re: is this an anomaly or are the days of saban getting great coordinators over?

Steele was very impressive at Auburn

had you ever heard of Jim McElwain when he went to Bama? Turned out pretty good.
How about Doug Nussmeier. Turned our pretty good.

Your're trying to answer a question before it is asked (All based on hope by the way) that no one can answer until we actually see them play. Nobody has any idea other than speculation and again, hope.

Tommy doesn't impress you because
A. he turned down Kelly only to go to Bama a year later.
B. He doesn't chunk it all over the friggin field...and we don't want him to but we have no idea what he can do here. As you guys say about Kelly, he has much more to work with at LSU, same for Tommy at Bama.