Theory for why LSU wasn&#39;t a football powerhouse until 2000 despite LA #1 per capita in NFL

Posted by Walt OReilly

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:13 pm to Saunson69

It’s still baseball season son

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Posted by DBG

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:13 pm to Saunson69

Idk we’re going to Omaha

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Posted by GeauxxxTigers23

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:14 pm to Saunson69

Are you frickinh retardéd?

Posted by Oilfieldbiology

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:15 pm to Saunson69

Shitty coaching and poor recruiting.

Posted by Harry Morgan

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:15 pm to Saunson69

Posted by Sasquatch Smash

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:17 pm to Saunson69

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Did we lose more top in state recruits then and it changed when Saban got here? Did coaching just suck? What changed?

Gerry DiNardo keeping Kevin Faulk at home in Louisiana made it okay and “cool” for Louisiana kids to go to LSU, and then five years later Saban picked up the pieces of what DiNardo almost put together and built a powerhouse.

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Posted by TigerAttorney

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:19 pm to Saunson69

It’s 2023 and it’s baseball season. Who fricking cares

Posted by Solo Cam

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:20 pm to Saunson69

Didn't invest into the program. Led to poor coaches and poor facilities. Kids left the state.

Posted by Cincinnati Tiigre

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:23 pm to Sasquatch Smash

Well explained Squatch.

Posted by Mayhawman

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:25 pm to Saunson69

quote:
it changed when Saban got here?

Actually started with "Gerry's kids".

Posted by vl100butch

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:28 pm to Mayhawman

The death of Bo Rein….

Posted by Topwater Trout

Red Stick

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:30 pm to Saunson69

The Football coach couldn’t make more than the Governor… changed under DiNardo or Saban.

Posted by JerryTheKingBawler

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:31 pm to Saunson69

Les Miles lost control of Louisiana and nothing was the same.

Anyway, Omaha.

Posted by touchdownjeebus

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:47 pm to Saunson69

Are you asking for a theory because you didn’t give one.

Posted by SalE

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 11:05 pm to Saunson69

Fairly young I assume...

Posted by shutterspeed

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 11:11 pm to Saunson69

Cheap, good ol’ boy ADs with low expectations hiring cheap, good ol’ coaches with low expectations.

Posted by G I Jeaux

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 11:11 pm to Saunson69

geaux away, come back in 6 weeks

Posted by Ric Flair

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Posted on 6/11/23 at 11:20 pm to shutterspeed

quote:
cheap, good ol’ coaches with low expectations.

Curley Hallman. Only 3 years of head coaching experience total, all at Southern Miss. Had a good record there, so Joe Dean thought Hallman was a great coach, instead of realizing he was just riding Brett Favre’s coattails.

Hallman did not endear himself to recruits either. And not just the “no earring” policy.