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Saban can't beat a good Auburn team
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:10 am
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:10 am
Saban's Kryptonite
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Saban is 6-5 overall against Auburn as the head coach at Alabama and LSU. He's 4-2 against the Tigers at Alabama after going 2-3 against them at LSU.
Saban hasn't enjoyed the same kind of success against Auburn's better teams. In fact, he's coached against Auburn teams that would finish the season with nine or more wins five times.
He's lost all five of those games.
At LSU, Saban lost in 2000 to an Auburn team headed toward 9-4, in 2002 to another 9-4 team and in 2004 to Auburn's 13-0 SEC champs. At Alabama, Saban lost in 2007 to a 9-4 Auburn team and in 2010 to Auburn's 14-0 BCS champs.
On the flip side, against Auburn teams that would finish with fewer than nine wins, Saban is 6-0.
But it's not just Saban-coached teams that struggle to beat the better Auburn teams. It's Alabama teams in general.
The Crimson Tide has lost the last eight Iron Bowls to Auburn teams that would finish the season with nine or more wins: 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000 and 1997.
In contrast, Auburn's won three of the last seven Iron Bowls against Alabama teams headed toward nine-plus victories. The Tigers beat an Alabama team that would finish 10-3 in 2010, an Alabama team headed toward 10-2 in 2005 and an Alabama team en route to 10-3 in 2002.
Recent history provides a reason. Auburn's better teams tend to walk out of the Iron Bowl with a smile.
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Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:11 am to DynastyDawg
This is new and refreshing.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:11 am to DynastyDawg
he gone
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:15 am to dkreller
Yes, he gone.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:15 am to DynastyDawg
Saban is 4-3 in the Ironbowl
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:20 am to mckibaj
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Saban is 4-3 in the Ironbowl
Beat me to it. He lost in 2007, 2010, and 2013.
Interesting stat -- he's lost the Iron Bowl to three different Auburn coaches while at Alabama.
But I'm hardly one to talk, since he's beaten 4 different Arkansas coaches (Nutt, Petrino, JLS, and Bert) while at Alabama.
This post was edited on 12/4/13 at 8:21 am
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:23 am to DynastyDawg
This was written before the IB Sat.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:26 am to NBamaAlum
Malzahn to Texas.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:27 am to Dice410
Right, but it goes deeper than just his time against Auburn at Alabama. He struggled with them at LSU as well.
I believe the article says that he has never beaten an Auburn team that has gone on to have at least 9 wins in the same season.
I believe the article says that he has never beaten an Auburn team that has gone on to have at least 9 wins in the same season.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:27 am to mckibaj
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Saban is 4-3 in the Ironbowl
Give that man a mulligan
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:30 am to Dice410
Auburn's 2009 team was pretty good...finished 8-5, which isn't terrible.
And his other 3 wins against Auburn have been 36-0, 42-14, and 49-0.
Also, Auburn hasn't beaten Bama by more than 10 pts in something like 40+ years.
And his other 3 wins against Auburn have been 36-0, 42-14, and 49-0.
Also, Auburn hasn't beaten Bama by more than 10 pts in something like 40+ years.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:30 am to Camp Randall
Saban doesn't lose, the players didn't execute.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:31 am to DynastyDawg
I guess it's a good thing for him that Auburn sucks most of the time
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:36 am to DynastyDawg
this is as noteworthy as saying good teams win more than they lose, or there is a higher chance of floods when it rains, or businesses that sell more product make more money...I could go on and on. In other words this is a revelation , how?
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:37 am to genro
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I guess it's a good thing for him that Auburn sucks most of the time
Also bama tends to fold against AU in close games. They get outcoached, or don't have the heart or guts or something to win competitive games. And that is not just saban against AU, it is bama under a lot of different coaches.
Since 1997, AU is 10-7 against Bama and 11 of those games have been decided by 10 points or less.
AU is 10-1 in those games decided by 10 or less.
This post was edited on 12/4/13 at 8:38 am
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:40 am to JoeKines335
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Auburn's 2009 team was pretty good
I don't know about that. They were ok but they lost to Kentucky at home and only beat one ranked team and that was Ole Miss.
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:41 am to Restomod
[quote]Saban doesn't lose, the players didn't execute! Most accurate statement about him! 
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:46 am to LSU METRY 82
Nutt to AU
Posted on 12/4/13 at 8:48 am to DynastyDawg
Saban is 6-6 now Article hasn't been updated
Article hasn't been updatedPosted on 12/4/13 at 9:03 am to otowntiger
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this is as noteworthy as saying good teams win more than they lose, or there is a higher chance of floods when it rains, or businesses that sell more product make more money...I could go on and on. In other words this is a revelation , how?
Nah it's really not like that at all.
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The Crimson Tide has lost the last eight Iron Bowls to Auburn teams that would finish the season with nine or more wins: 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000 and 1997.
In contrast, Auburn's won three of the last seven Iron Bowls against Alabama teams headed toward nine-plus victories. The Tigers beat an Alabama team that would finish 10-3 in 2010, an Alabama team headed toward 10-2 in 2005 and an Alabama team en route to 10-3 in 2002.
This post was edited on 12/4/13 at 9:05 am
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