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Why is Nick Saban so good?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:12 pm
All one has to do is take a look at the coaching tree he comes from to figure out where he gets his pedigree from.
Nick Saban was an assistant under Don James (won a national championship at Washington) at Rice in the early-70s. Don James was an assistant under Bill Peterson at Florida State during the mid-60s. Bill Peterson served under Paul Dietzel (won a national championship at LSU) in the mid-to-late 50s at Louisiana State. Paul Dietzel served under Bear Bryant (won six national championships at Alabama) while he was at Kentucky. Bear Bryant was an assistant to Frank Thomas (won two national championships at Alabama) in Tuscaloosa. Frank Thomas was an assistant and player under Knute Rockne (won five national championships at Notre Dame) in the 1920s.
So Coach Saban is a direct coaching descendant of some of the best coaches in the history of college football. That's where the magic comes from.
Nick Saban was an assistant under Don James (won a national championship at Washington) at Rice in the early-70s. Don James was an assistant under Bill Peterson at Florida State during the mid-60s. Bill Peterson served under Paul Dietzel (won a national championship at LSU) in the mid-to-late 50s at Louisiana State. Paul Dietzel served under Bear Bryant (won six national championships at Alabama) while he was at Kentucky. Bear Bryant was an assistant to Frank Thomas (won two national championships at Alabama) in Tuscaloosa. Frank Thomas was an assistant and player under Knute Rockne (won five national championships at Notre Dame) in the 1920s.
So Coach Saban is a direct coaching descendant of some of the best coaches in the history of college football. That's where the magic comes from.
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Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:14 pm to RollTide1987
I guess it skips a generation with Muschamp
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:14 pm to RollTide1987
Did you just thread your own thread?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:15 pm to RollTide1987
Or he was the DC for Bill Belichick, is a workaholic, is able to sell kids on playing at a historical program, and then gets great calls because of said program on top of it all.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:16 pm to RollTide1987
recruiting and the process
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:16 pm to RollTide1987
Because he's an a-hole
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:16 pm to FourThreeForty
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Did you just thread your own thread?
Yep. I did. I figured it was that important.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:16 pm to RollTide1987
Oversigning year after year.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:17 pm to SammyTiger
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Or he was the DC for Bill Belichick, is a workaholic, is able to sell kids on playing at a historical program, and then gets great calls because of said program on top of it all.
Nah. It's because he's descended from Knute Rockne on the coaching tree. It's obvious.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:31 pm to RollTide1987
REC - he was good but not dominant at LSU.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:32 pm to SammyTiger
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... and then gets great calls because of said program on top of it all.
More melt. Delicious. 20-13.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:35 pm to Gnar Cat21
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recruiting and the process
this is what works.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:38 pm to tiger perry
Saban mantra: 'Stick to the fundamentals and the scoreboard will take care of itself'
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:39 pm to Gnar Cat21
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recruiting and the process
Plus refs and a little bit of luck.
*eta Oh, and schedule.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:40 pm to RollTide1987
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Why is Nick Saban so good?
Because he's the spawn of the Devil.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:41 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Because you guys gurgle him oh so good.
Why is Nick Saban so good?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:45 pm to RollTide1987
Buys the best talent
Posted on 12/5/14 at 5:59 pm to RollTide1987
Because he has built a brand at Bama and get the best players. If any other coach got the best players they would be in the same boat as him.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 6:02 pm to TheChiznit
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Why is Nick Saban so good?
Because ... STEDB. That's why.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 6:03 pm to RollTide1987
Best Players, Coaches, Facilities, Refs, et Cetera, money can buy.
Football is too important to leave anything possible to chance.
Football is too important to leave anything possible to chance.
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