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Hot take: Daronte was a very good hire by O

Posted on 12/1/21 at 12:57 am
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155881 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 12:57 am
The shite lord just didn’t realize what he had and tried to get him to run da miami defense or something



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Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10607 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 1:03 am to
yeah, we'll put it in O's scrapbook. We moving on.
Posted by Yat27
Austin
Member since Nov 2010
8109 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 1:04 am to
quote:

Daronte

quote:

very good

I feel like this is an exaggeration. He was certainly better than Peetz, but REALLY GOOD?
Posted by ForTheWin81
Member since Nov 2021
762 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 1:05 am to
Based on our performances since Bama, clearly
Posted by Dstllsu
Ga
Member since Jan 2016
1651 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 2:50 am to
He asked Aranda who to get. O didn't have a clue.
Posted by Joe Mantegna
knoxville
Member since Oct 2007
9308 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 6:18 am to
I prefer not hiring coordinators who have to learn on the job.
Posted by Mobiletiggah
Mobile Alabama
Member since Mar 2021
2711 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 6:21 am to
They were both (Peetz & Daronte) but with no play caller experience the better coaches (and the Houdini Bo Nix performance) exposed their lack of effective in game adjustments. UCLA and the SEC a tough pull. I think they got better but O wasn’t going to get another year. Really 2020 should have been a red shirt for O. But not around BR. Anyway CBK will do fine even if he kept Peetz & Jones. Carter is an outstanding DL coach.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79189 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 7:06 am to
He's a big time shite lord
Posted by Fat Bastard
coach, investor, gambler
Member since Mar 2009
73014 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 7:14 am to
Posted by Mrtommorrow1987
Twilight Zone
Member since Feb 2008
13143 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 7:38 am to
He became a good coordinator once he realized that this wasn’t a high school all star game and blitzing a college quarterback causes them to make mistakes.
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11392 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 8:44 am to
He learned on the job well.....But LSU isn't a place you should be learning on the job.
Posted by athletemed
The Woodlands, Texas
Member since Oct 2007
5871 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 8:45 am to
even a blind squirrel finds a nut.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112369 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 8:48 am to
I liked the turnaround but we’ve made this dude into some folk hero savant for putting together a good LSU defense, which shouldn’t be a high bar to pass

I’d be fine if we kept him but there’s people out here wanting to not pursue Freeman and Elko types because we had a good end of the season run
Posted by EasterEgg
New Orleans Metro
Member since Sep 2018
4810 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:03 am to
I disagree, and solely on the same grounds that has been reiterated here since the beginning... LSU is NOT a training ground. Jones may very well be a good DC some day or even now, but it came at LSU's expense for half a season while he learned his way around the role.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:48 am to
I think he should be at least interviewed. We don’t know how much the Shrimp Boat Captain buffoon meddled with his defense, although the chances are pretty high.
Posted by PureBlood
The Motherland
Member since Oct 2021
4002 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:52 am to
quote:

Hot take: Daronte was a very good hire by O



Not a sexy hire but I wouldn't be angry if BK retains him in some capacity.

The numbers after O was fired improved bigly and his players never quit. Our defense improved weekly the last half the season. Recruiting is a big if though.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
62097 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:00 am to
quote:

tried to get him to run da miami defense or something


Did any local reporter ever pin O down and ask what are the characteristics of “the Miami defense”? What defines the “offense we ran at USC”? What are the key components of “the Joe Brady offense”?
Posted by KLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
10325 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:01 am to
I think he did a fantastic job with all the injuries and how the defense progressed as the year went on, despite those injuries.
Posted by Celery
Nuevo York
Member since Nov 2010
11101 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:03 am to
Outstanding D in the second half of the season. He did A LOT with backups. First half was atrocious. Idk if we keep him on, but I think he should get a look based on that later part of the season. Guess BK needs to get to the bottom of what happened.
Posted by IllogicaLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2021
52 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:04 am to
Is this a hot take? I thought most were happy with his defense at this point
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