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30 years ago tonight Gerry DiNardo and LSU helped "Bring back the Magic"
Posted on 9/16/25 at 11:59 am
Posted on 9/16/25 at 11:59 am
'Bring back the Magic' LSU was mired in a six year stretch of losing seasons. Auburn was ranked #5 going into this game. One of things DiNardo did after getting hired was working to get the NCAA's odd rule about home teams wearing white amended to the opponent agreeing. To Terry Bowden's credit he did and LSU wore white at home for the first time since the 1982 Tulane game.
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Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:04 pm to I-59 Tiger
I have never seen goalposts get taken down faster than this game
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:05 pm to I-59 Tiger
Troy Twillie!
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:05 pm to I-59 Tiger
DiNardo is not given enough credit for changing the culture at LSU. Without DiNardo laying the groundwork, you don't get a Saban.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:07 pm to I-59 Tiger
12-6.....I was there.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:14 pm to OhioLSUfan
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I have never seen goalposts get taken down faster than this game
took them over 2 years after this game to come down.
I wouldn't call that very fast.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:20 pm to ActusHumanus
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Without DiNardo laying the groundwork, you don't get a Saban.
bit of a stretch there
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:21 pm to Nutriaitch
1ST game as season ticket holder . yes goal post didnt come down that night
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:21 pm to 777Tiger
No it's not
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:22 pm to Nutriaitch
white jerseys at home for the first time in a while
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:22 pm to 777Tiger
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Without DiNardo laying the groundwork, you don't get a Saban.
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bit of a stretch there
not that far of a stretch.
DiNardo gave glimpses of what was possible at LSU.
if Gerry hadn't given that glimpse, maybe Saban would have never entertained coming to LSU.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:23 pm to LSUballs
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No it's not
I’d say the turning point was replacing Dean with Skip, Joe Dean held LSU back as much as anyone
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:25 pm to I-59 Tiger
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30 years ago tonight Gerry DiNardo and LSU helped "Bring back the Magic"
Thanks for reminding me how old i am..... was in college and in the student section that night......
...where have the years gone....
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:30 pm to Nutriaitch
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not that far of a stretch.
DiNardo gave glimpses of what was possible at LSU.
if Gerry hadn't given that glimpse, maybe Saban would have never entertained coming to LSU.
And that glimpse Saban got was a firsthand POV from the other sideline in Shreveport. Saban recognized the talent in the area (not just LSU, but the entire southeast and Texas).
What Dinardo should get the most credit for is opening LSU back up to great Louisiana players. Younger posters have no recollection of this, but there was a time nearly all of the great HS players in LA did NOT go to LSU, let alone consider LSU. They were going to (at that time) FSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida, etc. Dinardo landing Kevin Faulk was a program shifting event...even though Dinardo ultimately couldn't sustain the success.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:32 pm to 777Tiger
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Joe Dean held LSU back as much as anyone
he was cheap....
Bill Arnsparger - $80k
Mike Archer - $88.4k
Curley Hallman - $90k
Gerry Dinardo - $95k
Nick Saban - $2.3M
Les Miles - $4.4M
Ed Orgeron - $9M
Joe Dean's hires in bold and what he paid them.....
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:33 pm to tigeraddict
Game is over!!!
Tigers win!!!
Tigers win!!!
Tigers win!!!
Tigers win!!!
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:37 pm to I-59 Tiger
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30 years ago tonight Gerry DiNardo and LSU helped "Bring back the Magic"
My last year as an LSU student. Those were some lean times for the football program. A whole lifetime has passed…
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:38 pm to I-59 Tiger
i listened to this on radio as there was no tv.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:43 pm to tigeraddict
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Bill Arnsparger - $80k Mike Archer - $88.4k Curley Hallman - $90k Gerry Dinardo - $95k
Crazy how comparatively little college coaches used to make. Even after adjusting for inflation, that’s a decent upper middle class income but by no means rich.
HC of LSU wasn’t a 6 figure job until Saban
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:48 pm to tigeraddict
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he was cheap.... Bill Arnsparger - $80k Mike Archer - $88.4k Curley Hallman - $90k Gerry Dinardo - $95k
while these numbers sound ridiculous by today’s standards, not many coaches were getting enormous contracts back then.
the average BigTen head coach made $132k in 1995 (couldn’t find the average SEC salary for that year).
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