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re: PP7 asks Saban about The Pick that Never Was
Posted on 3/10/21 at 7:34 pm to John Wayne
Posted on 3/10/21 at 7:34 pm to John Wayne
Fact. He did. He called Richard Gill while he was at Miami. He asked Richard to help him get back to LSU as head coach. For those who do not know, Richard was an influential businessman who gave a great deal to LSU. He was so powerful he was allowed on the field with the team for every game. He told me about this call personally one night at dinner at Bonefish Grill while we were having drinks. Sadly Richard died after contracting a mysterious illness on a trip to China.
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Posted on 3/10/21 at 8:26 pm to Tigerlawyer
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Fact. He did.
I mean we've heard the stories for years but now we've heard it straight from the horses mouth.
Posted on 3/10/21 at 9:40 pm to Tigerlawyer
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Fact. He did. He called Richard Gill while he was at Miami. He asked Richard to help him get back to LSU as head coach. For those who do not know, Richard was an influential businessman who gave a great deal to LSU. He was so powerful he was allowed on the field with the team for every game. He told me about this call personally one night at dinner at Bonefish Grill while we were having drinks. Sadly Richard died after contracting a mysterious illness on a trip to China.
oh man watch out with these facts. elderly old man GRAY TIGER will cry when he sees this as he was a huge MILES sycophant!
Posted on 3/10/21 at 9:54 pm to Tigerlawyer
He knew he was way over his head as a NFL head coach after his first season. Had envoys float the possibility and it got a little attention. Started gaining some steam but each side felt they were doing the other a favor....then Alabama showed interest and was told thanks no thanks but became a bargaining chip to try to squeeze out some relief on bad business deals....pride kicked in, old grievances were renewed, things cooled down..looked like Rich Rod was going to Bama. He backed out and Bama opened back up and was desperate, fixing the business deals and the opportunity to be in the same division on a yearly basis. After the Arkansas tie in 07 Things heated back along with the Miles to Michigan talk. Then chaos ensues, LSU gets in the championship which shuts down Michigan and gives a certain person the backing to tell Saban GFY like he wanted to for years. In response, Alabama gets ESPN to have the narrative changed from gutsy Miles going for it five times on fourth down to quirky, goofy les only won with Sabans players...two birds with one stone. The rest is history.
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