Bobby Hebert has been in a bad mood around the office ever since the Saints were bounced from the playoffs way too early. But, there is hope LSU can put the Cajun Cannon in a better mood. The Tigers need to have a different ending inside the Superdome in Monday’s National Championship against Clemson. Hebert has a invested interest, since he and Bayou Bengals head coach Ed Oregon were teammates in high school.
“It was 4th down and I believe it was 27,” recalls Orgeron. “We’re losing the game to Bonnabel and he makes a touchdown pass, and we win the state championship. Those are good memories”
Besides getting it done on the field as a leader, Hebert was also a positive influence on Oregeron off the field. Ed went to LSU after high school, but that did not last. Then Hebert made him an offer he couldn’t refuse, and Orgeron was off to Natchitoches, Louisiana.
“I was working at the Lafourche telephone company the year I left LSU,” said Coach O. “He called me, he said, you want a scholarship to Northwestern State? I said “hell yeah…where’s Northwestern?” I didn’t know where it was.”
So, forget the phone company, now Orgeorn was off to be a part of the Demons as a defensive tackle thanks to Hebert.