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re: Now that Saban's run is over, with 20/20 hindsight...
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:15 am to GasMan
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:15 am to GasMan
Saban tried to come back before he wound up at Alabama and was told “no thanks”. He burned a lot of bridges at LSU.
People see the success at Bama, and assume it would have happened at LSU just the same but that’s unlikely. He wouldn’t have anywhere near the network of bagmen to have the recruiting success,
the Bama connections at ESPN to promote the program or in the SEC office.
Saban had exactly 1 season with fewer
than 3 losses at LSU.
People see the success at Bama, and assume it would have happened at LSU just the same but that’s unlikely. He wouldn’t have anywhere near the network of bagmen to have the recruiting success,
the Bama connections at ESPN to promote the program or in the SEC office.
Saban had exactly 1 season with fewer
than 3 losses at LSU.
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:12 am to lsusa
quote:
People see the success at Bama, and assume it would have happened at LSU just the same but that’s unlikely.
It is completely unknowable what would happen.
quote:
Saban had exactly 1 season with fewer
than 3 losses at LSU.
Miles had three in three seasons and a natty after he took over.
Hindsight is wonderful and also meaningless.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 10:00 am to lsusa
quote:
Saban had exactly 1 season with fewer
than 3 losses at LSU
This. A lot of revisionist history here.
I think its easy in 2024 to say that we should have fired the coach who had just gone 22-4 with back-to-back 11 win seasons to re-hire they guy who left you for the NFL 2 seasons prior. That would've been unprecedented then and likely still would be today.
I recall there were a lot of people who were not sold that Saban was the answer after losing at least 3 games in 4 of his 5 seasons at LSU. Every year there was a least one WTF? game were the team seemed unprepared & unmotivated (OM '01, VT '02, Blue Grass Miracle '02, UF '03). There were also massive uncompetitive blowout losses to UGA, UF, AU, VT, and even a very mediocre Alabama in year 3 ('02). There were glimpses of what could be but it wasn't obvious to those being honest. People were also fed up with the annual NFL flirtations.
So, to the OP's question of "with 20/20 hindsight" should we have done it, YES. But alot on here are revising history by pretending they knew Saban would become the coach he became.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 10:03 am
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:29 am to lsusa
quote:
Saban tried to come back before he wound up at Alabama and was told “no thanks”
This little story has grown to mythical proportions over the years.
I highly doubt there were any real discussions.
Hell, Saban told Alabama no multiple times before they came back with the plane and an offer he couldn’t refuse.
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