re: Was LSU's hiring of Curley Hallman the worst hiring in the..

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Once Dinardo had his own people..it all went downhill again.

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That's another big myth - Dinardo recruited fine, particularly when you consider that he had to resell the program, which was a loser, to Louisiana kids, who just 10 years previous would have been automatic LSU players. It was the very inadequate coordinators, particularly defensively (Lou Tepper) that were the main culprits. I think that Dinardo doesn't get enough credit for "The One"'s success.

The cupboard wasn't exactly empty. Just a few players from Dinardo's last two signing classes from which "The One" greatly benefited:

PK John Corbello, Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More)
DB/RB Domanick Davis, Breaux Bridge, La. (Breaux Bridge)
TE Eric Edwards, Monroe, La. (Ouachita Christian)
LB Treverance Faulk, Lafayette, La. (Lafayette)
LB Bradie James,West Monroe, La. (West Monroe)
DB Prentis Jenkins,Vidalia, La. (Vidalia HS/Holmes JC)
P Donnie Jones, Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic)
DE Chad Lavalais, Marksville, La. (Marksville)
DB Norman LeJeune, Brusly, La. (Brusly)
WR Jerel Myers, Houston, Texas (Madison)
OL Rodney Reed,West Monroe, La. (West Monroe)
DL Melvin Richey, Decatur, Ga. (SW DeKalb HS/Berkshire Prep)
RB LaBrandon Toefield, Independence, La. (Independence)
DL Kenderick Allen, Bogalusa, La. (Bogalusa)
TE Jason Baggett, Baytown, Texas (Lee)
DL Byron Dawson, Shreveport, La. (Evangel)
DL Howard Green, Donaldsonville, La. (Donaldsonville)
DB Damien James, Carencro, La. (Carencro)
DL Chad Lavalais, Marksville, La. (Marksville)
LB Jeremy Lawrence, Ferriday, La. (Ferriday)
RB Josh Reed, Rayne, La. (Rayne)
WR Reginald Robinson, Shreveport, La. (Fair Park)
OT Rob Sale, Monroe, La. (Neville)