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Greatest Coach or Greatest Recruiter

Posted on 5/20/22 at 4:22 pm
Posted by Orange Beach Bengal
Orange Beach, AL
Member since Oct 2010
20 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 4:22 pm
If he is the greatest coach, just go coach the men up. With all the hate over how NIL works, it sounds as if he may be the greatest coach of a number 1 recruiting class only.
Posted by psk_Vol
Nashville
Member since Jan 2012
3782 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 4:23 pm to
Tennessee big money boosters. Them boys hungry to win again
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26626 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 4:25 pm to
You're a fricking idiot if you don't think Nick Saban can coach.
Posted by Colonel Ingus
Houston
Member since Nov 2021
5385 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 4:37 pm to
The college game is:
60% recruiting
20% development / hiring the right assistants (position coaches)
20% X’s and O’s / hiring the right coordinators
This post was edited on 5/20/22 at 4:38 pm
Posted by ReversePiggie
In non-Arkansas US
Member since Sep 2021
3593 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 5:19 pm to
He's the all time GOAT in college football (from a non-gump) period. It's not an either/or thing. To be the GOAT, he had to be the best in coaching, recruiting, developing other coaches and cheatin. Miss out on any one and who knows how things turn out.
Posted by Nitro Express
Gulf Coast
Member since Jul 2018
16201 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 5:20 pm to
This thread is full of hilarious hot takes.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22665 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 5:20 pm to
I’m not sure if people are aware, but college coaches (all of them at the SEC level) spend a lot more time evaluating talent and recruiting than they do actually coaching. It’s probably 60% of the job. If someone isn’t great at this, they will fail.
Posted by Ole Ag
Member since Oct 2018
2246 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 5:27 pm to
Nick Saban is a very good coach and the greatest ever when it comes to landing amateur athletes.

He is not an NFL level coach. Those guys are truly elite, but also don't have to recruit which is 90% of college ball. I don't think a single top college coach would be nearly as good in the NFL. Almost every top coach in college ball is a recruiter first and relies on younger/smarter staff for strategy. Or at least they should (my biggest beef with my coach).
Posted by geauxcoco
Greenville, SC
Member since Apr 2007
11043 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 5:34 pm to
Saban realizes this more than anybody!
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
93905 posts
Posted on 5/20/22 at 5:40 pm to
Part of being a college coach is recruiting good players.

I've never understood why this conversation takes place.
Posted by lastfan
Houston
Member since Nov 2015
7732 posts
Posted on 5/22/22 at 5:44 pm to
A college football coach wears many hats - he recruits, hires a staff, coaches/develops both players and coaching staff, disciplines, motivates, establishes a culture, etc, etc…

Nick Saban has the best combination of the above than any other college coach, period.



Posted by ForgetTheRest
Member since Oct 2015
2256 posts
Posted on 5/22/22 at 5:55 pm to
quote:

If he is the greatest coach, just go coach the men up. With all the hate over how NIL works, it sounds as if he may be the greatest coach of a number 1 recruiting class only.


You really think he would have all those national championships if it weren’t for all the great recruits he has been getting?
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