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Was Coach Rein the next great thing coming to LSU?
Posted on 9/21/13 at 5:49 am
Posted on 9/21/13 at 5:49 am
Was he a Saban, Mac Brown, etc caliber coach/recruiter or was he just a run of the mill coach?
Side note, my neighbor a few doors down was the pilot of the plane.
Side note, my neighbor a few doors down was the pilot of the plane.
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Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:12 am to theantiquetiger
Rein and experienced pilot, Louis Benscotter, left Shreveport in a Cessna 441 aircraft. The flight was planned to be a 40-minute trip, but when Benscotter rerouted east to avoid a storm, air traffic control lost contact with him. The plane climbed to 40,000 feet and kept heading due east. After being tracked on radar, the plane was eventually intercepted by U.S. National Guard aircraft over North Carolina, a thousand miles off course and at an altitude of 41,600 feet, 6,600 feet higher than its maximum certified ceiling. The military pilots could not see anyone in the cockpit. The plane continued on over the Atlantic Ocean, where it crashed after running out of fuel. The military pilots spotted some debris, but no wreckage was ever recovered. The bodies of Rein and Benscotter have never been found.
Your neighbor is lying
Your neighbor is lying
Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:14 am to LSUNV
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Your neighbor is lying
My neighbor died with Rein
Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:17 am to theantiquetiger
Ah, you might change your wording cause your comments lead me to believe he is still living.
Sorry for the confusion
Sorry for the confusion
Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:20 am to LSUNV
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Ah, you might change your wording cause your comments lead me to believe he is still living.
Sorry for the confusion
I guess that does some funny. I guess I should have said, "The pilot of the plane lived a few doors down from me."
Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:23 am to theantiquetiger
Yeah, that whole situation was sad. He certainly had potential
Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:28 am to theantiquetiger
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Was Coach Rein the next great thing coming to LSU?
Who really knows? It was the 80s and info and hype was not what it is now.
No internet and cable was pretty new.
To put it in perspective, ESPN was good.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 7:26 am to Tigertown in ATL
I was around back then. Word of mouth was that he was a pretty solid, run-oriented coach.
He was not the kind of guy to revolutionize the game or the program. I think had he lived and worked at LSU, out history would probably be similar to what it is now. A solid 8 year coaching period with Rein equals 8 years of Stovall, Arnsparger and Archer. With more or less success he would have been hired somewhere else or run off.
I think the opinion that he was a savior of some sort is a romanticized view of him based on the tragic manner of his death.
I think he would have been successful for the most part at LSU, but I don't see his tenure going beyond the 80s.
He was not the kind of guy to revolutionize the game or the program. I think had he lived and worked at LSU, out history would probably be similar to what it is now. A solid 8 year coaching period with Rein equals 8 years of Stovall, Arnsparger and Archer. With more or less success he would have been hired somewhere else or run off.
I think the opinion that he was a savior of some sort is a romanticized view of him based on the tragic manner of his death.
I think he would have been successful for the most part at LSU, but I don't see his tenure going beyond the 80s.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 7:29 am to Tigertown in ATL
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ESPN was good.
It was barely a year old. And it wasn't good unless you liked watching pool tourneys or scrub basketball at all hours of the night.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 7:33 am to SpqrTiger
quote:I think the key is "romanticized" because not one single LSU game was actually coached by Bo Rein. A word for him might be "potential" because he came to LSU with some accolades, sort of like Les Miles did. But he was a transitional coach, following Mac's long tenure. And he most likely would have kept things along the lines Mac had. Conservative offense, reasonably solid defense, most likely nothing innovative. And yet it's fun to wonder what might have been.
I think the opinion that he was a savior of some sort is a romanticized view of him based on the tragic manner of his death.
I think he would have been successful for the most part at LSU, but I don't see his tenure going beyond the 80s.
Had he lived, I'm seeing a DiNardo type tenure. I don't think he would have stayed long at LSU, given the kind of unstable political situation that was the reality in the Tiger Athletic Dept. during those days.
This post was edited on 9/21/13 at 7:35 am
Posted on 9/21/13 at 7:36 am to theantiquetiger
He could have been.
He gets over-hyped in the same way Cecil Collins and Perrilloux do because they all never had a chance to do anything to damage their on field hype.
He gets over-hyped in the same way Cecil Collins and Perrilloux do because they all never had a chance to do anything to damage their on field hype.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:08 am to theantiquetiger
He was a solid hire along the lines of Nick Saban and Les Miles, a proven coach from a second tier school. Back then LSU football was run by a bunch of in-breds who kept choosing coaches based on former LSU playing pedigree or access for themselves. Every now and then the smart set influenced a decision. Bo Rein's hiring was such a decision. The smarties are more in control nowadays as the two most recent hirings show.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:13 am to Penrod
He was recommended by Woody Hayes. And from what I heard picked over Bobby Bowden. Any legitimacy to the Bowden story?
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:14 am to Penrod
Take it from a NCSU fan/alum..
Yes, he was that good. He led State to its last ACC title in 1979. Don't forget Clemson won the NC 2 years later, so that's no easy task.
I was a manager at State in the late 90's and they all believe he was destined for a NC at LSU, some said he could have done it in Raleigh if he stayed.
Good man, good coach, good Wolfpacker gone too soon. RIP coach!
Yes, he was that good. He led State to its last ACC title in 1979. Don't forget Clemson won the NC 2 years later, so that's no easy task.
I was a manager at State in the late 90's and they all believe he was destined for a NC at LSU, some said he could have done it in Raleigh if he stayed.
Good man, good coach, good Wolfpacker gone too soon. RIP coach!
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:27 am to Wolfman Pack
Also played on a Ohio State baseball team that won the college world series. Drafted in the NFL and MLB.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:36 am to Wolfman Pack
At the time, Bo Rein was the nations hot young coach. Dietzel was AD and had gone through a very long detailed process. The hire was lauded nationwide (to the extent media was in the early 80's) as a homerun hire. Shame we never got the chance to see what he would have done.
And I disagree with someone above. Views were different back then. Cholly Mac had been here 18 yrs at that point. LSU was viewed as a place that you could stay at for a good while if successful. The hopping around from job to job came much later.
Obviously no one knows but if he had been able to coach here and had any success I doubt hallman would have ever been near this program. Much less arnsbarger and archer. Who knows dietzel might not have been run out of town, no broadhead and maybe no skip bertman.
One thing can change a whole bunch of things down the line
And I disagree with someone above. Views were different back then. Cholly Mac had been here 18 yrs at that point. LSU was viewed as a place that you could stay at for a good while if successful. The hopping around from job to job came much later.
Obviously no one knows but if he had been able to coach here and had any success I doubt hallman would have ever been near this program. Much less arnsbarger and archer. Who knows dietzel might not have been run out of town, no broadhead and maybe no skip bertman.
One thing can change a whole bunch of things down the line
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:56 am to genuineLSUtiger
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It was barely a year old. And it wasn't good unless you liked watching pool tourneys or scrub basketball at all hours of the night.
Bowling was also a big player.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 9:03 am to danfraz
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Obviously no one knows but if he had been able to coach here and had any success I doubt hallman would have ever been near this program. Much less arnsbarger and archer. Who knows dietzel might not have been run out of town, no broadhead and maybe no skip bertman.
One thing can change a whole bunch of things down the line
It really is amazing to contemplate...
Posted on 9/21/13 at 9:26 am to genuineLSUtiger
Don't forget roller derby. Go T-Birds!!
Posted on 9/21/13 at 9:29 am to genuineLSUtiger
Early Espn was great, demolition derby, Australian rules football
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