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Where are all DiNardo's national championships?
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:57 am
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:57 am
I don't want to disparage the coach but the history revising that's going on around here is ridiculous, so maybe this is a good sanity check.
If we are going to change the history books to claim any improvement to LSU's prominence since 1999 is because of DiNardo not Saban, I'd think a coach with that sort of transformative ability would have a bunch of championships to show for it? Hell, why didn't Alabama recognize this? You'd think a school with such a football history would know, wouldn't you? How did an "imposter" like Saban manage to do the very same thing at Alabama that he was credited for at LSU if it was all a lie?
If we are going to change the history books to claim any improvement to LSU's prominence since 1999 is because of DiNardo not Saban, I'd think a coach with that sort of transformative ability would have a bunch of championships to show for it? Hell, why didn't Alabama recognize this? You'd think a school with such a football history would know, wouldn't you? How did an "imposter" like Saban manage to do the very same thing at Alabama that he was credited for at LSU if it was all a lie?
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:59 am to Superfluous Tiger
2 Ole Miss style SEC West titles baw. Print em
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:59 am to Superfluous Tiger
Does it matter that much to you that not every one worships Saban?
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:00 pm to Superfluous Tiger
You clearly didn't live through the Curley Hallman years. LSU football was dead.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:01 pm to Superfluous Tiger
LSU has history baw!
Some of us lived through that history and had a blast during those times. Deal with it.
Some of us lived through that history and had a blast during those times. Deal with it.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:02 pm to Superfluous Tiger
We had six straight losing seasons prior to Gerry arriving. Worst period of modern LSU football ever. He turned it around instantly and showed the nation what could be done here. While he didn't get over the hump, he started our awakening.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:02 pm to Superfluous Tiger
DiNardo was 7-15 in his last 2 seasons baw.
LSU has had 1 losing season since Saban was hired.
DiNardo may have gotten a few guys but Saban showed that this is a massive program. How anyone is simping for DiNardo when Saban awoke this monster is insane.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:03 pm to Superfluous Tiger
DiNardo had one phenomenal achievement as LSU football coach-- he put the NCAA's tyranny in its proper place by once again reinstating home white jerseys for the team. That made a WORLD of difference after 6 straight years of football futility in uniforms described as "purple poison."
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:03 pm to Superfluous Tiger
quote:
If we are going to change the history books to claim any improvement to LSU's prominence since 1999 is because of DiNardo not Saban, I'd think a coach with that sort of transformative ability would have a bunch of championships to show for it?
Look at the classes of the players in the 2001 seccg and get back to me.
Dinardo got players. He couldn’t discipline and didnt put it together but there was a base of talent for Saban to win some early which propelled him further
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:05 pm to Superfluous Tiger
Plenty of reasons to be critical of DiNardo but I think you have to give him credit for being the first coach that started getting our Louisiana athletes to start staying at home. During that time period we were losing a ton of talent to Florida State, Miami, and others. It was a big deal that he was able to keep Kevin Faulk at home and it seemed like after that we weren't losing quite as many. Then once Saban got here we stop losing almost all the big talent.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:08 pm to Superfluous Tiger
Dinardo was a poor disciplinarian and I've talked to a number of players who did not have good things to say about him.
Putting Dinardo and Saban in the same sentence is laughable.
Putting Dinardo and Saban in the same sentence is laughable.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:08 pm to Superfluous Tiger
I do credit Emmert for having the vision and understanding the importance of investing into the football program.
However, all of these revisionist posts today crediting every one under the sun for LSU’s turnaround under Saban, except for Saban himself, is fricking hilarious.
Emmert could have just given that money to DiNardo and continue with the same investment and everything would have equaled out. These guys are delusional.
Edit: Had a typo on Emmert's name that was bothering the shite out of me.
However, all of these revisionist posts today crediting every one under the sun for LSU’s turnaround under Saban, except for Saban himself, is fricking hilarious.
Emmert could have just given that money to DiNardo and continue with the same investment and everything would have equaled out. These guys are delusional.
Edit: Had a typo on Emmert's name that was bothering the shite out of me.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:09 pm to Luggahead
A few of the most fun LSU games I've ever been to were the consecutive Independence bowls where Dinardo's teams beat Michigan St (coached by Saban) and Notre Dame.
Those wins were huge for getting kids from Louisiana wanting to come back to LSU and stop going to FSU, The U, and Penn St.
Those wins were huge for getting kids from Louisiana wanting to come back to LSU and stop going to FSU, The U, and Penn St.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:11 pm to Bottom9
Dinardo left Saban a loaded roster.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:12 pm to tharrington
quote:But a great recruiter
Dinardo was a poor disciplinarian
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:14 pm to Superfluous Tiger
Say what you want, it was exciting. Expectations were low, but we had some good players. Sometimes we would show up and win a big one, then lose one we should have won the next week. Beat #1 Florida one week then lose to Ole Miss the next week.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:16 pm to Superfluous Tiger
I do believe Saban woke up a sleeping giant within our football program. I respect him for it, but I’m not gonna worship the guy, either. He left us on Christmas Day and eventually ended up at our rival. I’m over it and glad he’s now retired. I’m ready to move on and re-establish our national prominence with our current/new coaching staff.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:17 pm to Superfluous Tiger
I understand crediting Dinardo because I lived through the Hallman years, but the truth is that any credit given to Dinardo without mentioning Kevin Faulk is only half the story. Faulk gambled his future coming here, he could have gone anywhere, but he stayed home and made it cool again to stay home and play for LSU.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:17 pm to Superfluous Tiger
quote:I don't think anyone is claiming any improvement to LSU's prominence since 1999 is because of DiNardo not Saban.
If we are going to change the history books to claim any improvement to LSU's prominence since 1999 is because of DiNardo not Saban
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:18 pm to SteveLSU35
quote:
A few of the most fun LSU games I've ever been to were the consecutive Independence bowls
they weren’t consecutive.
had a Peach Bowl in the middle of them.
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