what these forum boards today would look like if they existed back in the time when Dietzel left LSU to coach Army after saying: "I will never coach anywhere other than LSU."
Nobody would care LSU does not play nor recruit against Army. Army is not is the same division either.
Dietzel made those comments because he never thought he'd get the job at Army. He loved the place and such, but before that point, Army had never hired a civilian coach before. Your point, however pointless, is MOOT. MOOT, I SAY.