re: Vegas has LSU as one of the favorites to win NC in 2016

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Saban loses at least 9 starters and he will continue to out smart coach Miles.

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I ask you seriously, Saban is what, 6-3 against Miles? Of those, how many would you say that he was just flat outcoached? I'd say the 2011 Championship game and arguably here in 2015. During that time, there've been some very questionable calls and outcomes in hugely competitive games. We've been on the wrong end of a ton of bullshite during that span and you can't deny that part of it. In 2015 we've now learned that injuries played a much bigger part than we could've ever known.

I distinctly remember how frustrated people were with Saban after that Iowa loss in Orlando. I remember people quoting players as wanting to defect(was it Ronnie Prude?) and saying Saban's time had passed here. Poof, Saban was gone and he ended up at a hated enemy that has perfected the art of cheating and gets the benefit of nearly every call. Is it any wonder they've won the close ones?