re: Probably Germans...but McElroy says Saban responsible for LSU Success

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The bottomline is that Saban took over from Dinardo and took it one step farther in putting LSU on the map.

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No question that Saban took what he was given and won championships with it.

In the post Mac era - Stovall took one for the team - almost a no-win situation, and he was really unsuited for the job, anyway. Arnsparger took the program and made it a little bit better than how he got it (although, not all that much) and passed it to Archer - Archer and Hallman did long-term damage to the program, although Archer was at least a quality coach/person overall. Dinardo, while there were a few decent players, did a great turnaround job - one which is overshadowed by the final results in 98 and 99.

Saban and Miles have brought LSU to the pinnacle of football programs - legitimately a conference and national champion threat every year - and LSU is approaching an 80% winning percentage since Saban took over.

For whatever reason, Saban gets credit far out of proportion to his actual, direct contribution to it. He didn't start from nothing and he didn't stay to sustain anything. He did a great job - and for which he was handsomely compensated.

I don't hate the guy for leaving LSU to coach the Dolphins - I hate the guy because he's the coach at Alabama, he's full of $hit, and a gigantic prick. Like Stoops-level prickish.