was after
That was a great pull for Orgeron, especially at the time.
Dude was a heck of a player, and was one of their first highly-touted recruits during Carroll's run at USC.
I remember him getting a punctured lung during an NFL game, and coming back on the field to play.
ETA: Looked it up - it was actually a punctured lung from his own broken ribs.
This post was edited on 5/6/21 at 4:16 pm
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