re: What caused LSU Football's putrid 90's run?

Dinardo had his problems, but he's also the guy who pulled us up out of the tailspin. He actually got big recruits to come to LSU and started to change the culture. Yes, discipline and grades were his downfall but its not like we were ultra disciplined before he got here. I don't lump in Dinardo with Hallman and Archer. Actually, the only truly terrible coach was Hallman.

But rot starts at the top, and Joe Dean was a miserable AD. Didn't invest in football, ran afoul of the feds with some of the most egregious Title IX violations imaginable (it's probably best not to say horribly sexist things about the volleyball team on the court's record), couldn't raise money, and generally just presided over a period of malaise. Basketball went into the tank on his watch as well, and Skip was the only thing that kept LSU sports above water.