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re: Rank the LSU Football Coaches You Remember in Your Lifetime
Posted on 2/26/26 at 8:15 am to Garnertigah
Posted on 2/26/26 at 8:15 am to Garnertigah
I am old enough to watch Cholly Mac coach.
1. Saban
2. Miles - he should be undisputed #2
3. Arnsparger - collected talent and wins in his short stint.
4. Orgeron - 2019 *chef's kiss*
5. Cholly Mac
6. Stovall - toggled between really good and awful seasons.
7. DiNardo - brought back the magic; just made some awful coordinator replacement hires.
8. Kelly - he peaked with Bama win out the gate, then sat on his arse.
9. Hallman
10. Archer - I know most put Hallman here, but Archer was the true program devastator. Was handed a Ferrari and left us a Yugo. Todd Kinchen: "The 3 stooges could have coached LSU to 10 wins in 1987." Archer's inability to inspire or recruit was particularly spectacular.
1. Saban
2. Miles - he should be undisputed #2
3. Arnsparger - collected talent and wins in his short stint.
4. Orgeron - 2019 *chef's kiss*
5. Cholly Mac
6. Stovall - toggled between really good and awful seasons.
7. DiNardo - brought back the magic; just made some awful coordinator replacement hires.
8. Kelly - he peaked with Bama win out the gate, then sat on his arse.
9. Hallman
10. Archer - I know most put Hallman here, but Archer was the true program devastator. Was handed a Ferrari and left us a Yugo. Todd Kinchen: "The 3 stooges could have coached LSU to 10 wins in 1987." Archer's inability to inspire or recruit was particularly spectacular.
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 1:28 pm to donut
quote:
I was putting this list together right before leaving work. I meant to say wins, it was a poor attempt to make fun of BK even more.
BK is twice the coach Orgeron is for example like him or not. Just because you didn’t have your best run at a school doesn’t mean your a bad coach.
Posted on 2/26/26 at 1:34 pm to Gerry Laval
Les Miles – 2005–2016
Nick Saban – 2000–2004
Bill Arnsparger – 1984–1986
Brian Kelly – 2022–2025
Charles McClendon – 1962–1979
Gerry DiNardo – 1995–1999
Ed Orgeron – 2016–2021
Paul Dietzel – 1955-1961
Jerry Stovall – 1980–1983
Mike Archer – 1987–1990
Curley Hallman – 1991–1994
Nick Saban – 2000–2004
Bill Arnsparger – 1984–1986
Brian Kelly – 2022–2025
Charles McClendon – 1962–1979
Gerry DiNardo – 1995–1999
Ed Orgeron – 2016–2021
Paul Dietzel – 1955-1961
Jerry Stovall – 1980–1983
Mike Archer – 1987–1990
Curley Hallman – 1991–1994
Posted on 2/26/26 at 1:40 pm to Gerry Laval
quote:
Orgeron-I loved Coach O. I still do not really understand what happened to him at the end (COVID maybe?).
Nah, he’s just a retard.
Posted on 2/26/26 at 1:54 pm to donut
quote:
I meant to say wins, it was a poor attempt to make fun of BK even more.
Kelly, for all his faults (and there are many!) was still able to shepherd a trip to Atlanta and a Heisman Trophy winner.
Hallman was so bad we looked to a Vanderbilt coach as a savior to "Bring the Magic Back".
Posted on 2/26/26 at 2:56 pm to Gerry Laval
Cholly Mac etc
Posted on 2/26/26 at 5:23 pm to Gerry Laval
1 Saban 2 Orgeron 3 McClendon 4 Miles 5 Arrnsparger 6 Stoval 7 Archer 8 Dinardo 9 Hallman 10 Kelly
Posted on 2/26/26 at 7:06 pm to lsupicker
I factor more than most, like Bill did not recruit (Archer was the main recruiter).
1 Saban
2. Miles
3. Paul
4. McClendon
5. Orgeron
6. Archer (would be higher prop 48 killed LSU recruiting, and board did not want him to sign JuCo players)
7. Arnsparger (did not recruit and heart was not in college football, wanted the team to play at a level pace).
8. Stovall
9. Dinardo
10.Kelly (really should be 8, still said we should have hire Lane over Kelly when we hired Kelly.)
11 Hallman (Joe saved us 500k with that hire)
1 Saban
2. Miles
3. Paul
4. McClendon
5. Orgeron
6. Archer (would be higher prop 48 killed LSU recruiting, and board did not want him to sign JuCo players)
7. Arnsparger (did not recruit and heart was not in college football, wanted the team to play at a level pace).
8. Stovall
9. Dinardo
10.Kelly (really should be 8, still said we should have hire Lane over Kelly when we hired Kelly.)
11 Hallman (Joe saved us 500k with that hire)
Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:30 pm to SaveFarris
quote:I know people like to make fun of Kelly as the "cool" thing to do, but you have to keep some sort of perspective.quote:
I meant to say wins, it was a poor attempt to make fun of BK even more.
Kelly, for all his faults (and there are many!) was still able to shepherd a trip to Atlanta and a Heisman Trophy winner.
Hallman was so bad we looked to a Vanderbilt coach as a savior to "Bring the Magic Back".
Kelly had fans frustrated about 'only' winning 9-10 games a year.
Hallman almost killed the program.
Understand, this season- where we finished 7-5 and lost our bowl- is FAR better than anything Curley did here. 5-6, 2-9, 5-6, 4-7. It was mind-numbingly bad.
Posted on 2/26/26 at 10:42 pm to Scoob
Like I said Kelly should be number 8.
I am not as mad when we hire Hallman, I told everyone on radio it was a mistake.
Not near as bad as taking Kelly, Kelly was a good coach, but when they should have looked to the future they did not and took Lane.
I am not as mad when we hire Hallman, I told everyone on radio it was a mistake.
Not near as bad as taking Kelly, Kelly was a good coach, but when they should have looked to the future they did not and took Lane.
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