re: Open Letter to all BAMA fans:

Lots of LSU fans DO fear Saban. But of course, a lot of the LSU fan base don't know diddly about football. This is true of the fan base for all teams. Most are casual observers of the sport and simply regurgitate what they hear TV commentators say, or espouse some version of their own "less than expert" perspectives.

Saban never overly impressed me as a game day coach. His true genius, as it is for most all successful coaches in today college football...is RECRUITING! As Saban proved last year, and Spurrier has proven every new season in South Carolina, NO coach is good enough to win in the SEC without top flight talent.

I don't think either Miles or Saban has much of an advantage over the other when it comes to game day coaching and I think the college football world will come to realize in a year or two that Les Miles is one of the top 5 recruiters in the country.

Fear another teams coach? Not me. I think the only coach that currently strikes true fear in other SEC teams is Les Miles, whose combination of ultra talented teams and aggressive gambling strategy has set the standard that everyone is trying to catch up with.