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True or False: LSU Has Hired Fewer than 3 Elite Football Coaches Since 1950.

Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:17 am
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:17 am
In light of all the "coach talk" I started thinking about LSU's past football coach hires. I came up with what I considered to be 3 truly elite hires.

Dietzal
Arnsparger
Saban

True or False and where am I right or wrong......
Posted by coolpapaboze
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:22 am to
Was Saban considered elite when we hired him?
Posted by FT
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:23 am to
Bo Rein
Les Miles
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
22668 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:24 am to
quote:

Was Saban considered elite when we hired him?


I would say "no" but my criteria was based more on results during their tenure at LSU.
Posted by Quatre Pot
Member since Jan 2015
1689 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:25 am to
I think you can add Rien to that list. He was THE guy when hired
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:27 am to
Arnsparger was not elite, not even close
Posted by TGFN57
Telluride
Member since Jan 2010
6975 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:33 am to
Nope.
Posted by theSaltwaterGuide
Calcasieu parish
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:33 am to
False
Posted by CL8100
Bayou
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:34 am to
True or false ? I banged your mama last night. ??????
Posted by TGFN57
Telluride
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:34 am to
If your criteria is results at LSU then you have to include Miles.
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
34030 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:35 am to
Les >>> Arnsparger
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
22668 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:36 am to
quote:

True or false ? I banged your mama last night. ??????


If you did, I truly feel sorry for you.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
22668 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:36 am to
quote:

If your criteria is results at LSU then you have to include Miles.


Good point.
Posted by jrodLSUke
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:38 am to
Nobody can touch Miles’ accomplishments as coach of LSU. Nobody.
Posted by BayouCowboy
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:40 am to
If you include coordinators and position coaches I would say Aranda and Jenkins are/were elite when we hired them. Saban was an above average coach when he came to LSU but later reached elite status.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
22668 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:42 am to
quote:

Nobody can touch Miles’ accomplishments as coach of LSU. Nobody.


For the pure sake of argument, how much did Saban "building" the program have to do with his success? I still remember Saban's initial press conference at Bama and talking about how those were his players. This is how we did things at LSU. This is what we expected of people at LSU.

If you go back and watch that presser, it's almost as if he's telling them we're going to use the LSU blueprint to be successful.

And yes, I agree with you on Les.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
22668 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:43 am to
quote:

If you include coordinators and position coaches I would say Aranda and Jenkins are/were elite


Another good point. What about Jimbo? Kirby? Surely there were some other coordinators over the years that are or were considered elite.
Posted by Malaysian Tiger
Manila
Member since May 2008
4732 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:44 am to
Bo Rein only
Posted by LSUHobNailBoot
Watkinsville - Georgia
Member since Oct 2017
1145 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:45 am to
False.

Saban was a nobody when LSU hire him. I even remember the collective "Who is Nick Saban, and didnt LSU just throttle his Michigan State team"
Posted by theSaltwaterGuide
Calcasieu parish
Member since Jan 2018
613 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:48 am to
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Saban was a nobody when LSU hire him. I even remember the collective "Who is Nick Saban, and didnt LSU just throttle his Michigan State team"


Yeah. Most of the “Whiney-babies” would have had nothing to do with it.
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