New head coach said he almost fell victim to throwing on a fake Cajun accent during his first night in on Sunday.
In his introductory press conference on Monday afternoon, Kiffin joked with local and national media after hearing a number of LSU fans yell “Geaux Tigers,” that he wanted to talk like former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron.
“Actually, we were going by Tiger Stadium, and I called one person,” Kiffin said. “I called Ed Orgeron. And I said, ‘Hey, man. All I can do - this place just makes me want to talk like you right now.’”
Kiffin then leaned back, as attendees in the room began to laugh, and he leaned back with his palms up.
“I did!” Kiffin said. “We were in the car. The kids were in there, and [my hands were on my head], the coaches asked me, ‘What are you doing?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know, I’m channeling Ed right now. I’m feeling him right now. I rolled down the window, and I yelled, ‘Geaux Tigers!’ to the fans.
“So then, I called Ed, and I was like, ‘I don’t know what’s going on, man, but I’m feeling you right now.’”
Kiffin said Orgeron responded with a few words.
“He said, ‘Coach, you’re at the best place in America,’” Kiffin said. “So, I feel that.”
It’s been reported that LSU is open to adding Orgeron to Kiffin’s staff.
