The clip of Ed Orgeron’s sideline meltdown went viral, as Alabama suffered a 55-17 LSU loss at the moment of his rage.
The 23-second clip, captured by photojournalist Der Ron Na Dakno, was approaching one million views by Sunday morning. That came after Devonta Smith’s second long touchdown catch of the second quarter, which is 61-yard with a score of 65-yard.
Orejro explained his feelings in that headset-slamming moment of anger.
“Our plan, for the most part, was for a double team (Smith),” he said. “It simply came to our notice then. Then we beat one on one, it’s no one’s fault. We went into the game to stop No. 6 and you have to give them credit. Now, sometimes we doubled it and he did some big plays. He was disappointed to see a player have 300 yards in the first half. “
Smith of nearby Amite, made a third touchdown later in the quarter when LSU was surrounded by defenders. He finished the game with 231 receiving yards on eight catches with three scores.
Crimson Tide players will later mock Orgren’s post-2019 Alabama speech while sharing a video of their 2020 sideline rage.
Linebacker Gabriel Cox said there are some communication questions in Tiger defense. The plan was always to double Team Smith.
“We were able to start our calls early,” Cox said. “We had just merged into a couple of switch routes and sometimes safety was shifting to the other. But, initially we were able to do that, but they soon fell behind and managed to make a catch and a touchdown. “
Cox also praised the “let Thaletic” Alabama offensive line who had little trouble getting into space, freeing Tide’s running back for an average of 265 rushing yards and 6.2-yards.
Michael Casagrande is a journalist with Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter ByCasagrande Or on Facebook.
