re: Share some good Saban (or Saban family) in Baton Rouge stories

None BR related, but my best friend attended a Saban luncheon a few years ago and he talked about departing LSU for the NFL. Wanted the challenge, but quickly realized he could not 'get' all the best players due to the cap and his front office let Drew Brees walk out of town w/o a contract. He said if they had signed Brees he would very likely still be in the NFL.

Also I believe he KNEW that LSU was the constant competition and it was evident when you look where they scheduled their annual BYE week and when they scheduled the game (later in the season giving their team time to get it together an un-arse issues).