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Whoever gets Dave Aranda as a DC
Posted on 11/2/26 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 11/2/26 at 7:58 pm
Gets an automatic to the playoffs next year.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 8:11 pm to Dindjarin
Come home brown beluga
Posted on 11/2/26 at 8:41 pm to S
Three co-DCs at LSU 
A quorum
A quorum
This post was edited on 11/2/26 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 11/3/26 at 4:59 am to S
quote:
Come home brown beluga
AW crap, now I will never get that out of my head.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 6:13 am to S
Posted on 11/3/26 at 7:19 am to S
quote:
brown beluga
That may be the most spot on nickname of all time. I will never think of him in other terms.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 7:37 am to Dindjarin
Does this thread mean that Ole Miss fans are going to hope to get Dave Aranda, and then somehow celebrate this as a massive win over LSU?
Posted on 11/3/26 at 8:12 am to Dindjarin
I’m not sure his defenses will translate that well to the modern era. If you think Golding’s defense is too complex then you are in for a treat. You will be limited in who you can recruit given the types of players you need to understand his scheme
Posted on 11/3/26 at 8:28 am to Dindjarin
quote:
Gets an automatic to the playoffs next year.
quote:Ole Miss fan
Dindjarin
Your Jedi mind tricks will not work on us, sir.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 8:32 am to Dindjarin
Man everyone seems to forget the ol third and aranda.
1st down aggressive
2nd down aggressive
3rd down prevent
1st down aggressive
2nd down aggressive
3rd down prevent
Posted on 11/3/26 at 8:47 am to Dindjarin
why wouldn't the NFL scoop him up as DC? i think that's where he's headed,...could replace christian parker as cowboys DC
Posted on 11/3/26 at 9:16 am to Dindjarin
And...
NFL?
This post was edited on 11/3/26 at 9:18 am
Posted on 11/3/26 at 10:53 am to X123F45
You're right. It's like everyone got amnesia and forgot this. He never got inside the top 10 in total defense as a coordinator while at LSU. 2016 and 2017 were solid, but the wheels were getting wobbly after that.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 11:14 am to Dindjarin
Dave's defenses at Baylor:
Total defense ranking
2020 - 48
2021 - 32
2022 - 58
2023 - 113
2024 - 87
2025 - 88
Scoring defense
2020 - 66
2021 - 10
2022 - 69
2023 - 113
2024 - 81
2025 - 122
Total defense ranking
2020 - 48
2021 - 32
2022 - 58
2023 - 113
2024 - 87
2025 - 88
Scoring defense
2020 - 66
2021 - 10
2022 - 69
2023 - 113
2024 - 81
2025 - 122
Posted on 11/3/26 at 11:34 am to hall59tiger
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I’m not sure his defenses will translate that well to the modern era. If you think Golding’s defense is too complex then you are in for a treat. You will be limited in who you can recruit given the types of players you need to understand his scheme
He inherited an entire roster of players he didn't pick, completely changed the scheme, and had an absolutely DOMINANT defense in 2016.
He didn't control/coach the defense himself at Baylor for whatever reason, left it to his DCs for the most part, but I would take Dave back in a heartbeat. He was very good at in-game adjustments as well.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 11:36 am to Dale3
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You're right. It's like everyone got amnesia and forgot this. He never got inside the top 10 in total defense as a coordinator while at LSU. 2016 and 2017 were solid, but the wheels were getting wobbly after that.
2019 was much better than the stats show.
And 2016 he had the #5 scoring defense. That defense was incredible. #14 in 2017, #26 in 2018 which was his worst defense.
This post was edited on 11/3/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 11/3/26 at 1:14 pm to CatfishJohn
2019 was his best year as far as creating turnovers (16th nationally).
Take that year away and his highest ranking was 70th in the country.
Never ranked in the top 30 in sacks while at LSU.
I'm not insinuating he's a bad D coordinator, but feel like there was a lot of mediocrity buried in his tenure at LSU.
Take that year away and his highest ranking was 70th in the country.
Never ranked in the top 30 in sacks while at LSU.
I'm not insinuating he's a bad D coordinator, but feel like there was a lot of mediocrity buried in his tenure at LSU.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 2:25 pm to hall59tiger
Pretty much applies to all coaches 
Posted on 11/3/26 at 3:11 pm to CatfishJohn
quote:
He inherited an entire roster of players he didn't pick, completely changed the scheme, and had an absolutely DOMINANT defense in 2016.
First off, that 2016 roster was bananas but that’s besides the point.
Dave is a really good but his schemes take time to learn. It’s why his defenses got better as the year went on. Saban’s defenses were similar.
Those types of defenses are harder to make work when you have as much turnover in the modern era and don’t have guys sitting on the bench for years. It’s not a terrible idea with the 24 team playoff because you can afford to lose some games early but you will be taking a risk every year that things click for the guys
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