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Why did Bill Arnsparger leave so quickly?
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:01 pm
Both he and Saban came and went quickly. Why is that?
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:03 pm to Amused Lurker
If I remember right, Arnsparger took the AD job at Fla..
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:03 pm to Amused Lurker
Because he wanted to be AD and Head coach… Left for Florida and hired Steve Spurrier from Duke.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:04 pm to Amused Lurker
He went to Florida as AD. Then hired spurrier I believe at some point.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:04 pm to Amused Lurker
Left to be AD of Florida?
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:04 pm to CarriereTiger
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If I remember right, Arnsparger took the AD job at Fla..
Then hired Spurrier.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:05 pm to Zap Rowsdower
So he double f ed us
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:05 pm to Amused Lurker
Didn’t he have a spat with the AD for taking dale brown’s side?
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:05 pm to Amused Lurker
quote:Saban's goal at the time was to be an NFL HC.
Both he and Saban came and went quickly. Why is that?
Arnsparger had issues with Brodhead and Dale, and UF AD was a much better position at the time than LSU Football HC.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:06 pm to TheosDeddy
So did Saban if you think about it. Someone once said, it’s not what people say but what they do that tells you what they think.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:06 pm to TheosDeddy
He was responsible for getting us Dalton Hilliard! Legend!
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:06 pm to CarriereTiger
Ding ding ding.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:13 pm to TexTgrTed
Bill got tired of all the politics and Dale Brown. Also, he and Broadhead had falling out. The Liberty Bowl had something to do with it. Think the team thought they were going a good bowl destination and Broadhead made backdoor deal to go to Memphis at the last minute, which upset Bill. Plus, it didn’t help that Broadhead got busted for wiretapping. My dad was on Bill’s staff. We had to spend Christmas on Memphis and it sucked!
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:15 pm to Amused Lurker
Armsparger had a reputation as a good coach and not so good recruiter.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:16 pm to lsunumber1
Didn’t bill give the players per diem and said see ya in Memphis on this date?
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:17 pm to bayoubengal1989
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He was responsible for getting us Dalton Hilliard! Legend!
No he wasn’t. Hilliard was a freshman in 1982 under Stovall. Arnsparger came in 84. You can give Arnsparger credit for Hodson, Harvey Williams, Wendell Davis, and many other greats but not Hilliard.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:25 pm to NOSTRODAMUS
Yes, Bill let the players drive on their own to Memphis and get per diem. This was to piss Broadhead off. One of the coldest games I have ever been to. Players didn’t want to be there and it showed. Outside of Norman Jefferson, game was awful. I think we were suppose to go the old Aloha Bowl. Then Broadhead made the deal to go to the Liberty.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:28 pm to doublecutter
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Armsparger had a reputation as a good coach and not so good recruiter.
Lol. He put a shite ton of LSU players in the NFL.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:28 pm to lsunumber1
quote:Dang, that brings back memories of my childhood. That was the Christmas that we moved my grandparents to somewhere out in BFE New Mexico. Finally got them out there, unloaded, and started heading home.Whatever night that game was played, we stopped and spent the night at a Motel 6 somewhere in west Texas.
My dad was on Bill’s staff. We had to spend Christmas on Memphis and it sucked!
They were a super economy motel back in those days. It was like $0.25 to have black and white TV or $1.00 to watch in color. Since the Tigers were playing, we splurged on color TV.
Honestly, it was the only time in my 5+ decades that I was ever in a hotel/motel without free TV. IIRC, that Motel 6 had TVs which required a cartridge to turn on, and the front desk would rent you one for either B&W or color, depending on your budget.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:29 pm to Adam Banks
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Didn’t he have a spat with the AD for taking dale brown’s side?
This^
Broadhead got jealous of Arnsparger’s success.
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