re: Pete Carroll ~VS~ Nick Saban

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Saban At Alabama: 100-18 Against Final Ranked Teams: 29-15 Against Final Top 10 Teams: 10-12 Major Bowl Wins: 5 BCS/CFP Titles: 4 Carroll At USC: 83-18 Against Final Ranked Teams: 21-9 Against Final Top 10 Teams: 10-3 Major Bowl Wins: 5 BCS Titles: 0

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Carroll's teams were the best "big game" teams I can remember. They used to come out and utterly destroy other Top 10 type teams. However, they also would slip up and lose 1 game every year to a bad 7-5/6-6 type team.

I feel like that is a pretty clear difference in the coaching/management philosophies of the 2. Saban, no emotion, treat every play like it has a life of it's own. Carroll, emotion, which can lead to blow the doors off performances but letdowns against lower level teams.

Both were/are elite coaches.