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Any chance LSU brings back Archer and/or DiNardo at a game? If so who gets louder applause
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:30 pm
I'm not Nostradamus but I assume Les and Curly never get honored at Tiger Stadium going forward, so who would be better received, Archer or DiNardo?
For those of you too young, a few notes
DiNardo- Pro's
Came in after 6 losing season in a row took us to 3 straight bowl game wins and 1st ever win of #1 in 97 UF
Recruited LA starting with Kevin Faulk ending with Bradie James, Trev Faulk etc
Got the new suites and East side built (opened in 2000)
Cons
Lost team after upset #1 UF
Brought in Tepper as DC leading to two bad seasons
Recruiting fell off and he became very angry at end
Mike Archer Pros
Led team to two great season in 87 and 88,
SEC title in 88 was only 2nd in 18 years
Got first indoor facility built
Cons
Two very bad years to end, even when Hodson was a Senior
Lost the boosters and National recruits backfired
His Youth showed when he started losing, although he went on to be a very well respected DC
For those of you too young, a few notes
DiNardo- Pro's
Came in after 6 losing season in a row took us to 3 straight bowl game wins and 1st ever win of #1 in 97 UF
Recruited LA starting with Kevin Faulk ending with Bradie James, Trev Faulk etc
Got the new suites and East side built (opened in 2000)
Cons
Lost team after upset #1 UF
Brought in Tepper as DC leading to two bad seasons
Recruiting fell off and he became very angry at end
Mike Archer Pros
Led team to two great season in 87 and 88,
SEC title in 88 was only 2nd in 18 years
Got first indoor facility built
Cons
Two very bad years to end, even when Hodson was a Senior
Lost the boosters and National recruits backfired
His Youth showed when he started losing, although he went on to be a very well respected DC
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:37 pm to secfballfan
Scrap all that shite and honor Joe Burrow first.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:37 pm to secfballfan
NONE
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:38 pm to secfballfan
Neither were great coaches.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:40 pm to secfballfan
Archer was a bad evaluator/recruiter from what I remember. He coaches well with the talent he was left then the talent really dropped off under his watch. I remember being in 8th grade and LSU coaches were at my school recruiting a really large O-lineman who had no business playing college ball, and ultimately didn’t. I remember thinking at the time that things were bad.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:42 pm to secfballfan
I think both should be honored, why not?
I remember the DiNardo so I'd cheer louder for him. He fell off at the end without a doubt but it was fun during his first few seasons.
I remember the DiNardo so I'd cheer louder for him. He fell off at the end without a doubt but it was fun during his first few seasons.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:48 pm to secfballfan
DiNardo- Pro's
Came in after 6 losing season in a row took us to 3 straight bowl game wins and 1st ever win of #1 in 97 UF
Recruited LA starting with Kevin Faulk ending with Bradie James, Trev Faulk etc
Got the new suites and East side built (opened in 2000)
I believe he was responsible for NCAA approving exception for LSU having to wear dark (purple) jerseys at home games. Allowed the white jerseys provided visitors approved. In effect visitors wore their home dark jerseys.
LSU Alumni brought Gerry to NYC for a meet and greet at a place called Brother Jimmy's. He wasn't very social and had trouble with the crawfish. LSU staffer ran over and said Coach let me help you. Was hanging in the corner when I approached and spoke for 10 minutes or so. He was from Brooklyn and played for Notre Dame
Came in after 6 losing season in a row took us to 3 straight bowl game wins and 1st ever win of #1 in 97 UF
Recruited LA starting with Kevin Faulk ending with Bradie James, Trev Faulk etc
Got the new suites and East side built (opened in 2000)
I believe he was responsible for NCAA approving exception for LSU having to wear dark (purple) jerseys at home games. Allowed the white jerseys provided visitors approved. In effect visitors wore their home dark jerseys.
LSU Alumni brought Gerry to NYC for a meet and greet at a place called Brother Jimmy's. He wasn't very social and had trouble with the crawfish. LSU staffer ran over and said Coach let me help you. Was hanging in the corner when I approached and spoke for 10 minutes or so. He was from Brooklyn and played for Notre Dame
This post was edited on 4/15/21 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:49 pm to secfballfan
quote:
I assume Les and Curly never get honored at Tiger Stadium going forward
You think Les gets snubbed in 2027 for the 20-year anniversary?
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:53 pm to secfballfan
quote:
I'm not Nostradamus but I assume Les and Curly never get honored at Tiger Stadium going forward
Kind of crazy that Les won’t get honored considering the success he had.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 1:58 pm to secfballfan
neither are ever going to get some singular bring back halftime moment
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:00 pm to secfballfan
WTF?
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:09 pm to secfballfan
They would both probably get a smattering of applause.
I think “Smattering” is the correct amount.
More if they do like a anniversary of the win over Florida (kinda lame but a significant moment) or the 87 championships team.
I think “Smattering” is the correct amount.
More if they do like a anniversary of the win over Florida (kinda lame but a significant moment) or the 87 championships team.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:12 pm to secfballfan
Not likely. The only thing of note that either one accomplished was Archer's 1988 SEC championship team that went 8-4. That team was already brought back for a curtain call in 2008. Archer was the DC at NC State that season, but they had an open date the week LSU honored the team. I don't recall if Archer was there or what kind of reception he might have gotten.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:17 pm to secfballfan
Archer good man bad coach
Dinardo good coach good man
Hallman bad coach bad man
You decide
Dinardo good coach good man
Hallman bad coach bad man
You decide
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:31 pm to secfballfan
I could be crazy but I thought LSU brought back all living former coaches except for Hallman and Saban in 2018 for the 125 yr celebration.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:36 pm to secfballfan
Archer is/was a nice guy. DiNardo was a prick.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:43 pm to secfballfan
Dinardo. Both had some great moments in those lean decades. The difference is DiNardo left LSU better than he found us. Archer left the program a mess.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 2:48 pm to secfballfan
But, will they be masked?
Asking for a COVID-19 psycho friend.
Asking for a COVID-19 psycho friend.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 3:45 pm to secfballfan
May be an unpopular opinion, but DiNardo started the program on the road back to success. As I recall, he stemmed the flow of LA talent going out of state. And signing Faulk was a huge deal.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 3:58 pm to secfballfan
Neither!
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