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In honor of the season, what are your favorite coaching search stories?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:53 pm
Not long ago, I learned of Jack Del Rio sitting in a parked car.
Herman was a done deal.
Jimbo was a done deal.
The Arnsparger/Spurrier debacle.
Joe Alleva’s “I am the search.”
There’s lots of good ones.
Herman was a done deal.
Jimbo was a done deal.
The Arnsparger/Spurrier debacle.
Joe Alleva’s “I am the search.”
There’s lots of good ones.
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:55 pm to TexasTiger08
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Joe Alleva’s “I am the search.”
That douche was the worst. It’s amazing he stayed here as long as he did.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:59 pm to TexasTiger08
DALSU only updating the Coaching Changes board at 3 am all for it to just be bullshite 
good times
good times
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:00 pm to TexasTiger08
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Joe Alleva’s “I am the search.”
That dick-nosed mother fricker made my blood boil with that line.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:00 pm to TexasTiger08
quote:
Jimbo was a done deal.
He was, until Texas A&M lost to Lesticles. Pretty sure that was a blessing.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:03 pm to TexasTiger08
My favorite was when the LA Governor tried to sabotage it
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:07 pm to Indefatigable
Back in 86 after Arnsparger left a couple of different factions of the BOS were at Phil’s oyster house .In one room was Sam Ratigliano,who had coached in the pros,and in the other was SteveSpurrier HC on Duke .As most older fans know LSU ended up hiring Mike Archer.Steve Spurrier was hired at FLA by Arnsparger and the rest is history.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:16 pm to RGT
quote:
Sam Ratigliano
Had no clue he was considered for LSU. Not a bad stretch in Cleveland
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:27 pm to The Truth 34
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Joe Alleva’s “I am the search.” That dick-nosed mother fricker made my blood boil with that line.
And damn it. He hired a NC winning football coach and a BB coach that went to the sweet 16 and won the SEC.
I’ve never seen another bumbling idiot have his moves work out quite like he did at LSU.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:00 pm to Indefatigable
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Joe Alleva
For the way he threw the Duke lacrosse team under the bus that guy should be in jail.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:19 pm to TexasTiger08
That gump caught in bed with hookers was pretty good
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:27 pm to Cracker
If we go outside of LSU, you also need to include George O’Leary and the false resumé.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:31 pm to TexasTiger08
Les to Michigan and the "Have a great day" press conference the day of the SECCG
Actually that whole day was just so awesome. Shout out to Shady McCoy.
Actually that whole day was just so awesome. Shout out to Shady McCoy.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:34 pm to ATLTiger
In another world Herbie doesn’t let tCat out of the bag, Saban comes home, and bama ends up with Jim Grobe or Michigan era Rich Rod.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:39 pm to TexasTiger08
Texas A&M 2015 was my last game as an LSU student. Was such a nice send off for Les Miles, crowd gave him his roses…was surreal walking back to a tailgate after the game and hearing the Facebook moms were on the brigade to keep him and Jindal was putting his foot down
Not exactly a coaching interview story but coaching search related. Just rambling
Not exactly a coaching interview story but coaching search related. Just rambling
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:40 pm to TexasTiger08
For me, it's 1993. LSU was in the 3rd year of Hallman and we stunk. Our record was 3-5, including a 58-3 loss to Florida and headed to Alabama as a 24-28 point underdog. Alabama was on a 31 game unbeaten streak (including ties).
The word on the street was, LSU was about to fire Hallman and hire Mack Brown. Brown was the OC or QB coach at LSU in 1982 and was a very well respected offensive mind back then. He spent a few years at Tulane and turned them around and was doing the same thing at UNC.
I was in Tuscaloosa to watch LSU pull off the biggest upset in the school's football history, in my opinion. Just shocking. I don't think this was ever confirmed by anyone, but I believe Joe Dean felt he couldn't fire Hallman after upsetting Alabama and had to give him one more year.
He fired Hallman after 1994 and Brown eventually took the job at Texas a few years later.
The word on the street was, LSU was about to fire Hallman and hire Mack Brown. Brown was the OC or QB coach at LSU in 1982 and was a very well respected offensive mind back then. He spent a few years at Tulane and turned them around and was doing the same thing at UNC.
I was in Tuscaloosa to watch LSU pull off the biggest upset in the school's football history, in my opinion. Just shocking. I don't think this was ever confirmed by anyone, but I believe Joe Dean felt he couldn't fire Hallman after upsetting Alabama and had to give him one more year.
He fired Hallman after 1994 and Brown eventually took the job at Texas a few years later.
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:10 pm to Cracker
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:22 pm to Indefatigable
quote:Compare & Contrast Joe Alleva and Joe Dean. (Scraping the botton of the Barrel) Dean hired Mike Archer over Mike Shanahan and Steve Spurrier! Alleva couldn't handle Trace Armstrong (Tom Herman's Agent) and ran away scared & crying to Shrimpy; didn't even attempt to interview anybody else.
That douche was the worst. It’s amazing he stayed here as long as he did.
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