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re: Why have all these coaches “quit” at LSU
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:51 am to BabyTac
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:51 am to BabyTac
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It is odd we’ve won 3 titles in the modern era by 3 different coaches…none of which are welcome back on campus.
I’d welcome back all 3, but I would only want Saban to coach.
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Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:56 am to Ace Midnight
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He did more than that. He engineered Mike Shula's ouster to create the vacancy he wanted. Machiavelli would be impressed by Saban
Not really.
Steve Spurrier passed and stayed at SC. Not sure if he got an official offer or never expressed enough interest to get one, but he was a target.
Greg Schiano said he received an official offer, but turned it down to stay at Rutgers
Mal Moore definitely made an official offer to Rich Rodriguez, who turned it down and stayed at WV.
He then went all in on Saban and gave him everything he wanted to land him.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 8:07 am to Amused Lurker
Kelly and O may have quit, but Miles didn't. Miles was just stubborn as hell. He did not want to change.
I wasn't an LSU fan until i was 17, but also, i had nobody but two older siblings who watched sports, and neither watched college ball. Les Miles was my first LSU coach, and my first 5 years watching I saw 12-2, 8-5, 9-4, 11-2, 13-1. You couldn't tell me shite about him other than the QB coaching sucked. I didn't want him fired until 2015 when i saw that he was not going to make any changes.
People can say what they want, Ed O was on cruise control after 2019.
What's crazy to me is that Kelly donated 2 mill to the cause, and he tore up the foundation of LSU. How is all this news about him not really caring and going on vacations and stuff true? Can't believe the downfall was so swift.
I wasn't an LSU fan until i was 17, but also, i had nobody but two older siblings who watched sports, and neither watched college ball. Les Miles was my first LSU coach, and my first 5 years watching I saw 12-2, 8-5, 9-4, 11-2, 13-1. You couldn't tell me shite about him other than the QB coaching sucked. I didn't want him fired until 2015 when i saw that he was not going to make any changes.
People can say what they want, Ed O was on cruise control after 2019.
What's crazy to me is that Kelly donated 2 mill to the cause, and he tore up the foundation of LSU. How is all this news about him not really caring and going on vacations and stuff true? Can't believe the downfall was so swift.
Posted on 10/28/25 at 8:18 am to Amused Lurker
Quit? Are you paying attention?
Kelly was fired. He lost the respect of the players. He had a reputation for being difficult to work with. Player development was not good. Three blowouts in Tiger Stadium during his tenure proved fatal.
Ed Orgeron suffered two horrendous seasons following his national championship in 2019. It was as if he quit coaching having achieved the pinnacle of his profession. Personal decisions impaired his time at LSU, too.
Les Miles refused to adapt to change. He was playing 1970s Michigan-Big-10 football in an age where passing and scoring won titles. His defenses were great. His offenses were predictable and he could not get a good quarterback on campus. After he left, LSU produced two Heisman Trophy winners at the position. Some believe his 2007 national title was residue remaining from the Nick Saban administration. Miles was fired after 11 seasons for a multitude of reasons ranging from a refusal to move his team into the 21st century to personal issues of his own doing that were very embarrassing to LSU. His 2011 team should have been the greatest in LSU history, but he threw the national title away under tremendous controversy affecting the locker room before their pathetic loss to Alabama in the Superdome.
Nick Saban wanted to coach in the NFL and made no secret of it throughout his career. He realized leaving LSU was a mistake as soon as he left. According to a biography about Saban, after his Miami Dolphin introductory press conference he went back to his hotel and cried. He wanted to return to LSU, who had already hired Les Miles.
Gerry DiNardo was not LSU's first choice, but he took LSU from six straight losing seasons to national rankings and bowl games almost immediately. He could never place LSU in the national title picture, however. He posted some bowl wins and huge upsets, but at the end of his tenure his arrogance was self-destructive. Players began to dislike him. He, too, was difficult to work with. DiNardo was charming when he began at LSU. He was loved. At the end, no one could stand being around him and he was fired.
Curley Hallman came to LSU with great fanfare, but he posted four straight losing seasons, and his teams could not compete with the big boys. With the exception of one shocking win at Alabama, his memory was erased with just as shocking loss at Auburn, and a 58-3 loss to Florida in Tiger Stadium. The players did not like his style. The fans quit coming to games. He was fired.
Kelly was fired. He lost the respect of the players. He had a reputation for being difficult to work with. Player development was not good. Three blowouts in Tiger Stadium during his tenure proved fatal.
Ed Orgeron suffered two horrendous seasons following his national championship in 2019. It was as if he quit coaching having achieved the pinnacle of his profession. Personal decisions impaired his time at LSU, too.
Les Miles refused to adapt to change. He was playing 1970s Michigan-Big-10 football in an age where passing and scoring won titles. His defenses were great. His offenses were predictable and he could not get a good quarterback on campus. After he left, LSU produced two Heisman Trophy winners at the position. Some believe his 2007 national title was residue remaining from the Nick Saban administration. Miles was fired after 11 seasons for a multitude of reasons ranging from a refusal to move his team into the 21st century to personal issues of his own doing that were very embarrassing to LSU. His 2011 team should have been the greatest in LSU history, but he threw the national title away under tremendous controversy affecting the locker room before their pathetic loss to Alabama in the Superdome.
Nick Saban wanted to coach in the NFL and made no secret of it throughout his career. He realized leaving LSU was a mistake as soon as he left. According to a biography about Saban, after his Miami Dolphin introductory press conference he went back to his hotel and cried. He wanted to return to LSU, who had already hired Les Miles.
Gerry DiNardo was not LSU's first choice, but he took LSU from six straight losing seasons to national rankings and bowl games almost immediately. He could never place LSU in the national title picture, however. He posted some bowl wins and huge upsets, but at the end of his tenure his arrogance was self-destructive. Players began to dislike him. He, too, was difficult to work with. DiNardo was charming when he began at LSU. He was loved. At the end, no one could stand being around him and he was fired.
Curley Hallman came to LSU with great fanfare, but he posted four straight losing seasons, and his teams could not compete with the big boys. With the exception of one shocking win at Alabama, his memory was erased with just as shocking loss at Auburn, and a 58-3 loss to Florida in Tiger Stadium. The players did not like his style. The fans quit coming to games. He was fired.
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 8:32 am
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