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re: Could Saban win a national championship at South Carolina?
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:20 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:20 am to Pettifogger
Petti that is absolutely false....false false false
Bama went 6-6 with a loss to ULM and then sort of turned the corner with a win in the Independence Bowl
Then he brought in the recruiting class that started the dominance
That's the difference...Spurrier is still a great in-game coach/offensive minded guy, Saban understands the lifeblood is recruiting so he hires a staff and replacements that absolutely wreck shite...he'd do it at USCe easily because he'd dominate the rest of the SEC East in recruiting
Bama went 6-6 with a loss to ULM and then sort of turned the corner with a win in the Independence Bowl
Then he brought in the recruiting class that started the dominance
That's the difference...Spurrier is still a great in-game coach/offensive minded guy, Saban understands the lifeblood is recruiting so he hires a staff and replacements that absolutely wreck shite...he'd do it at USCe easily because he'd dominate the rest of the SEC East in recruiting
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:26 am to BuccWildBammer
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Petti that is absolutely false....false false false
I entirely disagree. Bama had a run of pure coaching misery, which is more attributable to your lack of success and mediocre recruiting than Bama's capability.
I don't know why you'd want to downplay the inherent advantages of coaching at Alabama over somewhere like USC. Moreover, I don't know how you can dispute that Saban is a brand that exceeds his own individual capabilities. That's the advantage of a splash hire, you get instant credibility regardless of the product.
Could Saban win 3/4 at USC? I doubt it, even if he went from UA to USC today. Do I think given the time, he'd win at USC? Probably. Do I think it would be more of a challenge coming out of the NFL, before he had as big of a reputation for CFB dominance? Certainly.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:40 am to Quicksilver
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Saban can win anywhere in the SEC at this point based entirely on his coaching ability and his reputation.
The name alone would draw top recruits to a school that they would have never gone to without him being there.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:41 am to nc14
Could you imagine what Saban could do at Georgia and Florida??
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:42 am to tiger perry
I think he would be even more unstoppable at UF than at Bama, but thats about the only place.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:46 am to tiger perry
Get in line, Texas is next.
Oh, it would be crazy at those two places for sure.
Oh, it would be crazy at those two places for sure.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 9:57 am to RoyalAir
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I think it's Shawn Elliott's job to lose. I do not pretend to have any kind of inside info/look at the program, but he's young, a great recruiter, the architect of our successful ground game, and he's from Camden. Plus, he's got the demeanor. Just a hunch, but I would be surprised if he isn't seriously considered.
scrooster has some inside info with the program. What are your thoughts?
I like Shawn - a lot. But I'll be shocked if it is Shawn.
I've always speculated, that if they hire from within, it'll be Bubba. Missy loves it here, the kids love it here. Bubba's been here since day one. He's done all the jobs, managed every aspect of the football program itself. He has the resume. Has a good relationship with all the other coaches on the staff, as well as administrators and BoT members, past and current. Ray would feel like he could hire him for a bargain and let him work his way into the really big money. IMHO they began grooming Bubba for the job about three years ago. And we're not going to be able to tell a whole lot of difference between Bubba and the HBC except for Bubba has more energy and Bubba is a bit more open to trying new things. Additionally, Bubba's recruiting skills are under-appreciated IMHO. He closes more than most know. He's also the coordinator and he also has established an excellent repore with the instate high school coaches. What I like most about Junior is, he's always flown under the radar. Unlike Skippy under Lou, Bubba has kept a low profile and just done what was asked of him, and more, without ever seeking the limelight. Plus he's got a great sense of humor. Melissa and he call Columbia home, and you can't put enough value on that either.
But who knows what Ray will do when the time comes. I suspect, given his and Junior's relationship, that Bubba is going to get a good long look thyough - and probably the job IMHO.
One other thing to consider. Spurrier and Ray and like brothers. Probably the closest AD-HC relationship in the country. Both of them are very calculating and both of them are planners. I suspect both of them already have an idea who it is going to be ... even though it's not going to happen until after the end of the 2016 season.
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... to build here the foundation that Spurrier and Hyman did. USC is now an attractive job for the next coach ... We couldn't say that after Holtz...
I agree with you on everything in your entire post above except this one last thing
Hyman gets too much credit. Mike McGee was the one that had everything in place already. McGee build the Colonial Center. The baseball stadium money was already there - the only finalizing that had to be done was with regard to the Guignards and the land and Hyman almost screwed that up. The Dodie was endowed money - Hyman had no hand in that. It was always going to be endowed to the University's sports program. And trust me when I type this ... Hyman was not well-liked by either Spurrier (especially) or Ray. Matter of fact Hyman tried hard to lobby against Ray being his successor. Both of them were glad to see him go.
Hyman was a prick - and always will be. I give him credit for Dawn Staley and Frank Martin, not much else. And he gets credit for Darin Horn just like McGee gets credit for Brad Scott.
McGee is the man that laid the foundation we are building upon today. McGee hired Holtz, and people forget, McGee hired Spurrier. We almost lost Spurrier at one time, because of Hyman. Hyman was the most egotistical self-centered prick I've ever been in a Lincoln with ... he's all about "I, me, my" and you rarely hear him say "we, ours," or "together."
Then, that thing you typed about not being able to call this an attractive job after Holtz ..... my question is, if Holtz didn't help to turn this into an attractive job, then how did we attract Spurrier?
That segues into my next thought. Lou Holtz does not get enough credit. I love that man for what he did for us ... and it was all because of his sense of loyalty to us - and his respect for Mike McGee. I got to spend some time with Lou when he was here earlier this season ... he's really aged. The years are catching-up to him. But the man was so proud of the place, so happy to be back, so grateful for his memories here and complimentary of what we've accomplished since his departure ... but he had more to do with us turning it around probably than anyone. Few, very few, realize the dire straights we were in by the time Brad Scott was fired.
