re: Is Nick Saban the luckiest coach ever?

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All that being said, being relaxed and having fun while playing the games has its place too. I wonder if he allows them to do that much

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I'd be willing to bet well over half the players that played for him hated his guts when they were there but appreciated the process later in life.

He doesn't seem like a pleasant person to be around, and seems like he would be impossible to please as an assistant, but he's written a blueprint for how to build a successful program and maintain it over the long term.

Dabo is the polar opposite and has done the same. There is more than one way to skin a cat.

The thing about Saban is, he has influenced the game X and O wise that the casual fan doesnt know or understand. He and Belichek are two of the best tacticians in the games history.

The reason he looks like a fish out of water is that the spread doesn't require a coach to be a great tactician. If your receiver is better than his defender you win, regardless of scheme. Saban has yet to find the answer for winning 1 on 1 matchups more consistently.

When all is said and done he'll be remembered as the greatest college football coach of all time.

He's winning championships in the 85 scholarship era, and in recent years has had to win 2 games to win a championship and not 1. Also, he's been winning in an era when the SEC is the most competitive conference in America.

Regardless of whether you like the guy or not, he's the best.