Coach talks about watching LSU/Bama, pulling for LSU and taking plays from college games (1 Viewer)

[Zack Lee]

video of interview on linked page

Coach Payton is ‘absolutely’ pulling for LSU against Alabama

Ed Orgeron coached defensive line for the Saints under Payton

www.fox8live.com

I thought the most interesting thing is, he talks about plugging in interesting plays that he sees in college on offense. Last year he says he saw something interesting in a bowl game, got the TV copy and plugged it into the Philly playoff game.

and of course we know the connection the the Tiger passing game but I had forgotten just how many of those guys he was connected with.

“Because of the time of the game at 2:30, there’s a gap between the evening meetings. If it was a night game there’s a challenge watching with our meetings. Yeah I’ll watch that, and watch it closely,” said Payton.
Four former Saints assistant coaches are now on the staff at LSU. Head Coach Ed Orgeron, passing game coordinator Joe Brady, defensive line coach Bill Johnson, and special teams coach Greg McMahon.

Is he pulling for LSU?

“Always, yeah. Always, absolutely.”

 

[SweetT]

Not going to lie, I hope LSU curb stomps Bama

 

[Zack Lee]

Not going to lie, I hope LSU curb stomps Bama

you and me both but its not likely to happen. I just want a W. Losing to Saban is sooo old.

 

[rob22278]

No wonder the LSU defense is down this year. Bill Johnson is on the coaching staff

 

[26ISTHEMAN]

No wonder the LSU defense is down this year. Bill Johnson is on the coaching staff

Correlation does not equal causation..... but maybe here it does.

 

[UndeadSnoopy]

Not going to lie, I hope LSU curb stomps Bama

Stop that.

I'm all for LSU, but the American History X curb stomp still haunts me.

@FLEA

 

[Madmarsha]

I don't remember hearing coach say much about LSU in the past. And not that he should necessarily except that it's a school right down the road that has infused the NFL with a lot of players. But he seems to consistently get more players from Ohio State and almost go out of his way to not draft from LSU (though he seemed to love Devery who he inherited).

 

[Swimmer]

Not going to lie, I hope LSU curb stomps Bama

That would be nice, but I'll take a one-point victory and a trip to the national championship game

 

[showstopper]

you and me both but its not likely to happen. I just want a W. Losing to Saban is sooo old.

Best chance they've had in a long time. They can score points!

 

[Zack Lee]

Best chance they've had in a long time. They can score points!

oh I definitely think we can win. I just hope it doesn't lead to a repeat of 2011. That left the nastiest taste in my mouth ever in football.

I am not over it. So any Falcon that says they are over 28-3 is lying.

 

[Dart]

I don't remember hearing coach say much about LSU in the past. And not that he should necessarily except that it's a school right down the road that has infused the NFL with a lot of players. But he seems to consistently get more players from Ohio State and almost go out of his way to not draft from LSU (though he seemed to love Devery who he inherited).

I honestly think this narrative is blown up by Tigers fans. If there's one thing Coach has proved in his tenure it's that he doesn't care where you went to school: Hofstra, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, UTSA... People point the the Ohio State thing but, as someone already noted regarding a separate point, correlation does not equate to causation. Each of those Buckeyes has been a stud and filed a need on this team. The familiarity (particularly on the secondary) is a bonus, but I'm positive CSP isn't trying to draft OSU players and avoid LSU ones.

 

[Igordão]

I don't remember hearing coach say much about LSU in the past. And not that he should necessarily except that it's a school right down the road that has infused the NFL with a lot of players. But he seems to consistently get more players from Ohio State and almost go out of his way to not draft from LSU (though he seemed to love Devery who he inherited).

It all depends on who is available at the draft in the moment the saints are on the clock. I doubt coach avoids drafting LSU players, but I doubt he would try to get them just because they come from LSU either. It just happens that when we are on the clock there are better players/players of positions we need more that comes from other schools.

 

[The Moose]

I don't remember hearing coach say much about LSU in the past. And not that he should necessarily except that it's a school right down the road that has infused the NFL with a lot of players. But he seems to consistently get more players from Ohio State and almost go out of his way to not draft from LSU (though he seemed to love Devery who he inherited).

Yeah I would think an offensive coach would not have much to say about what LSU ran in the past.

I would like to think that the saints take best player available and need long before avoiding LSU players heck they find them in Canada.

I can't knock drafting lately if they are this good and from Ohio I could give a rats butt.

Don't spread that stuff please.

Yeah would love to see bama get owned at home. I just don't see it. It will be a tight game.

 

[dutar76]

This LSU/Bama game has to mean a little extra to Coach P. First, there's one of his former assistants coaching the Tigers, Coach O...
Then there's another of his disciples, Joe Brady. Joe turned Coach Payton's offense into a College RPO version, and it's working big time. There's gotta be a little ego involved there, and I wouldn't hold it against him.

Then there's the fact that SP has been here in New Orleans long enough now, by far, to sort of become native. I've lived around the country at different times in my life, and found myself natrurally going for the local teams.

Then somewhere deep deep inside me, I'm hoping that he's pulling for one young former Buckeye with an eye towards what it would take for us to climb up high enough to make him a Saint next April. Long shot pipe dream, but it's mine.

 

[Zack Lee]

If they are best player available, I could care less where they come from and I suspect that is how SP feels. I even came to love MI and totally forgot where he came from. Central Florida wasn't it?