re: OFFICIAL Discussion Thread for New LSU DC Candidates

Letting Aranda go would have been the biggest mistake ever.

What he did in the playoffs was spectacular.

Winning a championship would nullify any idea that he was overpaid. You can't even begin to put a price on that.

There was not a better DC in the entire country given what he had to go up against at the back half of the season and the type of adjustments he had to make.

Many DCs would have just kept the same plan in place and failed. Bo Pelini and Chavis. Aranda was able to make several adjustments.

There was certainly no 3rd and Aranda when it mattered most.

1 for 11 on 3rd downs for Clemson...

3rd down defense is far more important stat to me than any total yards or points given up if you have an offense that puts up big points any ways..

LSU finished this season ranked 6th in the entire NCAA in 3rd down defense..

That's better than Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan st, Alabama.

That is the mark of a great DC. And that's facing some of the best offenses around.. The best schedule.