re: How many non-LSU fans will even remember Saban as a LSU coach 25 years from now?

Bryant at TAMU is famous, though. Junction Boys and all? I also know he was at UK, and I suspect I'm not even close to alone. You probably want an analogy more along the lines of "Danny Ford at Arkansas" or "Lou Holtz at USC". In any event, Saban won a national title at LSU, so I think his stint there will be remembered.