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re: If Lane signs at LSU, my opinion is that it’s as big as when Saban was hired

Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:44 am to
Posted by Who_Dat_Tiger
Member since Nov 2015
24660 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:44 am to
It will definitely turn LSU-Ole Miss rivalry into what it was when Saban was at Bama.

Once it’s announced Gameday going to lock up that date immediately for Lane’s return to the Vaught
Posted by sidewalkside
rent free in yo head
Member since Sep 2021
4209 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:44 am to
It wasnt a big deal when Saban was hired moron. he was just a guy then
Posted by PSS101
Member since Jun 2024
988 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:45 am to
Saban with Emmert's help changed the trajectory of LSU's program. So no, it's a big hire but not as big as Saban was. LSU would be Ole Miss without Saban
Posted by im4LSU
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Aug 2004
34263 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:45 am to
The Saban hire was nowhere near the hire this would be. Saban was relatively unknown and far from a splash hire at the time

Hell, Chicken didn’t even open the Coaching Changes board for it.
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
26149 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:47 am to
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I don’t remember the Saban hire being seen as a splash hire. Most remembered him as the guy we annihilated in the independence bowl a few years before.

Almost no one knew who the hell he was. Out of the gazillion names that people were excited about/arguing should be our next coach, his name was never mentioned. It was like, WHO?

Turned out to be the best thing ever. Props to Mark Emmert.
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 8:49 am
Posted by Clockwatcher68
Youngsville
Member since May 2006
7554 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:49 am to
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I don’t remember the Saban hire being seen as a splash hire. Most remembered him as the guy we annihilated in the independence bowl a few years before.


100%. I think folks wanted Butch Davis or Dennis Erickson.
Posted by tigeraddict
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
14354 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:51 am to
1) that is blasphemy
2) i honestly don't think Lane is a good coach. track record up till Ole Miss is not great, and he hasn't stayed anywhere that long and has no hardware to go with it
Posted by TigerinKorea
Member since Aug 2014
8829 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:55 am to
When we were playing Ole Miss in Oxford earlier this year, I kept saying, “I wish he were our coach, instead of Kelly.” I can’t believe it’s actually happening.
Posted by Geaux002
Member since Jan 2021
1543 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 9:02 am to
I was excited as everyone last night but something tells me this is going to be as bad as it was when Saban announced he was going to Miami.
I just can’t get past the leaving his team in a run for a championship to go somewhere you think can get you a better shot at getting to a championship.
He’s going to have the resources at OM to buy a roster and build what he has.
But then he pulls this crap, does he get the same love and trust if he stays? Frick. IDK
Frick you CCB and my negatiger personality disorder.
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