Sign In Register Home Forums Trending Topics TD Store LSU News Sports Lite SECRant.com Pick'em LSU Football Schedule Recruiting Tracker More Links

Customize

My Forums

Trending

Quick Links:

Tiger Rant•

LSU Recruiting•

O-T Lounge•

Politics•

More Sports•

SEC Rant•

Saints•

Home/Garden•

Outdoors•

Movie/TV•

Food/Drink•

Money•

Tech•

Music•

Travel•

TD Help•

...

Anonymous SEC Coaches Say LSU Losing Dave Aranda Might Not Hurt The Tigers

by TD Staff Reporter

August 20, 202038 Comments

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Athlon Sports spoke with several anonymous SEC coaches who happen to think that former LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda leaving in the offseason to be the head coach at Baylor might not hurt the Tigers...

quote:
"Dave Aranda is gone, but that's probably the best for both parties."

"I think you saw a few times where Dave's scheme was so intricate it was overwhelming the players, especially if they had some depth issues or were banged up. Bo Pelini is going to live nicely with Ed."

"The caliber of athlete they have doesn't need to overthink it. Four down, pin your ears back and go. Ed wants to go four down. If you can recruit killers, let 'em work."

New defensive coordinator Bo Pelini was hired this offseason to replace Aranda.

Filed Under: LSU Football

Brian Kelly Sheds More Light On Greg Brooks Jr.'s Emergency Surgery To Remove Brain Tumor

ESPN Sending Top Commentating Crew To Baton Rouge For LSU vs. Arkansas This Weekend

Watch: LSU Creates Awesome Video For Kaleb Jackson's Bulldozing Run

Leonard Fournette Had A Hilarious Tweet About Kaleb Jackson's Bulldozing Run

Comments

38 Comments

Recent Oldest Top

You must be logged in to comment. |

brewdrees

Stop saying down south players etc etc, most of LSU players and recruits are from all over the place not just the South!!!

Reply•37 months

HubbaBubba

LSU's total defense rankings past 10 years: ARANDA YEARS 2019 - #32 in Total Defense 2018 - #25 2017 - #12 2016 - #10 STEELE YEAR 2015 - #25 CHAVIS YEARS 2014 - #9 2013 - #15 2012 - #8 2011 - #2 2010 - #12

Reply•37 months

St Jean The Baptiste

I’m just worried Bo’s scheme is outdated. LSU has never had a coordinator leave for 13 years, then come back to that same position.

Reply•37 months

SuckFickNaban

I think we'll get beat on the back end for big plays from time to time but the sack and 3 and out numbers will sky rocket

37 months

bluewatersailor

Well results speak for themselves. Aranda's D best year was 30th or so in the nation. Bo had three straight in the top 3. Aranda was solid, not great. I think Bo can be great.

Reply•37 months

AustinKnight

“If you can recruit killers let em work” Favorite line of the week for me..

Reply•37 months

75503Tiger

Is he saying players from the South are dumber than Midwestern boys? He performed miracles at Wisky and helped LSU win the natty. How many players in the league? Not overrated.

Reply•37 months

AustinKnight

I think what is being discussed is at times “thought” isn’t always needed when u have the caliber of athletes we have. Let em run downhill and make the tackle. Not that complicated

37 months

Dawgwithnoname

That's exactly what they're saying. The scheme worked just fine at Wisconsin but was too complicated for the caliber of player LSU recruits. With that type of player, get em lined up and let them play.

37 months

Soup Sammich

I can’t believe some fans think Aranda wasn’t the real deal and overrated. Aranda was actually underrated after some piled on him last year. When the offense is motorboating every team, the defense is gonna be on the field way more. Add injuries and points are gonna be scored.

Reply•37 months

CDawson

That 2019 unit was filthy when it was healthy and locked in at the end of the season. What that D was able to do to OU and Clemson was big time.

37 months

weptiger

I thank Dave Aranda for his time with and service to the LSU Tigers.

Reply•37 months

keitron1

WHoever this SEc Coach is who made this statement, he is 100% accurate. Aranda never lived up to the hype or his paycheck precisely because of what this guy says...and now with pelini here, he is a really good fit....we really may have best Defense in college football this year

Reply•37 months

B00M

Great guy but was a bit over rated. We shall see how he does as a HC. His D may have been better suited for the NFL.

Reply•37 months

AtlantaLSUfan

Aranda was awesome in the Natty game. Great adjustments.

Reply•37 months

Sopsher

Why did they not make that comment when he was still here? Our D has been great for all the years he was with us. He is so much better than chief and Steele. Let me guess who made those comments--the losers over at A&M and Ole Miss.

Reply•37 months

Mid Iowa Tiger

I bet if you ask every coach in the SEC if they would rather have Aranda or Pelini 80 - 90% of them will say Pelini. His style with the type of athletes the elite programs in the SEC recruit are a perfect match. Aranda's finesse D is better suited to the Pac-12.

Reply•37 months

Jcorye1

Completely disagree. It was painfully obvious they were told to bend not break last year, and once they started going more aggressively, they started dominating. Chaisson was not an elite pass rusher, and a lot of our defensive linemen never really progressed as pass rushers. I'm not a fan of this "Dave Aranda was not elite" thing that's been going around lately, dude literally carried this team for multiple years.

Reply•37 months

RightWingTiger

“Chaisson was not an elite pass rusher” - Right, cause he’d have been a1st Round NFL Draft choice IF only he’d have been “ELITE”

37 months

cj2002

In a 3-4 the D-line is not going to be elite pass rushers. I promise you Coach O was not telling Dave to play bend but don't break defense. That is not O's style at all. That would be like saying Miles had a 150 IQ and we all know that is not the case.

37 months

wesman21

Best article I've seen about LSU football today.

Reply•37 months

drdoct

Aranda was an ok defensive coordinator but I never felt he was worth all the godlike talk on the rant. Last year's defense was, at times, barely good enough for the win. Offense let the defense off the hook more last year. Later in the year they seemed to somewhat get their crap together, but I wasn't really sad to see Aranda go. I wish him the best.

Reply•37 months

keitron1

I agree with erything you just said except i don't wish him the best; he poached a lot of lsu coaches and has been caught trying to steal lsu players and recruits as well

37 months

ByUselves

Bo is back! Dave was great while he was here, but, his scheme sometimes not only fooled the opposing offense, but had his players confused as well...

Reply•37 months

Crusty

"If you can recruit killers, let 'em work." Print the t-shirts!

Reply•37 months

Hangit

I was bummed when he left to go to Nebraska. Smashmouth ball is back in town.

Reply•37 months

Boomshockalocka

I remember the days with the negaOs said the only reason O still had his job was because he “inherited” aranda. Good times.

Reply•37 months

Load More Comments