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re: The "Dark Ages" of LSU Football
Posted on 1/5/14 at 9:34 am to HubbaBubba
Posted on 1/5/14 at 9:34 am to HubbaBubba
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Cholly Mac
those weren't the "dark ages"
89-95 were.
Archer was too young. From there, a mistake was made on Curley but at the same time LSU was fricking cheap. Didn't invest in any infrastructure, coaches, anything. Run like a mom and pop business. Didn't invest in the product and it showed. Even with Gerry D, LSU went cheap. Too much political BS was involved as well.
Saban forced LSU to re-invest in the program, but in reality it started with Gerry D. Ppl saw the program could compete but Emmertt was as much a force as Saban money wise.
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When Cholly left, what was the state of the team and facilities?
The team was competitive. Some issues, not a national power but it was a different world back then. LSU went 7-4 the yr after Cholly Mac left and was in the Orange Bowl for the 82 season. Facilities weren't seen as being important like they are currently.
This post was edited on 1/5/14 at 9:38 am
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Posted on 1/5/14 at 9:44 am to danfraz
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89-95 were
I think the whole era never happens if Brodhead had remained AD. He would have never hired Archer to begin with. I mean he obviously wasn't perfect as it all panned out, but from a business standpoint, he had visions for the football program that were way ahead of his time.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 9:49 am to danfraz
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Facilities weren't seen as being important like they are currently.
correct and LSU's facilities were very competitive for that day. and long time AD maddox didn't like to borrow money so in the absense of the TAF he paid cash for stuff if he could.
in those days, the athlete's weren't as spoiled as today. the locker room was a place where you dressed and showered and was not expected to be a taj mahal like today, noone had indoor practice facilities nor even considered them and Tiger Stadium was one of biggest in the land. the athletes had tutors but not an "academic center" and broussard hall was their dorm. it was nice, apartment like and they ate like kings. maddox built the track facility and pete's palace which were state of the art in the day.
in fact, i think we are all a bunch of spoiled pussies these days and wish the money for the facility arms race would be spent of the university itself.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 10:56 am to danfraz
When curley was here wasn't lsu one of the only schools to have an indoor practice facility?
Posted on 1/5/14 at 12:09 pm to danfraz
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LSU was fricking cheap. Didn't invest in any infrastructure, coaches, anything. Run like a mom and pop business. Didn't invest in the product and it showed. Even with Gerry D, LSU went cheap. Too much political BS was involved as well.
Yep- You nailed it! Luckily, we have finally learned to be Big Time, you have to invest $$ as well. It is after all, a big business. There will always be some politics involved (we are talking La.!) but at least common sense has finally prevailed and we have stayed at or near the top consistently.
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