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LSU coaching search back in 1999
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:04 am
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:04 am
Who remembers which coaches were the LSU fan favorites after Coach DiNardo was canned late in the '99 season? I was stationed overseas and didn't follow LSU sports much online around that time.
Was Pat Sullivan from TCU one of them amongst others?
Was Pat Sullivan from TCU one of them amongst others?
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Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:06 am to goodgrin
Sullivan was the guy but couldn’t pay his buyout
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:08 am to Champs
Sullivan was before Dinardo not after.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:10 am to goodgrin
quote:
Pat Sullivan
tOG LSU head coach search heartbreak.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:12 am to goodgrin
Bob Pruett
Mark Richt
Glen Mason
Dennis Erickson
Mark Richt
Glen Mason
Dennis Erickson
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:12 am to goodgrin
Hal Mumme was a popular name amongst LSU fans back then
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:15 am to DBG
In before “Saban was an unknown gamble.”
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:33 am to S
As I recall, the LSU brass got the vote of confidence on Saban from Bill Polian. He thought Saban was a great defensive mind and would be very successful as a college head coach. And also recall, he had just led Mich State to wins over Michigan AND Ohio State. He was definitely NOT a scrub. Not one of the “top names” either. Which is what scares me about Kiffin. The only “big name” hire I can think of recently that translated into an actual title is Harbaugh (and that one is sketchy). Woodward did it twice in the last seven years and flamed out on both.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:53 am to goodgrin
Nobody was watching flight tracker
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:59 am to goodgrin
Steve Logan from ECU turned us down for an interview.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:59 am to goodgrin
Gary Crowton
Mark Richt
Pat Sullivan was who I wanted. Or Mack brown. We ended up with curly.
Damn you, Brett Fahv-ruh
Mark Richt
Pat Sullivan was who I wanted. Or Mack brown. We ended up with curly.
Damn you, Brett Fahv-ruh
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:59 am to saintsfan22
Logan was another one yes
Posted on 11/22/25 at 10:04 am to goodgrin
Many (okay, I) wanted Butch Davis or Dennis Erickson if they would have bitten…. Dinardo had beaten Saban in the independence bowl the previous bowl season. I remember the broadcasters during that game talking up Saban as up-and-coming and well respected. It was not the splash hire back then, but I didn’t hate it. He was made the highest paid coach at the time if I remember correctly.
This post was edited on 11/22/25 at 10:08 am
Posted on 11/22/25 at 10:05 am to DBG
quote:
Bob Pruett
Accepted the Houston job and then backed out before the presser.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:22 pm to Champs
quote:
Sullivan was the guy but couldn’t pay his buyout
I don't remember the buyout amount, but I'm sure it pales on comparison to today's numbers. Lol
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:23 pm to Tigerpaul1969
quote:
he had just led Mich State to wins over Michigan AND Ohio State.
Saban also beat Penn State that season which was the first time in Michigan State's football history that was accomplished.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:25 pm to Words
quote:
Hal Mumme was a popular name amongst LSU fans back then
When the Tiger's Lair was the main LSU internet message board back then, I think LSU fans were thinking that he may have been a front runner because his wife was either from LA or an LSU alum.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:26 pm to DBG
I remember Bob Pruett being my favorite. When they announced Saban I was like, the guy we beat in the Independence Bowl? Wtf
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:26 pm to Vanilla Thunder
quote:alumni.
We ended up with curly.
Curley replaced Mike Archer before the '91 season.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:26 pm to goodgrin
a huge contingent wanted dennis erickson. won a natty at the U but failed in NFL like many.
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