Leading up to LSU’s latest spring game, Ed Orgeron issued a challenge to Tiger Nation: be patient, good things are coming. It was something of a prophetic statement from the LSU coach as the only Tiger quarterback that shined during the game, Justin McMillan, was thought by many to be an afterthought in the ongoing QB competition in Baton Rouge.

Orgeron offered up these comments to Ross Dellenger of The Advocate leading up to LSU’s spring game.

“We don’t have the whole offense in. This thing is going to go throughout the summer, throughout camp,” Orgeron said. “We want to look good next Saturday. I want the quarterbacks to look good. We want to throw the ball. Want all that to happen. I believe some of that is going to happen, but we’re not there yet. I ask the fans to be patient. We’re not where we need to be, but we’re going to get there.”

Of course, the Tigers have since landed Ohio State graduate transfer Joe Burrow and added him to the competition following the end of spring camp in Baton Rouge. It remains to be seen just how much his addition changes Orgeron’s perspective on the need for patience but considering Burrow has yet to start a college football game, some obvious growing pains could be in order considering the Tigers’ opener against Miami Week 1 and travel to Auburn Week 3 of the season.

However, those comments on patience seem to have rubbed Les Miles the wrong way. During his recent appearance on the Josh Innes Show of Sports Talk 790, the former LSU head coach was asked to share his thoughts on the Tigers having an Over/Under win total of seven regular season games this summer.

“Well, here’s the truth, they have some really good players,” Miles said during his appearance. “Some offensive and defensive lineman, some linebackers that can flat run, hit; their secondary took a hit to graduation, but there are some really good players there. The guys that I know that were recruited by the staff before this staff, recruited some really good players. Watch that middle linebacker play (Devin White). Watch those defensive lineman play, there was some recruiting that was done.”

Miles then, without mentioning Orgeron’s name, went after the notion that “patience” is required in Baton Rouge.

“I guess what I’m saying is that I never accepted the feeling of ‘Hey, you need to have patience.’ When you say that you need to have patience, aren’t you really just saying to your team that you’re not good enough? Because I want you to know something. I never took the field with the Tigers where I didn’t think that I was absolutely going to kick somebody’s tail — and that we were the best team. Period. I don’t give a shit.”

“It took me a time in the week to get myself in a position where I was like, ‘Yeah. Okay. We got it. We got the plan. The plan is in. We’re ready to play.’ That took some time, but I never asked for ‘give me break here.’ Listen, the Tigers are good. The Tigers got good players, the Tigers can play D.”

Here is when Miles appeared to go all-in on Orgeron.

“Certain people need to have a safety net. If you need a safety net, you need not coach for the Tigers! The Tigers are the safety net,” Miles continued. “They are the winningest, toughest, most committed group of men I’ve ever been around.”

That’s a pretty damning statement from Miles. It could be that he’s not specifically addressing Orgeron, as he didn’t mention his name, but did mention the recruiting left by his staff and the word “patience” seemed to be something he really took issue with from the coach that inherited his LSU program.