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We could have gotten Steve Spurrier or Mike Shanahan in 1986
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:44 pm
I didn't know this but LSU had a chance to hire Spurrier or Shanahan in 1986
Did it ever cross your mind in those days that you might return to the SEC as a coach?
SS: Actually, I interviewed for the LSU head job in 1986 after the USFL folded. I flew in and talked to the committees but wasn’t even invited back for a second interview. Mike Shanahan interviewed for that job, too. They ended up hiring Mike Archer, who was already on the staff. They could have saved a lot of money because they brought in a bunch of us.
The things you don't know tell they come out years later
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Did it ever cross your mind in those days that you might return to the SEC as a coach?
SS: Actually, I interviewed for the LSU head job in 1986 after the USFL folded. I flew in and talked to the committees but wasn’t even invited back for a second interview. Mike Shanahan interviewed for that job, too. They ended up hiring Mike Archer, who was already on the staff. They could have saved a lot of money because they brought in a bunch of us.
The things you don't know tell they come out years later
LINK
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Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:46 pm to geauxtigers193
we landed on the moon!
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:47 pm to geauxtigers87
The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:47 pm to geauxtigers193
Knew it in '86
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:48 pm to geauxtigers193
Know how I know you're a young guy
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:51 pm to Choupique19
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Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:52 pm to Choupique19
Eh, this one I don't mind seeing again. I mean it was on here less than a week ago and pops up throughout the off season, but I just see it as a reminder of the level of program we have continued to enjoy. Not many programs can say they said pass to these kind of names, whether it proved to be prophetic or a dumpster fire.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:53 pm to geauxtigers193
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The things you don't know tell they come out years later
They've been talking about this every year for as long as I can remember. I'm in my mid 40s.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 1:54 pm to Choupique19
Y'all all knew about Shanahan too? That was news to me. I've heard the Spurrier thing 1000 times, but not this.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:00 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Yes. Shanahan too.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:02 pm to geauxtigers193
Thanks Arnsparger
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:15 pm to geauxtigers193
Look! It's CLM's fault!
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:22 pm to jlbasm
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Not many programs can say they said pass to these kind of names, whether it proved to be prophetic or a dumpster fire.
At that time, Spurrier was not the ol' ball coach you know today.
He was not a top candidate.
Neither was Archer, I'm just sayin'...
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:28 pm to geauxtigers193
That SOB made LSU pay for not hiring him.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 3:05 pm to tigerpimpbot
Both spurrier and shanahan did not have the pedigree they currently own
Archer was viewed as a up and coming coach.
The athletic dept was in complete turmoil with the broadhead/arnsbarger/dale brown circle jerk
Hindsight is always 20/20. Mike archer was a good coach, coached for a long time after being let go by LSU. But he was better suited as a position/coordinator, something no one really knew.
Archer was viewed as a up and coming coach.
The athletic dept was in complete turmoil with the broadhead/arnsbarger/dale brown circle jerk
Hindsight is always 20/20. Mike archer was a good coach, coached for a long time after being let go by LSU. But he was better suited as a position/coordinator, something no one really knew.
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