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re: Nick Saban Appreciation Thread
Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:03 am to jdg91878
Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:03 am to jdg91878
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“Before Saban arrived at LSU the talent in Louisiana was a virtual grab bag for the top programs in surrounding states,” Long said. “These days it's rare that a top player in the state goes anywhere but Baton Rouge.”
Actually...Dinardo was the one that started building the recruiting fence around Louisiana. Just check out the players that were here in 2000 when Saban arrived for proof. Long needs to recognize.
Louisiana high schools made Saban
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Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:10 am to Choctaw
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Dinardo was the one that started building the recruiting fence around Louisiana
Not to mention building the excitement around the program again. DiNardo went to every corner of Louisiana and sold the state on this football program. He then went and locked down freakin' talent. There are still starting OLinemen in the NFL that DiNardo recruited to LSU that we weren't getting before that. Kevin Faulk still is the most important recruit that LSU has gotten in the last 30 years. And, that was all DiNardo.
Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:11 am to Choctaw
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Dinardo was the one that started building the recruiting fence around Louisiana
This.
Saban got handed a pool of talent unlike any other at what had already been established as the only game in town. Go look at the unbeatable monsters he left at Toledo, Michigan State and the Dolphins upon his departure if you want to know what a great genius he really is.
Posted on 1/4/12 at 12:55 pm to Choctaw
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Actually...Dinardo was the one that started building the recruiting fence around Louisiana. Just check out the players that were here in 2000 when Saban arrived for proof.
Actually right in the sense he "started building the recruiting fence" but it had significant gaps worthy of mention. Dinardo hated the two-sport athlete(see Kennison) thus some of the best two-sport players left the state.
Henry clashed w/ Dinardo over Kennison and Chris Collins. Enough clash that they had to meet w/ the AD. DiNardo won, but only after Kennison left.
Saban embraced two-sport players even to the point of attending the NCAA track championship at LSU to support his players. He went crazy(happy) at the end of the 400m hurdles when Bazille(sp??), I think, finished top-3 or 4.
Posted on 1/4/12 at 1:22 pm to Choctaw
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Dinardo was the one that started building the recruiting fence around Louisiana.
This... I remember the dark days, and Dinardo gave us a glimmer of hope and did rejuvenate LSU, without him and his recruiting Saban likely wouldn't have had as much success early on. If anyone deserves props, it's Dinardo. He often gets left out of the conversation because ultimately he lost control of the team. Still, he brought some really good talent to Baton Rouge and put in a lot of work on that recruiting fence around Louisiana.
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