re: Saban only ate at 1 restaurant in BR and 1 in Tuscaloosa

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You must be a relative of Joe Dean.

That guy was so tight he squeaked when he walked by.

It took Emmert to open up the pocketbook and get serious about the football budget.

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I'm not denying any of that.

What I was responding to was:

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[Saban] got LSU football back on track with the LSU administration and higher-ups

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I watched as Broadhead took over from Dietzel/Maddox, and then Dean from there. In that context, Broadhead blew up the relationships with the "LSU administration and higher-ups" when he tried to turn the finances around and wrest control from the boosters, then Dean came in and smoothed things over, and actually made improvements.

During Dean's tenure:
TAF was formed
Outdoor practice facility
Lawton/training/S&C
Admin bldg
East Upper

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Don't know how you could forget the big push Saban made for football facilities upgrades at LSU including a nutrition center that is nowadays taken for granted.

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I'm not saying he didn't continue the push for improvements, just that he wasn't responsible for getting back on track with the higher ups as much as getting back on track with the fans.

Emmert was the man that made it all happen ca. 2000. He couldn't have done it without all the work put in by Broadhead and Dean. If I'm not mistaken, it was under Dean that the LSU AD started to actually turn a profit.

I'm not an insider, that's just my opinion after having been a student at LSU from 1983 - 1990 and watching what was going on, and then a season ticket holder starting in 2000.