re: Who Was The One Coach Your Program Shouldn't Have Fired?

I know I'll catch hell for this, but at the time, the forcing out of Bill Curry I thought was unwarranted.

Worked out getting Coach Stallings, though.

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I've always felt like DiNardo was under appreciated. It obviously wasn't a bad move to can him because LSU landed Saban, but Gerry did a pretty admirable job of cleaning up the crater Hallman left behind, all things considered.

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I will agree with all this. I don't think Dinardo gets the credit he is due, but he was a perfect coach to bridge the gap from Hallman, to Saban. He brought life back into the program, and maybe we don't get Saban, without him.
Granted I say this as someone old enough to remember the dark years(and knowing we were good), but young enough to not really follow LSU closely till '95. The first game I watched with no parental pressure was '94 Arkansas. It was never pushed on me, but I always knew LSU was the team to root for.(living in TN)