re: Is Saban anything more than an awesome recruiter?

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I agree with almost everything you said here. But this last is not true. Strategically, Nick Saban is ordinary on both sides of the ball. He often gets out-schemed on defense. However, his guys are almost always the most disciplined on the field. When Saban says five and out they run five and out. When they're supposed cover a zone they do it. In college that's what's necessary to win because college aged kids are such doofie. In the pros you better be able to scheme with the best, and that's not Saban's hallmark. He's the best coach in college, though.

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Its easy to see when someone is talking shite. I thought our D was "too complicated" compared to Chavis? You LSU fans have lost your shite. His defense really had nothing to do with his stint with the Dolphins. He had a big turnaround in his first year and his 2nd year injuries hit. That and going with a healthy QB over Brees when they could not get a good medical report on him. Jason Taylor especially thrived under Saban with 12.0 (up from 9 in 04) and 13.5 both years.

Its funny Saban "struggles" with Spread Teams when we've beaten 10 times the number of spread teams than we lost to. And spread isn't a single type of offense, basically you are saying Nick struggles with teams with an offense which also isn't true.