re: I remember when everybody wanted Saban fired after the 2001 Ole Miss loss

I don't recall anyone wanting Saban fired. But they were not happy with the "conservative" play calling by Jimbo. Particularly later in the game when LSU fought back to take the lead, only to have their next three drives go 3 and out, with fumbles on the next two drives after that. LSU seemed to have all of the momentum...then crapped all over themseleves.

LSU had only lost to Florida and Tennessee to that point. While disappointing, both were top 10 teams and schools LSU hadn't routinely beaten in a long time. In other words, losses to those teams were forgivable. The one to Ole Miss wasn't. The next week Davey and Reed lit up Alabama and LSU football didn't look back again...until Ed Orgeron decided he was going to show they world his football acumen following the loss of the two coordinators responsible most responsible (from a coaching perspective) for 2019