re: LSU needs to get Aranda on staff ASAP

Posted by ItTakesAThief

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Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 3:49 pm to ChiefCornerstone

We don’t have the personnel to play his defense and if you change the defensive philosophy and style do you lose certain players to the portal who were sold a certain vision to play in this defense.

That being said I did enjoy LSUs old style of defense that was more aggressive and relied on our defensive personnel to beat their offensive personnel every play and did not depend on zone

Posted by derp

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 3:51 pm to S

Chris Kiffin likely DC in waiting

Posted by BeachsideLBC

Member since Sep 2024

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 3:54 pm to S

Chris Kiffin is the next DC. He’s currently the Co-DC. I can’t figure out why that’s not apparent to everyone.

Posted by AcadiaParishTiger

Member since Nov 2023

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:01 pm to S

Did he get a buyout ?

Posted by TexTiga

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:09 pm to Juan Betanzos

Most of those guys walked on Saban. Or didn't need much of a push. Maybe glad to get get fired us the best way to put it.

Posted by lsufan1971

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:15 pm to DCtiger1

quote:
He's not going from HC to analyst

Baylor is about to pay him $12 million. He can afford it. That being said we aren’t going back to a 3-4 defense with the young D line we have recruited. We don’t have any OLB. I like Dave but he is going to find another landing spot. Lane would probably ask O’s opinion and don’t think they ended on the best of terms.

This post was edited on 10/25/26 at 4:16 pm

Posted by JohnnyU

Florida

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:18 pm to S

Aranda was a good, solid DC. If he had a fault it was his very analytical mind overthinking some things. He was better when he simplified his scheme and turned folks loose.

He is wealthy and his family supposedly loves Waco. He doesn't have much motivation to move. I doubt that he wants to be a head coach again and he is better suited to the coordinator role.

One of Miles best hires.

Posted by Sir Fury

Member since Jan 2015

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:20 pm to Big EZ Tiger

Pelini spent quite a long time at a much smaller school coaching against inferior talent. Aranda has been coaching at a P4 school. Their situations aren’t the same.

This post was edited on 10/25/26 at 10:06 pm

Posted by Basura Blanco

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:21 pm to ItTakesAThief

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LSUs old style of defense that was more aggressive and relied on our defensive personnel to beat their offensive personnel every play and did not depend on zone

We are currently 4th in the country in total defense. Granted we still have three tough teams ahead and its unlikely we finish that high, but Baker has steadily improved each season he has been a DC.

Aranda's best season was his first when we finished 10th in 2016. Aranda also got progressively worse each season and we finished 31st in 2019 and that was with a shite ton of talent and depth. When you score a lot points fast, its natural to struggle defensively at times, which hurt Aranda in 2019 and its not helping Baker this season either.

I would love to see more man coverage as well, but other then Pickett Im not sure we have the personnel to execute it on a consistent basis, especially with the loss of Spears.

Posted by DSPurpleandGold

Where it never rains

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Posted on 10/25/26 at 4:35 pm to Basura Blanco

Who would have thought Kiffin would bring EO back? He did so because he saw him as a value-add.

So it’s not such a stretch that he could bring DA back if he thought he could also be a value-add.

Since none of know what’s on LK’s mind we’ll have to standby to standby.