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It's actually a pretty good comparison that I didn't consider, as long as you account for the inherent discrepancy in resources.

I'm hoping he'll be a Bruce Pearl type figure, spending his energy on building the excitement and recruiting. Except without the sanctions.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Johnny at a couple football games early on in the season.

Yes. Possibly at every position group, Safety and Defensive tackle included.

And the six-year grad rate is 60%.

Not many people do it in four years these days at most universities.

Probably better to sell now. Prices usually go down, not up.

Absolutely. I also think this year's Bama is better than last year's Auburn.

Absolute legend.

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I remember one game when it rained over most of BR but not Tiger Stadium.

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I always thought that was the origin. One time it was raining all over BR but for whatever reason the stadium stayed dry. That's the story I heard.

Wow, the coverage on the long TD pass to Blackmon was terrible. I mean, the catch was great but that ball hung in the air for a llloonnggg time. Picked off by anyone that plays in our secondary.

Still here. I never wanted him gone, and the only time I doubted any of his decisions was when he took his sweet time letting Gary go after last season. That made me sweat.

Even after Ole Miss I didn't want him gone. The game made me mad, but we weren't a national championship team that year. I understood that shite happens and that people make mistakes.

All that being said, he is definitely growing as a coach. He has figured out what kind of program he wants to run and the kind of coaches he needs to hire, and has been incredibly successful in it. Even the players say they've noticed a change in him, and that he seems more like he's "part of the team" and will ride or die with the team this year.

I see Florida 2010 as the game that turned his career around. I think that was when he stopped caring what people said or the advice people gave him, he was going to run the program as he saw fit.

They were playing way over their heads and we were playing well below what we're capable of.

For those 30 minutes, I'd say they were about as good as Bama.

Secret playbook.

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never liked. neither did TM7.

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He didn't like Honey Badger at first either.

Now I think many would argue it's the best nickname in college football in recent memory.

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Will the national perception finally fade away that Saban is a superior coach if LSU wins the BSCNC?

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Yes.

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do for Les Miles legacy an imagine?

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Make him even that much more legendary when we win it all again next year in even more dominant fashion.

Both teams play with big chips on their shoulders this game.

Irrelevant.