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LSU History Lesson. Players melted down to keep Archer after Arnsparger left.

Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:37 am
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
86491 posts
Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:37 am
I'm pretty sure Ruffin cried. It was a TOTAL player melt-down of historic jock-angst. Guys were having tantrums and holding their breath and making lame threats of impending doom. We all know how that one turned out.

First rule of hiring a coach-who the players want/do not want is irrelevant.

Posted by Canwoodtiger
Member since Oct 2015
3737 posts
Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:38 am to
If they hire O this could truly set us back to the 90's. Horrible....
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
18143 posts
Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:43 am to
I remember that happening. It was a massive mistake. Bill Arnesparger recommended him to intentionally hurt LSU because we played UF yearly. It wrecked our program for over a decade.

We're about to make the same mistake.
Posted by LatinTiger30
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2007
4822 posts
Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:44 am to
Yea...no from Clemson
Posted by swamp74
Member since Oct 2011
296 posts
Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:46 am to
Remember it well, some of the old tigers was showing a couple of big name coaches around but the current players won out.
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
86491 posts
Posted on 11/25/16 at 11:48 am to
Yeah. We passed on Steve Spurrier and Mike Shanahan, but at least the players were happy.
Archer became Hallman became a lost decade.
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