Does LSU have any National Chsmpionship other than ‘58 if Saban doesn’t come to LSU?

1908, time to recognize

You never know but I’d say more likely than not we would have remained a mid tier program. I’m not sure who else would have come along and unlocked the power in the soil here

The correct question to ask is — how many Natty’s do we have if Skip takes Saban back when he asked after NFL instead of sticking with Les?

It's hard to admit, but I really don't think we do.

He's a dick that left us, but he's the person that laid the groundwork for what we are today.

In the end, I really think LSU will always hold a special place in his heart. It was his 1st Natty, & he knows that he turned LSU into a consistent contender.

NO
and for that I am eternally grateful to him.

LSU went from paying coaches a few hundred thousand, to making Saban the 2nd highest paid coach in football the day he arrived in BR, with a contract that automatically made him the highest paid if he won a NC, which he did. LSU built Saban a new building, and the finest football facilities in the land, so he could out-recruit everyone and build himself into a legend. Already the highest paid coach, he was offered a raise to stay, but decided he couldn't pass up the NFL.

It was the commitment to football greatness from LSU that made Saban, and created those national championships, not the other way around. In a way, LSU is to blame for sparking the current era of absurd coaching salary inflation when it hired Saban 24 years ago.

Here's what you should be asking: how many National Championships does LSU have today if Saban stayed in Miami?

He went to bama because we told him no. Everyone leaves that part out.

Saban laid the groundwork at LSU to become a power. His vision that got the ball rolling

Does LSU win a national championship sooner if Bo Rien drives to Shreveport?

As long as we are speculating.