re: Saban - year 3 at LSU got blown out multiple times

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His gameday coaching does leave a few questions, but this man is going to need a few years to get this program back

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Fans underestimate the scope of the rebuild project LSU is going through. It’s not just filling the cupboard with elite talent and depth, it’s rebuilding the entire staff, culture, and mentality. It involves Jr and Sr class leaders who have come up through the program. Players who have been in the system and developed trust and relationships with the coaching staff, and have had the system ingrained in them. When you see consistently successful programs thats what’s behind them. Saban, Kirby, Dabo, etc. It took them a few seasons to get there.

USC is off to a hot start with Riley, but I expect USC will be just another Oklahoma, with stud QBs and high scoring offenses in a soft conference that gets manhandled in the playoffs against talented physical teams that had to grind through a tougher schedule.