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re: Is there a former football head coach at LSU that anyone actually likes?

Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:12 pm to
Posted by Cash
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Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:12 pm to
Bo Rein
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
10892 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:13 pm to
I don’t dislike any of them. Miles may be the closest right now because I think what he pulled is a piece of shite move as for the rest, not in awe of them either.
Posted by CajunPhil
Chimes
Member since Aug 2013
825 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:18 pm to
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tiger81
I respect Saban for what he did for our program. I liked Miles, but his lawsuit is cray


Saban didn’t make LSU the powerhouse it has become. LSU made Saban the legend as he is recognized now. Just before we hired Nick he had an unspectacular stretch at Michigan State, culminating in getting his arse kicked by LSU in the Independence Bowl. His success with LSU resources gave him the visibility and credibility to move to the pros and the to a desperate Alabama where he succeeded in bringing back the Bear glory days.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:45 pm to
Skip didn’t coach foot
Posted by 904
Forever under I-10
Member since Dec 2009
1105 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:49 pm to
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Saban didn’t make LSU the powerhouse it has become. LSU made Saban the legend as he is recognized now. Just before we hired Nick he had an unspectacular stretch at Michigan State, culminating in getting his arse kicked by LSU in the Independence Bowl. His success with LSU resources gave him the visibility and credibility to move to the pros and the to a desperate Alabama where he succeeded in bringing back the Bear glory days.


Good lord this could not be more off base. Saban did more for our football program from an organizational, structural, and mindset standpoint than he did on the field, and he did a lot for us on the field. He laid all of the modern groundwork for the titles decades to come, otherwise we'd still more closely resemble Kentucky right now more than a top 3-4 program in the conference.


This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 4:53 pm
Posted by SaveFarris
Member since Apr 2012
2536 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:50 pm to
Joe Brady
This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 4:51 pm
Posted by PrideofTheSEC
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:52 pm to
I like Coach O.

I wanted him fired but I still like him.
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
23437 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:54 pm to
Saban
Posted by TN Tygah
Member since Nov 2023
7837 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:55 pm to
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I like Coach O.

I wanted him fired but I still like him.


Hard to say if Coach O could’ve kept having competitive teams had he not lost sight of it and started taking naked selfies with 26 year olds. Had he kept us competitive he would’ve been my favorite coach because of the Louisiana ties, obviously.
Posted by Sofaking2
Member since Apr 2023
19765 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:56 pm to
I respect Saban. That’s better than like, but I am not a woman.
Posted by Clark W Griswold
THE USA
Member since Sep 2012
10888 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 4:59 pm to
Nick Saban won a championship and set LSU up to win more since he left. If you hate him you aren’t a smart fan. Probably the same fans who pull for SEC to win championships too.
Posted by GerryDiNardo
Bringing Back The Magic!
Member since Mar 2004
5786 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:04 pm to
What a shitty fricking question.
Posted by Miss3Channels
Gumpland
Member since Nov 2017
259 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:05 pm to
O won the lottery and behaved like a lot on here would.
Posted by tiger81
Brentwood, TN.
Member since Jan 2008
21032 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:14 pm to
Saban made LSU a National Title contender, there's no doubt. If he didn't, then explain the years between 1958 - 2003. That would be 45 years for those playing at home. But you are also correct, LSU provided Saban the chance to reach the next level in coaching.
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
20657 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:22 pm to
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Just before we hired Nick he had an unspectacular stretch at Michigan State, culminating in getting his arse kicked by LSU in the Independence Bowl.


A few things

1) Saban's Sparty career did not "culminate" in LSU beating them in a bowl game. That was his first season at Michigan St.

2) Michigan State was under NCAA sanctions when he took over, and had not been to a bowl in 5 years. They went .500 or better every year under Saban

3) The "culmination" of Saban's Sparty tenure was beating #1 Ohio St in 1998, considered John Cooper's best team he ever coached at OSU. And then his final season he won 10 games, the first time Sparty reached that win total in 44 years.
Posted by Forever
Member since Dec 2019
6830 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:23 pm to
On that list, I like Saban, Dinardo, and a bunch of pre-1990 coaches.

Orgeron, Miles, and Hallman were all bonafide idiots who were dislikable in their own ways. Wondering why people don’t like them is like wondering why no one liked Smoke Laval in baseball or Trent Johnson in basketball.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
46662 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:31 pm to
Arnsparger
Cholly Mac
Saban
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
19116 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:50 pm to
Dunce
We are Phillies fans we hate everything what part of that do people not understand
Posted by GeauxHouston
Midland, Texas
Member since Nov 2013
5034 posts
Posted on 6/19/24 at 5:55 pm to
Most love O in real life
Posted by supatigah
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Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 6/19/24 at 6:20 pm to
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Mac was run out of town on a rail.


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