Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) In 1999, Gerry DiNardo was losing his grasp of the LSU team and he was fired even before the season was over. LSU Chancellor Mark Emmert and the powers that be at LSU went shopping for a coach. Butch Davis was at the top of their list. Emmert and his crew met with Davis at a small airport in South Florida only to have water dumped on their fire to hire him ... Link To Original Article