Ed Orgeron laughs off Northwestern report: 'Man, I don't know where they get this stuff'

For less than an hour, Ed Orgeron‘s name was thrown in the ring for the Northwestern gig, and what a glorious time it was.

Images were conjured up of Orgeron patrolling the Wildcats sideline after it was revealed Pat Fitzgerald was being fired amid a hazing scandal within the program. Bradley Locker of InsideNU reported the former LSU coach Ed Orgeron “would have interest” in the Northwestern job if the Wildcats decide to make a run at him. It seemed like one of the oddest but most interesting combinations in America was going to come to fruition.

Unfortunately, The Athletic and FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman later reported there is “no truth” to the report about Orgeron’s interest in the Northwestern job, becoming the buzzkill on what was a fun rumor running rampant.

After a couple of days to sit and let the news cycle work it’s magical ways, Orgeron simply laughed off the report, according to Sheldon Mickles of The Advocate.

“I started getting all these messages,” Orgeron told Mickles with a laugh. “… Man, I don’t know where they get this stuff.”

While Orgeron isn’t coaching, he’s keeping busy at the moment, enjoying the money LSU is paying him to not coach their team, and loving retirement and the time it affords him to be a father.

“In refuting the report, Orgeron said he’s happily retired and enjoys being a dad to his three sons — all of whom are coaching on the collegiate level,” wrote Mickens.

“He made sure to note that he can do whatever he wants when he wants to, and he thoroughly loves his current situation after agreeing to a $16.9 million settlement with LSU when the school parted ways with him. Orgeron said he jogs 4.2 miles every day and enjoys working out.”

Nowadays, Orgeron spends his time living in both Baton Rouge and Miami, and he’s in no rush to be on the sidelines, not looking to return to working the long hours of coaching and working “5 a.m. to 11 p.m. all those years.”

“I’m done with that,” Orgeron said to Mickens, smiling his way through the entire situation.

No Ed Orgeron on the sidelines for a college football team may be a loss for fans across the nation, but let’s be honest with ourselves, who could blame him for not wanting to get back into the kitchen when he’s living the way he is at the moment.