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re: Bo Rein - Unbelievable Story, I did not know about
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:15 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:15 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Seem to remember someone in the documentary saying they thought he'd still be our coach now if he hadn't died. It really makes me want to get a young coach and keep him for a long time.
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Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:16 pm to Godfather1
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Bo Rein was a devotee of the Veer offense.
The veer could have worked during the early 80s, but the adoption of pro-style offenses in the late 80s made it more or less obsolete.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:18 pm to Socrates Johnson
He was 33 I believe when he took the job at LSU. He was still the youngest head football coach in college football.
He wanted Pete Carroll to follow him to LSU and be his DC....crazy thought
He wanted Pete Carroll to follow him to LSU and be his DC....crazy thought
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:20 pm to TxTiger82
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The veer could have worked during the early 80s,
Not with Alan Risher as the QB, it wouldn't. Stovall tried it.
And he was the heir apparent after Ensminger/Woodley.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:22 pm to Godfather1
Interesting. So Rein would have had to adapt to a new offense almost from the beginning. I wonder what that would have looked like.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:26 pm to TxTiger82
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Interesting. So Rein would have had to adapt to a new offense almost from the beginning. I wonder what that would have looked like.
One of two things would've happened.
Like Stovall, he'd have had to junk the Veer.
Or he'd have had to find personnel who could run it effectively.
As I said in my OP...nobody will ever know.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:34 pm to Godfather1
Fast-forwarding a bit -- I've always wondered how Bill Arnsparger managed to take over a 4-7 team and go 8-2-1 (regular season) in his first year. I know we picked up Hilliard and Martin in '84, but that doesn't really seem like enough for such a dramatic turnaround.
Arnsparger -- now HE was the Saban of the 80s.
Arnsparger -- now HE was the Saban of the 80s.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:38 pm to TxTiger82
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Fast-forwarding a bit -- I've always wondered how Bill Arnsparger managed to take over a 4-7 team and go 8-2-1 in the regular season.
Arnsparger was a beast. Particularly on the defensive side of the ball. But Stovall left him with a lot of talent.
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I know we picked up Hilliard and Martin in '84,
They were Stovall recruits. Martin was a senior and Hilliard/James were juniors when Arnsparger got there. Jeff Wickersham was a junior.
Jerry Stovall doesn't get nearly enough credit for the job he did here. The man bled P&G.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:39 pm to Godfather1
Another of the what could have beens the coaching search was between Rein and Bobby Bowden. Bowden said no and signed a new deal with FSU.
To me the quote that says it all was by Woody Hayes saying "Out of all his assistants he thought Rein would have the most success."
Rein was 34
Some of Hayes Assistants
Holtz
Schembechler
Arnsparger
Parsaghian
Dick LeBeau
To me the quote that says it all was by Woody Hayes saying "Out of all his assistants he thought Rein would have the most success."
Rein was 34
Some of Hayes Assistants
Holtz
Schembechler
Arnsparger
Parsaghian
Dick LeBeau
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:45 pm to CoastTrashTiger
I think the Bo Rein tragedy is a very sad chapter in LSU lore.
I was in 8th grade when he died. It would've been very interesting to see how his tenure went. I remember at the time he was viewed as what we would call today a "home run hire".
I was in 8th grade when he died. It would've been very interesting to see how his tenure went. I remember at the time he was viewed as what we would call today a "home run hire".
Posted on 10/6/17 at 11:52 pm to CoastTrashTiger
Somebody charter a small plane for O
Posted on 10/7/17 at 1:39 am to Spankum
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ETA: here is a link to the program...it is only about 25 minutes long:
Thanks for that link man. I've only been an LSU fan the past 12 years (actually they were the reason why I started to watch college football in the first place). I've heard of his name, and that he died before ever coaching here and people talking about how he could have been a legend, but this is the first time I've ever seen the actual story on this.
After watching that and seeing the coaches he was mentored by, the peers that he mentored with, and who he mentored, I believe he could have been the greatest coach in LSU history and one of the greatest coaches in CFB history.
This brings me to this year. With guys like Chad Morris and Scott Frost, LSU shouldn't have to settle one more year for a meathead like Ed 0. With young guys like Fleck, Brohm, Taggart, etc, on the market last year, we settled for a 55 year old DL coach. A old man with a horrible HC record and no true prowess on either side of the ball.
This post was edited on 10/7/17 at 1:44 am
Posted on 10/7/17 at 1:46 am to CoastTrashTiger
Stunning story. I think he may have been a star coach.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 2:18 am to CoastTrashTiger
The Bo you didn't know. SEC documentary on that.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 3:50 am to TigerNlc
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Not sure how any tiger fan wouldn't know this story.
THIS!!!!
Do you know about Cholly Mac?
Posted on 10/7/17 at 3:59 am to LSUinMA
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Somebody charter a small plane for O
You are a penis !!!!!!
Posted on 10/7/17 at 4:14 am to CoastTrashTiger
The pilot was my neighbor, lived about five houses down from me.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 5:38 am to Socrates Johnson
Yep you have to remember he was one of the youngest if not the youngest head coach in the nation. He could have been still coaching today. The man had a hell of a coaching tree. No telling where LSU would be today if he had coached. So said he was good and was bound for greatness.
RIP Bo
That's why I made my forum name so all y'all would see his name when I post.
It's a sad story. Remember the old saying
The good die young
RIP Bo
That's why I made my forum name so all y'all would see his name when I post.
It's a sad story. Remember the old saying
The good die young
This post was edited on 10/7/17 at 5:46 am
Posted on 10/7/17 at 5:59 am to Datbayoubengal
quote:This is the price of having a bean counter as AD instead of a football first AD. JA, this one’s on you.
we settled for a 55 year old DL coach. A old man with a horrible HC record and no true prowess on either side of the ball.
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