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How do y'all remember DiNardo?
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:19 am
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:19 am
Spin off from another thread.......
Am I in the minority on this, or do a lot of people remember DiNardo for the good times, and not the bad.
When I think about his guy, I remember the 97 FL game, beating Auburn in like a 14 - 6 (some low scoring close game), and other good things about him before I think about his defensive hires, and how many close games we lost his last two years.
I think he's still kind of beloved by most fans, especially considering that we typically don't think too fondly of coaches that leave on the heels of 3 and 4 win seasons.
Do you still "kinda like" the guy, or do you remember the bad stuff/crappy defenses.
If you do like him, why?
He showed us the potential? Brought in good recruits? Deep down, I think that the folks that like him feel that way because he was a good fit for south Louisiana. Just my two cents.
Am I in the minority on this, or do a lot of people remember DiNardo for the good times, and not the bad.
When I think about his guy, I remember the 97 FL game, beating Auburn in like a 14 - 6 (some low scoring close game), and other good things about him before I think about his defensive hires, and how many close games we lost his last two years.
I think he's still kind of beloved by most fans, especially considering that we typically don't think too fondly of coaches that leave on the heels of 3 and 4 win seasons.
Do you still "kinda like" the guy, or do you remember the bad stuff/crappy defenses.
If you do like him, why?
He showed us the potential? Brought in good recruits? Deep down, I think that the folks that like him feel that way because he was a good fit for south Louisiana. Just my two cents.
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Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:20 am to TigerTreyjpg
like the guy
brought the magic back
f'ed up with his coordinators
brought the magic back
f'ed up with his coordinators
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:20 am to TigerTreyjpg
Who?
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:20 am to TigerTreyjpg
Good. I always have a soft spot for Dinardo, I see his as the springboard to our current success.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:23 am to TigerTreyjpg
I joined the original Gridiron Club he started and loved having lumnch with him weekly. I watched him slowly degrade into an "Us against the World" mentality that led to his ruin.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:24 am to TigerTreyjpg
I'll always remember him as the guy who started LSU on its way back to national prominence, which led to Saban bringing LSU to the top, and then Miles keeping LSU there for going on close to 10 years
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:24 am to TigerTreyjpg
he turned things around, but then got derailed when he hired Lou Tepper as DC. Disaster.
But overall, good memories of him.
But overall, good memories of him.
This post was edited on 10/11/13 at 9:25 am
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:24 am to TigerTreyjpg
Overall I like Dinardo. He set the table for the resurgence of the early 2000's. In many respects, he is responsible for getting people interested in LSU football again with his bring back the magic campaign. He got LSU into some bowl games after they had been missing for years.
Lou Tepper was ultimately his downfall. Lou Tepper got his reputation on the backs of Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice at Illinois. His linebacking philosophy works with those monsters at LB. With Thomas Dunson at LB, not so much.
Lou Tepper was ultimately his downfall. Lou Tepper got his reputation on the backs of Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice at Illinois. His linebacking philosophy works with those monsters at LB. With Thomas Dunson at LB, not so much.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:26 am to TigerTreyjpg
Great restaurant. Now it's called Ruffinos.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:26 am to TigerTreyjpg
He brought back the magic
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:29 am to TigerTreyjpg
an important part of where we're at now. Say what you want, but his players were the foundation of Saban's first SEC win, a season that helped us really build the fence around La.
He would never have achieved a high level of sucess here, but still an important figure in modern LSU football IMO.
He would never have achieved a high level of sucess here, but still an important figure in modern LSU football IMO.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:29 am to TigerTreyjpg
Laid the groundwork for what Saban did. Loyalty in the end, did him in.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:30 am to TigerTreyjpg
He may still be here had he not become a micromanager who made very, very bad coordinator hires.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:32 am to TigerTreyjpg
I liked him. He was good for the program at the time.
Restaurant was good too.
Restaurant was good too.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:35 am to TigerTreyjpg
right guy at the right time.
He got some holes plugged and stopped the boat from sinking. He was a good set up man for the next captain.
He got some holes plugged and stopped the boat from sinking. He was a good set up man for the next captain.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:36 am to TigerTreyjpg
He was by far the most handsome.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:36 am to TigerTreyjpg
He sweated a lot.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:37 am to TigerTreyjpg
I don't hate DiNardo. He made a few horrible hires in replacing coordinators and it cost him his job. He wasn't the best coach ever but he left a good foundation for Saban to build on when he got here.
Judging from his subsequent coaching jobs, it seems like he punched above his weight class for a few years but just wasn't that good of a coach.
Judging from his subsequent coaching jobs, it seems like he punched above his weight class for a few years but just wasn't that good of a coach.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:40 am to TigerTreyjpg
The guy who brought in Kevin Faulk.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 9:40 am to TigerTreyjpg
I grew up with him so I lived him. His teams just seemed to be able to get it done when they needed it. Plus tiger stadium was.............LOUD EVERY SINGLE GAME.
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