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The only coach to ever leave LSU for another college team
Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:16 pm
Paul Dietzel delivered LSU's first National Championship in 1958, and three years later he left LSU in a lurch, saddling us with Cholly Mac and a 45-year drought in national championships. The team he left for...
Army
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Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:33 pm to TDlurker
Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:39 pm to TDlurker
Cholly Mac was actually a pretty good coach…I wouldn’t say we got saddled with him.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:41 pm to TDlurker
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saddling us with Cholly Mac
Downvote
Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:44 pm to notbilly
Hard to say LSU was saddled by Cholly Mac. He was pretty darn steady and a good coach.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:46 pm to Genestealer55
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Cholly Mac was actually a pretty good coach…I wouldn’t say we got saddled with him
Cholly was a beloved coach but...
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Posted on 10/20/23 at 7:52 pm to TDlurker
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Paul Dietzel delivered LSU's first National Championship in 1958, and three years later he left LSU in a lurch, saddling us with Cholly Mac and a 45-year drought in national championships.
What the hell? Coach Mac won a ton of games. He also was screwed a couple times
Posted on 10/20/23 at 8:07 pm to TDlurker
Absolutely loved Charlie Mac! Was an incredible encourager, great human being, love people, I hope I’m in the same place as him at the next level
Posted on 10/20/23 at 8:38 pm to Genestealer55
But by the end he wasn't viewed in the same light.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 8:49 pm to TDlurker
I post a lighthearted comment, making the best possible case for a grudge against Army football using the only connecting thread the two programs have, and every response is someone getting defensive about Cholly Mac. Never die Rant.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 8:54 pm to TDlurker
Arsparger left LSU to be AD at UF. That counts because you didn't say "to coach at".
Also you didn't say head coach, so all the assistants that left would count as well. So Aranda left us for Baylor.
Also you didn't say head coach, so all the assistants that left would count as well. So Aranda left us for Baylor.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:31 pm to DocBugbear
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Arsparger left LSU to be AD at UF. That counts because you didn't say "to coach at".
Also you didn't say head coach, so all the assistants that left would count as well. So Aranda left us for Baylor.
I accounted for Arnsparger. Technically, he ceased being a "coach" the moment he signed on with UF, so when he "left" LSU he was no longer a "coach". As far as assistants, according to NCAA rule 536.45.12, the title "assistant coach" is purely ceremonial, as all "assistants" are technically athletic department employees. Each program is only allowed one "coach"
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:09 pm to NAsh-vegas Tigah
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Hard to say LSU was saddled by Cholly Mac. He was pretty darn steady and a good coach.
And Coach Mac knew how to recruit for position. He put his best athletes on defense and that worked well for him.
Also, after Coach Mac left, LSU went on a wild roller coaster ride that lasted over 20 years until Saban arrived.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:12 pm to Genestealer55
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Cholly Mac was actually a pretty good coach…I wouldn’t say we got saddled with him.
He was Les Miles without a championship. This board would’ve crucified him.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:30 pm to Genestealer55
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Cholly Mac was actually a pretty good coach
On-the-field results say otherwise. His very first season, 1962, was his best, ending with a Cotton Bowl domination of previously undefeated Texas. At least one year-end poll that season rated LSU #1.
After that it was quite frustrating. Coach Mac's record against elite opponents, particularly Alabama, was subpar. And his record his last six seasons in Baton Rouge was as follows: 5-5-1, 4-7, 6-4-1, 8-4, 8-4, 7-5. Les Miles' fans would have been horrified at that level of mediocreness.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:40 pm to TDlurker
No one was beating Bear back then. Especially his alumni.
Chilly was a damn good coach but got stale.
Chilly was a damn good coach but got stale.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:01 pm to TDlurker
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The only coach to ever leave LSU for another college team
Biff Jones says hello.
This post was edited on 10/20/23 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:12 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:Biff Jones was fired by Huey Long.
Biff Jones says hello.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:16 pm to TDlurker
OP may want to look up Dana X. Bible, College HOF coach who left LSU to coach at another college.
This post was edited on 10/20/23 at 11:48 pm
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