re: Today's Rabalais article is very interesting!

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According to Joe Alleva, head coaching experience a "Must," to be considered for the LSU job. Well, in 1955, LSU A.D. Jim Corbett hired a 35 year old assistant coach, Paul Dietzel, three years later we won a NC; A.D. Bob Broadhead hired Bill Arnsparger in the early 80's, and Chancellor Mark Emmert hired Nick Saban in 2000, three years later he won a NC. Paul Dietzel was an assistant coach with no head coaching experience, Arnsbarger was the Defensive Coordinator of the Miami Dolphins with little or no head coaching experience, and Saban was hired away from Michigan State by LSU President, Mark Emmert, and he bacame a super star at LSU. Two things about Dietzel, Arnsparger, and Saban: Of all the nine or more coaches in the 60 some years this period covers, they were the only three that left on their own accord and not fired. Naturally they were considered traitors when they left. All the other coaches were FIRED. So, six out of nine or so coaches were fired. SEcond thing about the three is two out of the three had head coaching experience. Leaders are hired more on the basis of potential and than accomplishments. No surprise that Corbett, Broadhead, and Emmert were very successful leaders because they knew how to gauge talent. For Alleva to write in stone that the candidate must have or have been a head coach eliminates many good candidates with lots of potential. For example, the Houston Coach, Herman, was the OC at Ohio State when the Houston A,D signed him, and by the standards Alleva sets, Herman would not get a look cause he is not a head coach. Hopefully, Alleva will take a seat on the sidelines and let more competent people handle this. BTW, Bob Broadhead also brought to Tiger Land an unknown assistant baseball coach from Miami, named Skip Bertman, who had a fair career at LSU. Again, by the standards set by Alleva, Bertman would have not got a look. Gotta have head coaching experience per Alleva. Not Good. He is doing this to "Cover his rear end."
-Bobby Coxe

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