re: Tweet about as accurate as can be regarding Kelly to LSU

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It’s pretty simple. Look at the state of LSUs program before saban was hired and look at what all it has achieved since then. The program was at its lowest point in its history, all the top talent in the state were mostly going elsewhere,

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Dinardo took over LSU in December 1994. In 1995, LSU went 7-4-1. In 1996, LSU went 10-2. In 1997, LSU went 9-3 and beat Saban in the Independence Bowl.

Dinardo woke the sleeping giant. He got LSU into the Top Ten in 1997 and 1998.

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Then he comes along and changes everything. He re-established recruiting ties in the state, we won a natty within 4 years.

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Dinardo brought in Faulk and a host of players that ended up winning a NC under Saban.

Dinardo had issues, but a big problem he had was that LSU was too fricking cheap to play football at an elite level.

Mark Emmert saw Dinardo's success and the reasons for his failures. He decided it was time for LSU to play big-time football rather than skimping nickels and dimes.

He offered Saban a five-year contract for $1.2 million annually. Only three other coaches in the country were getting paid a million per year: Bowden, Spurrier, and Fulmer.

By contrast, Dinardo's buyout for FOUR contract years was LESS than ONE year of Saban's contract. Dinardo's buyout was $600,000 for the four years of $150,000 salary. Saban's salary was $1.2 million.

LSU (Emmert) decided to to play at an elite level in 1999. Then Emmert hired Saban. Saban did not cause the change to play at an elite level. To the contrary, Saban was a result of that change. He was the coach who received the benefit of that change in direction.

Emmert, Bertman, the Board, and the boosters built the facilities need to play at an elite level.

Saban did NOT lay the foundation for this program to keep being successful. We are NOT a powerhouse program now because of Saban.

The LSU administration changed directions before Saban arrived.

Saban was the beneficiary of that change, NOT the cause of it.

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Growing up in the 90s and watching all those garbage teams, if you would have told me the success lsu would have after the year 2000 I would’ve thought you were nuts.

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Emmert, the Board, and the boosters watched Dinardo rebuild LSU recruiting and the LSU program. Where were you? They decided to play big-money football, and open up the budget and pay a coach 8 times more than the previous coach.

Saban was in the right place at the right time. LSU was finally ready to spend. Saban benefitted from it, but he did no cause it.