Archer is/was a pretty good DC and a great linebackers coach. He was too young (I always defend Archer by reminding people that he is 3 1/2 months older than Les Miles), the wrong man at the wrong time, however you want to explain it.

Also, Archer won more games in his first 2 years than Hallman won in 4, had a winning record in the SEC - just a number of things to make him much better than Hallman.

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Posted by Y.A. Tittle

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Posted on 12/11/12 at 12:44 pm to Ace Midnight

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Archer is/was a pretty good DC and a great linebackers coach. He was too young (I always defend Archer by reminding people that he is 3 1/2 months older than Les Miles), the wrong man at the wrong time, however you want to explain it.

Also, Archer won more games in his first 2 years than Hallman won in 4, had a winning record in the SEC - just a number of things to make him much better than Hallman.

Correct. Archer was ultimately not a good coach, who was proven to be in over his head.

He doesn't, however, deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Curley, in a discussion of terrible coaches.

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Posted by MondayMorningMarch

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Posted on 12/11/12 at 12:51 pm to Ace Midnight

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Also, Archer won more games in his first 2 years than Hallman won in 4, had a winning record in the SEC - just a number of things to make him much better than Hallman.

Archer won with Arnsparger's players. When they moved on we went into the shitter.

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