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Ausberry should know better.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 10:38 am
Posted on 11/26/16 at 10:38 am
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Spurrier was at Duke at the time, and he could have been Arnsparger’s successor at LSU in 1987 had the administration not wanted to maintain continuity by handing the program to his boy wonder defensive coordinator, Mike Archer. Archer won for two seasons, including an SEC title in 1988, then lost for two and was fired, replaced by Curley Hallman. Archer knew the Arnsparger recipe, but as a young coach (just 34 when he was hired), he didn’t have the maturity or the God-like wrath to drive people to the same deeds that Arnsparger did. “I think if he’d stayed, we could have won one or two national championships,” Ausberry said of Arnsparger. The last couple of years, Ausberry didn’t speak to his beloved coach. He kept tabs on him through conversations with Arnsparger’s wife, B.J.
This is almost the same scenario we find ourselves in today. We skipped over Spurrier to keep a popular assistant. A good artical about the second best coach LSU ever had.
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This post was edited on 11/26/16 at 10:41 am
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Posted on 11/26/16 at 10:43 am to Watchmaker
I don't think it's the same. Archer had never been an HC, and his stint under Arnsparger as DC was misleading in that Arnsparger was a defensive genius (See Kirby Smart).
Following his time at LSU, Archer has been an average journeyman assistant. O has had tremendous success as both an assistant and a recruiting juggernaut at several stops. And while the ties to La. are not everything, it's something else Archer didn't have.
And while this isn't the same as being a year-round HC, O has had a nice run as an interim head coach at 2 places.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 10:48 am to Watchmaker
You left out the part that Mike Archer was a terrible recruiter which partly led to his downfall. Also, Arnsparger was leaving to be athletic director at Florida so why should he help out LSU in search for a new coach.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 11:01 am to Watchmaker
Who is Spurrier in your scenario? Herman?
Houston isn't Duke. And AAC isn't ACC.
Houston isn't Duke. And AAC isn't ACC.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 11:03 am to Pauldean
No analogy is identical. We let a lazy cheap administration frick us, again. Because the players did a dance on twitter?
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