Miles success at LSU bodes well for Alabama and their life after Saban

I think Jim Harbaugh will do a great job with the talent Saban is going to leave behind.

Well, whoever takes over will have a roster of 4/5 star players and a lot of good recruiting infrastructure.

That alone will win a lot of games.

I would argue that has been largely responsible for LSU's success post-Saban. I'm of the opinion they've won in spite of Les Miles. He's kept the recruiting going strong and the talent (along with a little luck) has produced overall good results.

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, TennesseeJed just accidentally posted something that makes sense!

What happened? Is this like the proverbial monkey banging on a piano an infinite amount of time eventually playing Beethoven?

Momentum can vary you a long way. If bama gets an adequate coach after saban we will still be highly successful. Saban has vastly improved the ongoing appeal of the program which will pay dividends in the future

I will not argue that Saban is not the best college football coach in the country. He is and anyone else is a distant second in my opinion.

That being said..Saban was not the coach at LSU that he is at Bama. He was damn good and one of the best, but he himself has improved over the years. He averaged 3.5 losses per year at LSU. We lost some ugly games that we clearly should not have (ex: UAB) and were blown out on several occasions. Even LSU fans have selective memory when it comes to Saban. You would think he never lost a game at LSU.

Les has been at LSU 8 years now. Most people say he owes all his success to Saban even after 8 years. It hasn't been pretty the whole time, but he has been a winner and has averaged less losses each year than Saban's time. Saban did a lot at LSU, but it's ridiculous for him to get all the credit for the last 8 years.