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Hypothetical: Blake Baker leaves to become a head coach after the season.

Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:02 pm
Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:02 pm
... and Dave Aranda gets fired by Baylor. (Both have more than a 50% chance of happening)

Would you accept Aranda back under Kiffin's coaching rehab clinic at LSU?

two of the biggest brains in the sport on the sideline together?
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
13199 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:04 pm to
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Blake Baker leaves to become a head coach


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Started By The Baker



whatup COAAARCH! where ya looking ta go?
Posted by Srbtiger06
Member since Apr 2006
29533 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:04 pm to
I think Aranda would suffer the same problems he did in 2019. He really struggled to adjust to our offense scoring so frequently and so quickly. He made adjustments and they were much improved by the end of the season, but I do worry that'd be an issue under Kiffin.
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
20724 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:05 pm to
What are the other options besides Aranda?
Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:06 pm to
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What are the other options besides Aranda?


Son of Hammond, Pete Golding?

I kid
Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:08 pm to
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He really struggled to adjust to our offense scoring so frequently and so quickly.


I think any coach would've had the same problem and its the nature of the game.

He is creative. We beat countless top 10 teams under his tenure here.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
83622 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:09 pm to
Would take him back in a heartbeat. His defenses at lsu never felt like they gave up the homerun and when the defense got healthy in 2019, they got alot better
Posted by IM_4_LSU
McKinney, TX
Member since Mar 2014
15454 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:11 pm to
I love Dave Aranda. He is a brilliant football mind. I wouldn't mind him coming back as our DC but it is worth being said that he and O did not part on the best of terms and O is currently on our staff. I am not sure that he would want to come back.
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
Member since Oct 2010
10441 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:14 pm to
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Would you accept Aranda back under Kiffin's coaching rehab clinic at LSU?



I was a fan of Dave.

Would not want him back, however.
Posted by RummelTiger
Official TD Sauces Club Member
Member since Aug 2004
94584 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:15 pm to
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... and Dave Aran


I'll stop you there.

No.
Posted by chRxis
None of your fricking business
Member since Feb 2008
28507 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:17 pm to
nah, i think they'd go after someone else vs. a re-tread...
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
23579 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:19 pm to
Dave Aranda was a fanfrickingtastic DC.

Yes, obviously.

But I think he'll be an NFL DC next if he's fired.
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
12735 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:21 pm to
Wont matter the next DC at LSU will be Chris Kiffin
Posted by Daddy Cash
Birmingham Alabama
Member since Nov 2022
37 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:41 pm to
If and when Blake Baker leaves the only phone call Lane should make is to Jeremy Pruitt
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
64710 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:56 pm to
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Would you accept Aranda back under Kiffin's coaching rehab clinic at LSU?


If Kiffin wants him, of course.

I have no reason to think he’d be better than the person Kiffin would otherwise select though.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
18208 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:58 pm to
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He really struggled to adjust to our offense scoring so frequently and so easily.
Ah, the good old days when that is all we had to worry about.
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
31613 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:58 pm to
No Corey raymond
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Member since Dec 2019
76650 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:58 pm to
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Would you accept Aranda back under Kiffin's coaching rehab clinic at LSU?

two of the biggest brains in the sport on the sideline together?


I don't know if one program can contain that much autism.
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
31613 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 4:00 pm to
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I think Aranda would suffer the same problems he did in 2019. He really struggled to adjust to our offense scoring so frequently and so quickly. He made adjustments and they were much improved by the end of the season, but I do worry that'd be an issue under Kiffin.

There is so much wrong with this statement. There were suspension for the entire season, injuries and several cases with 2-3 game suspensions of key players that season that we didn’t see his full defense until TAMU and really the SEC championship game.
Posted by hsgeoboy
Member since Aug 2017
1296 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 4:04 pm to
We used to say the same about Brian Kelly lol
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