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re: 30 years ago tonight Gerry DiNardo and LSU helped "Bring back the Magic"
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:20 pm to tigeraddict
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:20 pm to tigeraddict
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Thanks for reminding me how old i am..... was in college and in the student section that night...... ...where have the years gone...
Getting old sucks, but better than the alternative.
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Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:22 pm to tigeraddict
quote:
Thanks for reminding me how old i am..... was in college
yup
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:30 pm to Ruston Trombone
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HC of LSU wasn’t a 6 figure job until Saban
When we hired Saban he was only one of three coaches who made $1 million. And the other two had way more success than he had up until that point.
This post was edited on 9/16/25 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:35 pm to OhioLSUfan
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I have never seen goalposts get taken down faster than this game
Florida ‘97
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:01 pm to 777Tiger
For 5 years before he got here LSU was a dumpster fire of a program. Dinardo absolutely brought back the program.
Dinardo’s downfall was Lou Tepper. The 1998 team was loaded and every game besides the last one against Arkansas was close. With a DC who was even the least bit competent that team would have competed for an SEC championship.
SEC records in 1st 3 seasons
Dinardo
1995: 4-3-1
1996: 6-2
1997: 6-2
Kelly
2022: 6-2
2023: 6-2
2024: 5-3
Dinardo’s downfall was Lou Tepper. The 1998 team was loaded and every game besides the last one against Arkansas was close. With a DC who was even the least bit competent that team would have competed for an SEC championship.
SEC records in 1st 3 seasons
Dinardo
1995: 4-3-1
1996: 6-2
1997: 6-2
Kelly
2022: 6-2
2023: 6-2
2024: 5-3
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:07 pm to I-59 Tiger
This was the first LSU game my dad brought me to.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:10 pm to 777Tiger
Wrong, Saban thought if a Cheerleader DiNardo can aggravate the sleeping giant. A Coach that lives, sleeps, and eats football. He thought not only aggravate but
WAKE the SLEEPING GIANT!
WAKE the SLEEPING GIANT!
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:17 pm to I-59 Tiger
My first LSU game.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:36 pm to I-59 Tiger
I think the Magic started a couple of weeks before, when LSU went into Kyle Field in College Station and gave #3 ranked Texas A&M all they wanted in route to an eventual 33-17 Tigers loss.
After all the Hallman years, to see a team come out and fight like that was a strong statement. As I recall we hung in there pretty good until the fourth quarter, when the heat and the A&M depth got the best of us.
It was hot as balls that day, and people were dropping like flies. You know it's hot when you can't even drink. Had to down straight Diet Coke all game, and never once had to pee. Everything just sweated out. I think it was like 120 degrees on the field. Unbearable.
But even then, everybody was pretty fired-up, because we knew we had a coach, and the core of a good team.
After all the Hallman years, to see a team come out and fight like that was a strong statement. As I recall we hung in there pretty good until the fourth quarter, when the heat and the A&M depth got the best of us.
It was hot as balls that day, and people were dropping like flies. You know it's hot when you can't even drink. Had to down straight Diet Coke all game, and never once had to pee. Everything just sweated out. I think it was like 120 degrees on the field. Unbearable.
But even then, everybody was pretty fired-up, because we knew we had a coach, and the core of a good team.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:38 pm to The Pitts
Was there….I body slammed by best friend in the student section when Twillie picked off Nix
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:46 pm to Sissidog02
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Cheerleader DiNardo
Dinardo showed what LSU was capable of and brought a lot of disenfranchised fans back to the program with his Bring back the Magic tour. And left a lot of talent for Saban. His undoing was LSU not retaining/paying assistant coaches. That was the big change LSU made with Saban, not getting money whipped by other programs.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:49 pm to ActusHumanus
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DiNardo is not given enough credit for changing the culture at LSU. Without DiNardo laying the groundwork, you don't get a Saban.
And without Curley Hallman, we would not have gotten ourselves DiNardo.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:57 pm to I-59 Tiger
Wow,. you're making me feel old. That was the first LSU game I ever attended!
Posted on 9/16/25 at 3:16 pm to I-59 Tiger
i hate we wear white at home.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 3:30 pm to I-59 Tiger
I watched it just now. Went through some lean years.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:16 pm to I-59 Tiger
I was there. Not my first game, but probably my first experience of Tiger Stadium at its best.
On that safety, didn't Nix say he thought he heard a whistle?
On that safety, didn't Nix say he thought he heard a whistle?
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:22 pm to I-59 Tiger
I was there in the NEZ. Was no longer a student, but still wanted to be as close to the student section as possible.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:24 pm to I-59 Tiger
That is the only game I have ever been to that we didnt sit down for the entire game! was a great experience to be in the stadium that day. Top 5 in my list!
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:40 pm to I-59 Tiger
It was about my 15th game but 1st as a student. It was weird getting to know Troy Twillie a couple of years later (really outgoing and friendly guy).
Back then, we had to wait in a long line to get our student tickets for the year. They interviewed me on local news but got the name mixed up and called me Trey Coon. My roommate called me that for most of semester.
Back then, we had to wait in a long line to get our student tickets for the year. They interviewed me on local news but got the name mixed up and called me Trey Coon. My roommate called me that for most of semester.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 5:21 pm to I-59 Tiger
If only this had been posted by Nix to Twillie. Is this poster still around?
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