Joe Burrow may be busy steering the Cincinnati Bengals, but LSU still has his attention. On The Gronk & Jules Show, Burrow offered his take on Lane Kiffin, shared a few memories of Ed Orgeron, and got backed into a corner when the conversation turned to LSU’s all-time greats.
The easy part was Kiffin. Burrow said he believes the coach would fit in at LSU.
"I think Lane Kiffin is good for LSU. I think you need somebody like that," Burrow said.
He explained that LSU demands a certain kind of edge from its coach, because the noise never really stops. Burrow’s view was that Kiffin has the kind of temperament to handle that environment.
"For LSU, you need somebody that just doesn't care what people think. You know, he's going to do what he thinks is best. And I think guys gravitate towards that."
Burrow added that the same attitude plays well in Louisiana, where he said people like having a chip on their shoulder.
From there, the talk shifted to Orgeron, and Burrow had a story that fit the old LSU coach perfectly. He said that every Friday, the Tigers held meetings to go over personnel changes in case of injury, and Orgeron turned those sessions into a full-blown burst of energy.
"Coach O would always come in, rip his shirt off, bring a ton of energy."
Burrow said Orgeron would sometimes bang water bottles together or fling towels around the room, and that his energy spread through the team. He credited Orgeron with restoring toughness at LSU and helping set the tone for the national championship run.
Then came the tougher assignment: LSU’s Mount Rushmore. Julian Edelman asked Burrow to name it and immediately locked in one spot for Burrow himself.
Burrow opened with Billy Cannon, LSU’s first Heisman Trophy winner, then moved to Tyrann Mathieu.
"I think what Honey Badger did when he was there was pretty fun to watch," Burrow said.
He also joked about how familiar Mathieu’s nickname had become, while making it clear he appreciated the electricity Mathieu brought to the program.
But the list kept growing. Burrow said, "I think you got to put Ja'Marr on there at this point. You got to put Justin on there at this point."
He wasn’t done yet, either. Burrow also brought up Odell Beckham Jr. and what he did at LSU and in the NFL.
By the end, his Mount Rushmore had turned into six names, with Burrow included in the mix. Edelman laughed that LSU would just have to make room.
So there was no clean four-man answer. Still, Burrow’s choices showed exactly who he thinks of when he thinks LSU. And in his comments on Kiffin, he made it clear he’s still paying close attention to the program that launched him into the NFL.
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