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Posted on 6/14/26 at 10:56 am
Posted on 6/14/26 at 10:56 am
I came across a list on social media of the top 5 LSU football coaches in history. Here was the list:
1. Coach O
2. Nick Saban
3. Les Miles
4. Paul Dietzel
5. Cholly Mac
In my opinion that is not the correct order. What are people’s opinion of that list?
1. Coach O
2. Nick Saban
3. Les Miles
4. Paul Dietzel
5. Cholly Mac
In my opinion that is not the correct order. What are people’s opinion of that list?
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Posted on 6/14/26 at 10:57 am to VFL67
I would have said:
1. Les Miles
2. Nick Saban
3. Paul Dietzel
4. Cholly Mac
5. Coach O
HM: Bernie Moore
1. Les Miles
2. Nick Saban
3. Paul Dietzel
4. Cholly Mac
5. Coach O
HM: Bernie Moore
This post was edited on 6/14/26 at 10:58 am
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:01 am to VFL67
Yeah Les will always be the goat.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:01 am to VFL67
HM should be DiNardo. He’s responsible for bringing LSU back from the late 80s/early 90s.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:08 am to VFL67
Orgeron gets the nod at #1 after building the undisputed, greatest college football team of all-time.
Saban is probably a close 2nd.
Even he has said, multiple times, that his greatest regret in life was leaving LSU. He definitely wishes he was #1, though.
1. Orgeron
2. Saban
3. Miles
Saban is probably a close 2nd.
Even he has said, multiple times, that his greatest regret in life was leaving LSU. He definitely wishes he was #1, though.
1. Orgeron
2. Saban
3. Miles
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:09 am to VFL67
1 Nick Saban
2 Les Miles
3 Bill Arnsparger
4 Cholly Mac
5 Paul Dietzel
2 Les Miles
3 Bill Arnsparger
4 Cholly Mac
5 Paul Dietzel
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:09 am to VFL67
Saban showed how powerful LSU could be and how quickly it could be done.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:12 am to NFLSU
I dont understand how Coach O could ever be 1. He has less SEC titles than Miles, Saban, and Dietzel. All those guys won a natty too. Yes 2019 LSU was the best of them but thats Os only accomplishment. The only reason I could see him getting the nod is that he is a true Louisiana man
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:15 am to VFL67
No way you leave out Curley Hallman. 
This post was edited on 6/14/26 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:28 am to VFL67
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I dont understand how Coach O could ever be 1.
I literally just told you.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:30 am to VFL67
Hard to say.
All having won a natty at LSU, what is prioritized most over that? Are we looking at only what they did at LSU or considering their potential?
Highest of the highs?
Reliability of winning seasons?
Consistency over time?
Total dominance and control of the most games?
Saban - reignited LSU, consistent win totals, higher ceiling than Orgeron or Miles.
Miles - large data set, many years competing at high level with a taper at the end, made it to a second national title game.
Orgeron - more exciting and his best team would have handily beat Saban’s and Mile’s best at LSU, but he fell off a cliff at the end.
I’d have to go Saban (made LSU elite again), Miles kept LSU elite and won .770 of his games, Orgeron yes he gave us the best but he was feast or famine.
A valid argument could be made for any order though, honestly.
All having won a natty at LSU, what is prioritized most over that? Are we looking at only what they did at LSU or considering their potential?
Highest of the highs?
Reliability of winning seasons?
Consistency over time?
Total dominance and control of the most games?
Saban - reignited LSU, consistent win totals, higher ceiling than Orgeron or Miles.
Miles - large data set, many years competing at high level with a taper at the end, made it to a second national title game.
Orgeron - more exciting and his best team would have handily beat Saban’s and Mile’s best at LSU, but he fell off a cliff at the end.
I’d have to go Saban (made LSU elite again), Miles kept LSU elite and won .770 of his games, Orgeron yes he gave us the best but he was feast or famine.
A valid argument could be made for any order though, honestly.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:57 am to NFLSU
So is Gene Chizik auburns greatest coach cause he had the best season in Auburn history?
Posted on 6/14/26 at 12:03 pm to VFL67
Nope on O. He shouldn't be in the conversation as the best coach ever at LSU. He was smart enough to stay out of the way of the assistant coaches during the 19 season. I'll credit him for recruiting Burrow to LSU.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:10 pm to VFL67
I like all 3 of them and appreciate everything they did for our program. However, in order of recognition, achievement, strengthening the program and its future, it has to be
1 Saban
2 Miles
3 O
1 Saban
2 Miles
3 O
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:27 pm to VFL67
We will never know where Bo Rein would be ranked. 
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:29 pm to NFLSU
Hard to really say, resume belongs to miles but I don’t think miles does what he does without Saban coming first
Saban was definitely the most important coach in LSU history and he got us our first modern era title so I’d probably lean Saban over Miles because of that. They are both ahead of orgeron though
Saban was definitely the most important coach in LSU history and he got us our first modern era title so I’d probably lean Saban over Miles because of that. They are both ahead of orgeron though
This post was edited on 6/14/26 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:34 pm to LSU Tiger Eyes
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Bo Rein
LSU is the only school to have a coach die in a plane crash before coaching a single game.
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