re: Why did LSU hire Dinardo

Joe Dean used to say (in that "strinnng music" growl of his...), "People call me all the time and tell me they want to work for LSU. I say, 'OK, but how are you making me money? Show me how you can pay for yourself.'"

And that's pretty much how he ran the athletic department. To him, it was a zero sum proposition. He considered his budget set in stone.

In the LSU football history books, Dean and Hallman will forever be joined at the hip. What a sad legacy.