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re: Five candidates have emerged in Stanley "Skip" Bertman's head coaching search

Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:22 pm to
Posted by BRAVEHEART
Member since Aug 2012
1525 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:22 pm to
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it was pretty bleak because saban left us at a terrible time

a month or so earlier and LSU would have had Spurrier
waited too long and all that BS with Huizenga flying into BR on the jet was infuriating.

To this day, I still think we could have kept in Baton Rouge if Bertman would have opened the pocket book a little more. He didn't realize what he had there and tried to be cheap. (Same reason he let Tiger Stadium degrade to an embarassing level)

I distinctly remember him saying that LSU "Wasn't going to get into a bidding war with the Dolphins for Saban." Blame Skip for that (Should have went to TAF and come up with a much better package) and blame for prolonging the agony far too long. It takes Two to Tango.

While all that nonsense was playing out, Florida hired Urban and USCe hired Stevie Visor, both of whom LSU could have procurred the services of, or least had a legitimate shot at.

Everything worked out fine though, since our AD and so many LSU fans are OK with just "Competing for Championships", two loses a year, Chicken Bowl's and yearly game management fiasco's on National Television. That's OK. We're arse kickers at "Competing."

Meanwhile, over to the Northeast a little ways, it's 3 out of the last 4 and counting.

Cam Cameron to the rescue, hopefully!
Posted by XbengalTiger
212 miles from Tiger Stadium
Member since Oct 2003
5464 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:49 pm to
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Everything worked out fine though, since our AD and so many LSU fans are OK with just "Competing for Championships",


The 2005 LSU SEC West Champs say Hello...

The 2006 LSU BCS-Sugar Bowl Champs say Hello...

The 2007 LSU SEC West Champs say Hello...

The 2007 LSU SEC Champs say Hello...

The 2007 LSU BCS Champs say Hello...

The 2011 LSU SEC West Champs say Hello...

The 2011 LSU SEC Champs say Hello...

Looks like Les has put some skins on the wall. Maybe you should take a tour of the Football Operations loby.
Posted by Lacour
Member since Nov 2009
32949 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 4:00 pm to
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Everything worked out fine though, since our AD and so many LSU fans are OK with just "Competing for Championships", two loses a year, Chicken Bowl's and yearly game management fiasco's on National Television. That's OK. We're arse kickers at "Competing


Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
20729 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 4:11 pm to
Sabah used MSU and LSU as steeping stones to obtain a job in the upper level of his profession.

He realized NFL players have the upper hand on most coaches and can't be bullied so he came back to college.

He wanted to coach an upper level college overall program and let's not kid ourselves those would be Ohio st, Alabama,ND, Penn st, and FSU and out of those 5 programs only Alabama was looking for a coach.

Sabah can now be compared to and maybe surpass the bear thus cementing his name in college football lore. What legendary coach would he surpass at LSU that was as wide known and respected through out the country.
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
59134 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 4:22 pm to
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so many LSU fans are OK with just "Competing for Championships


Spurrier, who mentioned only won 1 NC at Florida, otherwise they were just competing for championships.


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Meanwhile, over to the Northeast a little ways, it's 3 out of the last 4 and counting.


This is really Les Miles greatest sin, he's not Nick Saban, who when all is said and done may go down as one of the top 2-3 coaches of all time. 3 of 4 happened one other time in the modern era. That was Tom Osborne, who didn't win his first until he was on the job for over 20 years, in other words for 20 plus year he was "jsut competiting" for Championships.
Posted by Sho Nuff
Oahu
Member since Feb 2009
11927 posts
Posted on 6/25/13 at 4:59 am to
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Everything worked out fine though, since our AD and so many LSU fans are OK with just "Competing for Championships", two loses a year, Chicken Bowl's and yearly game management fiasco's on National Television. That's OK. We're arse kickers at "Competing." Meanwhile, over to the Northeast a little ways, it's 3 out of the last 4 and counting.

But but but "remember the 90's"!
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