re: Nick Saban Appreciation Thread

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It really was a joint effort and aligning of the stars. Nick Saban inherited a program that was finally starting to lock down in-state football talent. But, it was very under utilized as a football program.

Nick built on DiNardo's success and continued to lock down the state. The stars were aligned when Emmert, Saban, and the TAF were willing and in agreement about how to spend money to bring LSU to the next level. They worked together to build some of the greatest facilities in the country, which has only furthered the success of the program.

Any number of things could have derailed the climb to success: Emmert, Skip, Saban, TAF, donors. If any of them were short sighted and didn't see the true potential, things could be different. If they weren't willing to spend the money, raise ticket prices, and do a host of other things, we wouldn't be here today.

Lastly, a lot of it comes down to the players. You pull in a guy like Kevin Faulk, it completely changes your program. Then, Saban pulls a class of Michael Clayton, Marquise Hill, Marcus Spears, Rudy Niswanger, Andrew Whitworth from in-state. That is a game changer.

And, then Les Miles.
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Keiland Williams, Kelvin Sheppard, Charles Scott, Richard Murphy, Al Woods, Pep Livingston, Trindon Holliday, Chad Jones, Terrance Tolliver, Demetrius Byrd, Will Blackwell, Ron Brooks, Joseph Barksdale, Drake Nevis, Steven Ridley, Patrick Peterson, Ryan Baker, DeAngelo Peterson, Brandon Taylor, PJ Lonergan, T-Bob Hebert, Rueben Randall, Sam Montgomery, Barkevious Mingo, Bennie Logan, Maurice Claiborne, Craig Loston, Chris Faulk, Russell Shepard, Josh Downs, Michael Ford, Michael Brockers, Ego Ferguson, JKen Adams, Brad Wing, Alfred Blue, Spencer Ware, Tyrann Mathieu, Eric Reid, Tharold Simon, Jermauria Rosco, Mickey Johnson, Odell Beckham Jr., Zach Mettenberger, Jarvis Landry, Kenny Hilliard, Anthony Johnson, La'el Collins


Just to name a few. Everything came together perfectly. And there are tons of people to thank. People that hire coaches, people that spend money on coaches and facilities, donors that have spent a ton of money, coaches that have come and gone, and great players.

If you remove any one of those things, we wouldn't be where we are. To say it is one person (Saban or Miles) is just plain ignorant.

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Not sure if anyone has said this yet. But if they haven't... SHUT THE frick UP! There is no reason to start a nick saban appreciation thread DURING game week, douchebag.

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