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think they made each other. Saban could not do it without the elite talent that Louisiana provides, but LSU couldn't get it done for like 45 years and how many coaches since 58.

There's a certain degree of truth to this, but it takes a lot more than just the right coach to build a program. You have to have the administrators willing to do what it takes, including hiring the right coach. Joe Dean was content as long as the AD was in the black, Emmert realized LSU was leaving money on the table by having a 2nd rate FB program. Everyone says the downfall of DiNardo was not firing Lou Tepper. But Tepper was only the DC the last 2 years. Carl Reese was the DC for DiNardo's first 3 winning seasons. He left to take the DC job at Texas with Mack Brown for a good bit more than we were willing to pay. Hell if we were willing to pony up we could have had Brown in 94 instead of DiNardo, but Dean was too cheap.

Saban did a lot, but so did Mark Emmert and a lot of others. Saban (like Emmert) realized the potential for the program that's why he took the job.

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Posted by Lonnie4LSU

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Posted on 1/4/12 at 11:48 am to H-Town Tiger

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Mark Emmert and a lot of others.

There would not have been a period like this at LSU if not for Mark and the TAF stepping up to the plate to FINALLY put up the funds needed to make LSU a consistant player both in the SEC and nationally.

That's where the current foundation for the elite LSU success started.

Nothing against Nick, but if he was sooooo vital to the LSU success, then why/how has LSU continued to improved and, in fact, in some ways top anything Nick ever did 8 years after his departure?