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Riley or Aranda??

Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:16 pm
Posted by SupermanSlim
Member since Jan 2018
885 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:16 pm
Who knows what to believe but one thing is certain, Dave Aranda is only payed 4 million a year. LSU could easy double his salary. A move from Baylor to LSU is an upgrade in every sense. Aranda was here just 2 seasons ago and could easily make the transition back.

Riley, on the other hand, is paid 7 million a year and Oklahoma can easily afford to give him a new contract to keep him. Oklahoma is able to recruit very well across the Midwest and will soon be in the SEC.

This post was edited on 11/17/21 at 2:20 pm
Posted by East Texas Tiger 99
East Texas
Member since Nov 2013
545 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:19 pm to
Aranda Please Scott!!
He will be a whale at LSU AGAIN!!!
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
27678 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:19 pm to
quote:

Aranda was here just 2 seasons
four seasons...2016-2019
Posted by SupermanSlim
Member since Jan 2018
885 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:19 pm to
Right…. I meant 2 seasons ago.
Posted by ValleyTNTIGER
wherever i go that's where i am
Member since Sep 2010
1047 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:20 pm to
Aranda. All day.

And all this going on is SW’s cover for deal with Aranda. Wild guess though.
Posted by burke985
UGANDA
Member since Aug 2011
29047 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:20 pm to
Riley, Aranda, Napier in that order. Start with Riley and get the one that says yes
Posted by LsShoeBAW68
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2021
176 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:21 pm to
I think both are Great Hires. I would not disappointed at all!
Posted by TigerintheHood
Madisonville
Member since Nov 2021
86 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:24 pm to
Aranda!
Posted by SupermanSlim
Member since Jan 2018
885 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:24 pm to
Can can they realistically get Riley away from Oklahoma? Oklahoma can be considered an elite college coaching job. Baylor isn’t. From the outside looking in, in seems like It would be harder to pull Riley away from Oklahoma than it would be to get Aranda to come back from Baylor.
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
67004 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:27 pm to
Riley. Aranda was 5th on my list after Riley, Campbell, Tucker, and Napier
Posted by Riolobo
On the lake
Member since Mar 2017
5243 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:30 pm to
Aranda. He brings the discipline and the defense that LSU needs. He will also bring an OC here that will cause havoc in the SEC.
Posted by whitefoot
Franklin, TN
Member since Aug 2006
11195 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 2:36 pm to
Riley - Campbell - Aranda

I'll be thrilled with any one of the three.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
In the woods and by the waters.
Member since Dec 2016
38808 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:00 pm to
I like Aranda for a few reasons. He's brilliant. He's a strong family man. He'd bring great stability to the defensive side, and bring in something new and fresh to the offensive side. He's still young enough to give a school 20 years if he wished. He won't be getting calls to coach the Dallas Cowgirls every year like Riley will. I believe he fully understands LSU and Louisiana culture well, having already been associate head coach here. He puts together great defensive game plans that keep offensive geniuses (like Riley) up at night.

Not trying to crap all over Riley, but it just seems obvious that Dave is a better fit. I feel like defensive minded head coaches just bring much more stability to the program. Seems much easier to plug-and-play-carousel of defensive coordinators when your HC is a defensive mastermind (see $aban) than it is for an offensive head coach to keep having to find top notch DCs.

No, I don't have any data, and it would require a study, but that's just how it feels and my humble opinion. Dave is smart enough and driven enough that he's going to be a household name very soon, and it'll be at USCal or LSU.
Posted by SlidellTiger
Madisonville, La
Member since Jan 2004
1568 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:03 pm to
Agree 100% with your analysis -Coach Aranda would be a Home Run Hire
Posted by TickNVM
ATL
Member since Sep 2016
153 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:23 pm to
Riley and its really not that close. Aranda needs time to grow and be successful at Baylor before running a blue blood program.
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37956 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:25 pm to
Riley. Proven.
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17937 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

Riley or Aranda??


Yes, please.
Posted by DashRipRock
Banana Republic
Member since Jul 2021
1439 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

Oklahoma is able to recruit very well across the Midwest and will soon be in the SEC.

And will be recruiting against SEC schools that do a better job of recruiting than Oklahoma.
Posted by WHATDOINO
Member since Dec 2008
7061 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:29 pm to
Anyone wanting aranda over Riley needs to rethink.

Riley has done it longer and is a proven commodity. Dave needs to do it a little longer before he is in the same class as Riley.

I’m not against either hire but Riley is the first offer here and it isn’t that difficult of a choice IMO
Posted by Macintosh
Lane State University
Member since Sep 2011
56923 posts
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:30 pm to
If both are interested you need to be slapped if you pick Aranda over Riley
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