re: Did anyone actually at LSU when Saban was coach have run ins with him?

One time. A few days before the 2004 Sugar Bowl (BCSCG) I went on the Creole Queen, or some riverboat, with the team. It was fans and the team. Kids running around getting autographs, brass band playing, just a really fun setting...as long a you aren't Nick Saban.

I ended up next to Saban at one point and asked if he'd get in a picture with me and my friend. He agreed, but his attitude and body language was a huge middle finger (you know, because he had so much else to do while stranded on a boat on the river with fans). I handed my camera to my mom to take the picture. She didn't know if it was on or not and asked me. That little midget went into a-hole mode directed towards my mom who was laughing at the fact the camera was foreign to her. How fricking dare this woman not know how to work this college kid's camera. I did my best to ignore this until December 25, 2004, but when he left I say frick him.

I ignored it because I wanted to like him, but he was oozing a frick you vibe to all and it was impossible to forget the head coach being rude to my mom. Supposedly he bitched to the Sugar Bowl so much about that boat ride that they no longer do it.

He fakes a smile well in the pic. And nice top-button buttoned, you fricking geek.



I hate him for leaving LSU on Christmas Day. I hate him for lying about going to alabama. I hate him for going to alabama. And I hate him for winning at alabama. frick you, nick saban. Die in an ICU 10 days after burning in a fire. And STTD,N.

And if you and the guy before you would have read my post thoroughly you would have realized that I have no problem with Les. As I said, he is a decent coach who surrounds himself with excellent coordinators and is in an excellent situation. His results are unprecedented. I don't want him to go anywhere nor do I think he will go anywhere.

That said, what makes him an above average coach isn't that he is a genuine guy, brings out the most of his players, takes the fall, blah blah blah, it's that he wins football games. No matter how ugly they are at times, he wins.My argument wasn't that he isn't excellent, it's that it's not his personality that makes or breaks his excellence.

Now is he considered as highly regarded as Saban? No, and again, that goes back to winning. Whether you are a dick or the pope, college football revolves around winning games and championships, and Nick has done one of those thing a whole hell of a lot better.

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Did anyone actually at LSU when Saban was coach have run ins with him?

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can you make this make sense?

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For chrissake, people, about a half-dozen of you have nothing better to do than pretend like you're too dim to figure out what this means? I just ran it through three on-line grammar checks, no errors found....I think it would be slightly clearer if 'run ins' were hyphenated- 'run-ins' - but still...how much clearer could it possibly be?


Did (anyone actually at LSU) (when Saban was coach) have ( run-ins) (with him) ?.....

"Ooooh, I'm so confused!!! What does it mean????"

Jeez, it's a good thing there were no big words and commas and stuff because your heads would have all exploded...

Maybe he's a really busy guy who doesn't like to talk about things that are negative/embarassing for him.

The melt down of the Bama nation would be a sight to see if he did jump ship! Lol

Yes. A big run-in; but can't disclose the details.

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He showed up to vote in 2002, and people in line were asking about what happened against Auburn and he left without voting because he couldn't interact with people as a human being. It was pretty funny. He really is a world class a-hole

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He is justified. He is in a public setting and the 'fans' way to interact with him is to ask for a justification/explanation - about a loss. Fans feel entitled to explanation of every being action in a game.

If you were an auto mechanic and were out and about, would you like to be asked about auto problems - all the time.

We have a narrative. Saban is an a-hole. We only relay stories that meet that narrative.

Les Miles and clock management. Clock issues are discussed way more often due to intense focus on Les' actions vis-a-vis clock management.

Andy Reid and a few other coaches in NFL are also accused of similar issues. Now Reid is in a new place. The narrative at the new place is taking shape now. If Reid wins his division or does a job comparable to Broncos the clock stories will be urban legends relayed by Eagle's faithful. Like 3rd and Chavis by Tennessee fans.

Bama fans might call Saban focused where LSU fans have been consistent in calling it assholery. The more we talk about Saban, we (LSU fans) come across as jilted exs.

So he pushed a 7 year old and said "GET OUT THE WAY!"

I met him one time. He was cordial. Really didn't have a problem with him or anything.

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mediocre

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Define please. Because his record is anything but.

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f he was still our coach, we'd love the guy.

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You think? Many didn't love him when he was here. What's difficult for many is to differentiate the Saban at LSU and the Saban at Alabama. He's a much better coach with much better results there. Take his 5 year LSU results and compare them with Miles and you see very little difference. Miles is even better in some regards. The very thing people criticize Miles for is what we had in Saban here- 2 or 3 losses a year on average. To listen to some just assume that after a 5 year pattern Saban would have reeled off 3 or 4 titles in a row is humorous.