Anyways, good stuff Royal Air. This is a good discussion thread, thanks. :)
Would Saban win a national championship here?
Someone's already typed it. Saban is not a builder, he's a maintainer. He takes high level programs to the next level. Holtz is a builder, a sprinter. Spurrier and Saban are far more alike than most people might admit ... it's just that Spurrier likes more of a challenge than does Saban evidently.
Here's the better overall question IMHO.
Could Spurrier have come-in and won a couple of national championships at Alabama?
Posted on 11/20/13 at 10:03 am to Crimson Legend
yes, go ahead and fap to the answer little buddy
Posted on 11/20/13 at 10:15 am to Crimson Legend
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Lou Holtz built that into a respectable program
wut? Holtz did no such thing.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 10:41 am to heartbreakTiger
quote:Grow up.
yes, go ahead and fap to the answer little buddy
I thought this would be an interesting question, because Steve Spurrier is/was considered one of the very best there is, and he hasn't won the SEC there (yet).
If Bobby Bowden can build Florida State into what it became, then Saban *could* build SCe into the same thing, given time, I would think. But in today's SEC competitive climate, and the fact that Nick Saban doesn't have an unlimited amount of time left in his career, I thought it was an interesting question.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 10:52 am to BuccWildBammer
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That's the difference...Spurrier is still a great in-game coach/offensive minded guy, Saban understands the lifeblood is recruiting so he hires a staff and replacements that absolutely wreck shite...he'd do it at USCe easily because he'd dominate the rest of the SEC East in recruiting
You think Saban always recruited so well? You think Spurrier doesn't understand that recruiting is the lifeblood of a program?
How did Saban do at Michigan State? Now, remember, he had both Brad Lawing and Mark Dantonio on his staff at Mich State recruiting like gangbusters for him. I wanna say Josh McDaniels was on that staff as well.
I can tell you that Brad once told me that Saban was a good closer, but not an exceptional recruiter at the time. LSU gave him the creds to finally recruit the big time athletes ... because his legend actually didn't begin to grow until LSU. He owes LSU a lot in that regard ... LSU and the SEC for that matter. You don't recruit, in state, at LSU, you select. And Saban's forte is his eye for talent. We all knew that about him instantly. The guy can watch film and know if he can make something out of a prospect, or not. He turns down a ton of 4 and 5 star talent because they do not fit his system. But he hires assistants that can really recruit - and he is good at doing that. (Although Chris Rumpf is failing him badly in the Carolinas, and I hope that continues.)
Saban could come to Carolina and win big because of what Holtz and Spurrier has built ... plus, these days, almost every big name recruit wants to play for the legend of Saban. Not all mind you. Spurrier has out-recruited Saban in the Carolinas. And Saban does not exactly own Georgia either.
BTW, correct me if I am wrong, but if you look at Bama's roster, Saban is still reeling in the benefits of having coached in Louisianan. He's probably got more LA 4 and 5 star prospects on his roster at Bama than any other program in the country next to LSU.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 11:41 am to Crimson Legend
Now he can before spurrier arrived no.
Spurrier is the superior coach any time you win the acc with Duke you must know something.
Spurrier is the superior coach any time you win the acc with Duke you must know something.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 12:01 pm to Crimson Legend
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If Bobby Bowden can build Florida State into what it became, then Saban *could* build SCe into the same thing, given time, I would think. But in today's SEC competitive climate, and the fact that Nick Saban doesn't have an unlimited amount of time left in his career, I thought it was an interesting question.
You're comparing apples to oranges.
When Bobby Bowden left WVA to takeover FSU, FSU was a serious renegade program where anything was allowed. He took players that couldn't get-in anywhere else, and he had the backing of the local community, especially the Times Democrat and their willingness to not print certain things ... and Bowden was not competing in the SEC. I think FSU used to play Auburn quite a bit and never fared too well except but for a few years ... and Bowden even commented on that thought being one of his reasons for not wanting to join the SEC.
Bowden would not have realized the same success he enjoyed at FSU had he coached in the SEC IMHO ... UNLESS he could have landed at Bama or LSU perhaps. He wanted the Bama job at one time. Jim Carlen used to say that Bowden actually coveted the Bama job at one time and thought he might get it when The Bear retired. After that, I don't think he ever seriously considered leaving FSU. He had it too good there.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 12:40 pm to Crimson Legend
No, I think it would be better, but not NC caliber. Not a big enough recruiting base even for him.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 2:41 pm to scrooster
had a long paragraph written out and life intervened scrooster
Carry on...
Carry on...
Posted on 11/20/13 at 2:50 pm to Crimson Legend
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Could Saban win a national championship at South Carolina?
I think Saban could win a NC at Duke or Vandy
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:08 pm to Mootsman
Yes saban could win big at SC. So could spurrier if he used his fame as a recruiting advantage but he despises recruiting. He's said before he's not groveling with 17 year old kids. That's why I think SC has hit it's ceiling with SOS. Having said that what he's done with the facilities there has been phenomenal. He's turned SC into a top 20 coaching job and I love Ray tanner. Future is bright for you guys.
Posted on 11/20/13 at 3:11 pm to Jrv2damac
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Yes. South Carolina is a much better program than LSU was when Saban took over in 2000
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Yeah
South Carolina was coming off 0-11 the offseason Saban came to LSU
But yeah, they were head and shoulders better
Lol.. the difference between is and was is so hard for some people.
69th post.
This post was edited on 11/20/13 at 3:33 pm
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