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re: Saban - “It was a huge mistake to leave college football”
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:39 pm to RidiculousHype
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:39 pm to RidiculousHype
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I see that side of it. But the other part of me says, he made his post-Miami decision without any regard for the LSU people who he'd built a bond with for 5 years - so why do I owe him the benefit of the doubt?
DAMN! COACHING is a JOB.
How many have ever switched to another company yet stayed in your same industry... grow up.
Saban and Miles were (past tense) both EMPLOYEES.
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Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:46 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
quote:CB you are smarter than that.. man... prior to Saban LSU was chronic under achievers... 30 years without a major bowl win.... made LSU a national power again.. period
frick him. Since he came back to College Football he has done everything he could to shite on LSU. Again, frick HIM.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:48 pm to choupiquesushi
That dude will say anything depending on his audience. His is a politician. 
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:52 pm to LSUTIGERS8181
Why would we let our arch rival into our HOF? Sure he got us a championship years ago but he has also cost us a few.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:08 pm to atltiger6487
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Hell, Spurrier did exactly what Saban did, and Florida fans don't blast him for it. Now yes, I realize So. Carolina isn't UF's rival, but they're in the same division
Spurrier also went to the NFL before taking the USCe job. It's not like he went from UF straight over to USCe, just like Saban didn't go straight from LSU to Bama.
Both of these coaches left relevant jobs to pursue greener pastures of the NFL then came back to non-relevant positions in their former divisions and made them contenders again.
The penis envy of Bama from our fans is the only sad thing about any of this. Saban is still the GOAT, I just hope our team kicks the $#!t out of his team whenever we play.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:09 pm to AlxTgr
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so if a great job opens up, a coach shouldn't take it because he once coached at a division rival?
quote:so if Nick Saban wanted to come to LSU now, you'd say he shouldn't out of loyalty to Alabama?
Depends on the circumstances of the departure. In Saban's case yes. In Miles' case no problem.
What if Urban Meyer wanted to come to LSU. Do you say he can't - because he once coached at Florida, who we play every year?
The idea of loyalty to a prior college they coached at being used to hamstring the the career of a coach is just silly and childish.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:27 pm to rbdallas
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DAMN! COACHING is a JOB.
How many have ever switched to another company yet stayed in your same industry... grow up.
Saban and Miles were (past tense) both EMPLOYEES.
We hold coaches and athletes to ridiculous standards regarding the decisions they should make for themselves.
We think they need to consider the fans.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:38 pm to RidiculousHype
quote:There may be more to it than you think. Some people seem to be pointing out that he did think about us. That he may have even reached out to return but was denied. Not saying I know 100% that's true, but maybe there's more to this than what it seems.
Let's look at it another way - how would Bama fans act if the same thing happened to them? Or Florida with Meyer going to Georgia in the same manner? I think it's a human nature deal, not an exclusively LSU deal.
And I think Saban went to the best place to pick off Southeastern talent. It's where he had established his empire. So I'm not going to blame him for going to the place he thought he would be most successful.
And as far as Urban, OSU was his dream job. And he left Florida while a lot of shite was going down. Had no interest going to another SEC school.
But I get it. Him going to Alabama set LSU back a long time and it's easy to take that personal. Sometimes I do hate the man. But I also know he didn't do what he did because he hates LSU. He did what was best for him.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:41 pm to atltiger6487
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so if Nick Saban wanted to come to LSU now, you'd say he shouldn't out of loyalty to Alabama?
no. quote:Nah, but would not be surprised if Florida fans were pissed.
What if Urban Meyer wanted to come to LSU. Do you say he can't - because he once coached at Florida, who we play every year?
quote:It's neither. Just because you don't like a position doesn't make it childish. You seem dumb.
The idea of loyalty to a prior college they coached at being used to hamstring the the career of a coach is just silly and childish.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:52 pm to AlxTgr
Its going to be so awesome when Coach O beats his arse this year.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:55 pm to LSUTIGERS8181
Why are people acting surprised to hear him state this? I thought this was well known
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:59 pm to LSUTIGERS8181
Saban was great for LSU and more than righted the listing ship.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 2:15 pm to rbdallas
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DAMN! COACHING is a JOB.
How many have ever switched to another company yet stayed in your same industry... grow up.
Saban and Miles were (past tense) both EMPLOYEES.
There's a reason why big companies have non-compete clauses...
Posted on 9/18/19 at 2:20 pm to Jake88
Fact.... LSU would not be where it is now without what Saban did.... it’s pure fact.....
Posted on 9/18/19 at 2:40 pm to EasterEgg
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Those of you who are also Saints fans, would you trade the 2009 Super Bowl for multiple LSU championships in addition to the ones we have?
Absolutely Not!
Posted on 9/18/19 at 2:44 pm to atltiger6487
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Those of you who are also Saints fans, would you trade the 2009 Super Bowl for multiple LSU championships in addition to the ones we have?
He didn't go back and beat their asses 350 straight times. There's a difference.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 3:40 pm to Geauxlden Eagle
FCUK SABAN. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LIFELONG GUMP. LET GEAUX COACH O. BEAT HIS arse, HE'S WITH THE ENEMY #WECOMIN $TIGERBAIT 
Posted on 9/18/19 at 3:41 pm to LSUTIGERS8181
This is just Saban hoping to not get booed at the Louisiana hall of fame induction
Posted on 9/18/19 at 3:42 pm to Geauxlden Eagle
For all the love he professes to have for LSU, remember how he left LSU and our fans: the team was in Fla. for the bowl game, he announced it Christmas Eve, and the ONLY press conference he held re leaving LSU was to the Miami press in Fla. He never returned to La. never gave the La. press / LSU fans an explanation. As much hate as many LSU have for him, the Miami press, for yrs afterwards, absolutely detested him with a passion. Rabilais (?) said that a statue of him outside TS is not that far away. All his admirers, do you really want a statute of Alabama's HC outside the stadium?
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