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Who knows the details of Spurrier almost becoming LSU coach
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:01 pm
Since this is probably the last time LSU will play a Spurrier coached team, I was thinking about the story I always heard growing up about how he nearly became LSU coach when Arnsparger left. Anybody know the details?
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:02 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I know that he wanted to coach at LSU in 2005 but he wasn't a serious candidate for the job I believe.
eta: I'm retarded
eta: I'm retarded
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:02 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Story Goes that he was almost our coach... After Arnsparger if I remember correctly... But then he didn't become the coach
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:05 pm to Draconian Sanctions
We didn't select him and he held a grudge.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:06 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Lsu snubbed him, which is why he always made it a point to run up the score on us with his florida teams
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:07 pm to Draconian Sanctions
He came in for an interview in 1987(?) after Arnsparger left. Spurrier has commented how he thought he was interviewing for the head football position but LSU administration had him meeting with state lawmakers and such. Anyway, LSU admins made the great decision to hire a 33 year old defensive coordinator puppet to take over the reigns because the current players liked him, and the outgoing coach, who was secretly making deals to be Florida's athletic director, said he'd be a good fit.
That outgoing head coach and newly hired athletic director at Florida hired that same Steve Spurrier less than a year later.
That outgoing head coach and newly hired athletic director at Florida hired that same Steve Spurrier less than a year later.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:09 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Spurrier probably does.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:10 pm to Choupique19
I heard for 2005 that he didnt want the job because he didnt like our golf courses.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:12 pm to Choupique19
If I'm not mistaken the short list at the time was
Mike Shanahan
Steve Spurrier
Mike Archer
Mike Shanahan
Steve Spurrier
Mike Archer
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:16 pm to rmnldr
In 2005 he was hired at South Carolina about 3 weeks before the LSU job came open. I don't have any inside information, but I do think that LSU reached out to him, but Spurrier declined because he had just been hired at USCe.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:18 pm to ALT F4
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If I'm not mistaken the short list at the time was Mike Shanahan Steve Spurrier Mike Archer
The story goes that during the process, Shanahan and Spurrier were working the room at some alumni event, and compared notes ("They've already settled on Archer and all of this is for show.") And Spurrier was pissed enough for October 9, 1993 ("Never forget") - to happen.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:21 pm to ksayetiger
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Lsu snubbed him, which is why he always made it a point to run up the score on us with his florida teams
This was my understanding from not being hired when he interviewed while at Duke.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:21 pm to Choupique19
arnsparger recommended Archer.
then immediately after retiring, arnsparger became AD at UF.
a few years later he hired Spurrier at UF.
then immediately after retiring, arnsparger became AD at UF.
a few years later he hired Spurrier at UF.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:24 pm to Choupique19
quote:
He came in for an interview in 1987(?) after Arnsparger left. Spurrier has commented how he thought he was interviewing for the head football position but LSU administration had him meeting with state lawmakers and such. Anyway, LSU admins made the great decision to hire a 33 year old defensive coordinator puppet to take over the reigns because the current players liked him, and the outgoing coach, who was secretly making deals to be Florida's athletic director, said he'd be a good fit.
That outgoing head coach and newly hired athletic director at Florida hired that same Steve Spurrier less than a year later.
This is how I recall it went down as well. The key was supposedly, Arnsparger in essence named his successor, Archer, as he was going out the door, to be the AD of UF.
Archer was the DC I believe, and flopped as HC. Arnsparger then hires Spurrier shortly after. People always wondered if Arnsparger purposely screwed LSU as he was walking out the door, knowing he was going to be AD of a rival.
Most believe that it was going to be Spurrier's job, but Arnsparger swung it away from him. Spurrier certainly felt like he was led to believe the job was his, and I believe he has openly stated that he felt spurned.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:34 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Didn't LSU take him to Waffle House, or some other low quality restaurant?
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:38 pm to CubsFanBudMan
I thought he was met at the airport by a GA and told the job had been filled?
Posted on 10/5/15 at 2:05 pm to Festus
quote:Yeah that's how I heard it. Arnsparger was there for the interview process and told Spurrier he'd hire him as HC at Florida, then purposely recommended Archer for the LSU HC.
Archer was the DC I believe, and flopped as HC. Arnsparger then hires Spurrier shortly after. People always wondered if Arnsparger purposely screwed LSU as he was walking out the door, knowing he was going to be AD of a rival.
Arnsparger was a heck of a damn good HC though. We'd have won the NC had he stayed. Turned us around but then Archer happened.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 2:14 pm to rmnldr
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I know that he wanted to coach at LSU but he wasn't a serious candidate for the job I believe.
This. He wanted the job and we offered Archer
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 10/5/15 at 2:24 pm to Rebel
quote:
arnsparger recommended Archer.
then immediately after retiring, arnsparger became AD at UF.
a few years later he hired Spurrier at UF.
Yep. He completely screwed LSU on that deal.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 3:02 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I thought it was Tubberville..
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