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re: Could Saban win a national championship at South Carolina?
Posted on 11/20/13 at 7:11 am to mrnegative
Posted on 11/20/13 at 7:11 am to mrnegative
I don't know. Steve Spurrier is no slouch, and he's been there long enough to get it done if he had the "magical" touch.
I think there's a reason that national championships are almost always won by traditional powers, and not only because of poll bias. It's damn hard to build a program into a very top level elite competitor.
Do you say yes because you think Nick Saban would be able to recruit insane levels of talent to South Carolina the way he did at LSU and Alabama? Or do you think he would be able to turn that very good talent at South Carolina into elite?
I think there's a reason that national championships are almost always won by traditional powers, and not only because of poll bias. It's damn hard to build a program into a very top level elite competitor.
Do you say yes because you think Nick Saban would be able to recruit insane levels of talent to South Carolina the way he did at LSU and Alabama? Or do you think he would be able to turn that very good talent at South Carolina into elite?
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Posted on 11/20/13 at 7:16 am to Crimson Legend
I think that Saban could recruit better talent to SC than Spurrier has. Yes, we have had some top notch players, but not near at the level that Alabama, Florida, LSU, or Georgia has. Spurrier has turned 3-star recruits into studs since day one like Sidney Rice, Ko Simpson, DJ Swearinger, Devin Taylor, etc who are all currently in the NFL. However, we have only landed three 5-star recruits in 9 years that I can remember. Lattimore, Clowney, and Chris Culliver. Bama gets three-plus each year, and I think that has a lot to do with Saban's recruiting ability. The thing that sets Saban apart is that he not only lands the great recruits, but he knows how to motivate and develop them.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 7:23 am to Crimson Legend
Spurrier couldn't carry Saban's jock strap. He hasn't got the initiative (who has?) and dedication of Saban, plus he doesn't understand the "process". 
Posted on 11/20/13 at 8:19 am to Crimson Legend
Because Saban recruits at such a high level, people forget that he's also coached up 3 stars into 1st round material. I'm at work, so I'm not going to waste the time to look through all our past recruiting classes, but I know off the top of my head that Chance Warmack was just an under-the-radar 3 start recruit that was molded into a Top 15 pick.
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