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Saban’s first 8 years at Alabama vs Kirby’s first 8 years at Georgia
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:33 pm
Saban - 91-17 Won 3 National Championships and 3 SEC championships
Kirby - 93-16 Won 2 National Championships and 2 SEC championships
Kirby - 93-16 Won 2 National Championships and 2 SEC championships
This post was edited on 12/8/23 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:36 pm to CrimsonFever
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Saban’s first 8 years at Alabama vs Kirby’s first 8 years at Georgia
Should not you be looking at Saban first 8 years as a head coach versus Kirby's first 8 years. Kirby smokes him.

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Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:37 pm to CrimsonFever
Pretty historic runs from great coaches.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:37 pm to frogtown
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Should not you be looking at Saban first 8 years as a head coach versus Kirby's first 8 years. Kirby smokes him
So you're implying Toledo and Michigan State are on par with Georgia?
Interesting take.
This post was edited on 12/8/23 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:39 pm to skrayper
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So you're implying Toledo and Michigan State are on par with Georgia?
Interesting take.
Implying that Kirby is just getting started.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:40 pm to CrimsonFever
This is insane!
Both coaches are absolute juggernauts.
And it doesn't feel like Kirby has been at UGA for 8 years. Damn time flies
Both coaches are absolute juggernauts.

And it doesn't feel like Kirby has been at UGA for 8 years. Damn time flies

Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:40 pm to CrimsonFever
Do you even SEC East v. SEC West?
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:41 pm to frogtown
Ok... let us know when Kirby's Total National Championships = Saban's
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:42 pm to frogtown
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Implying that Kirby is just getting started.
Kirby worked under Saban for like 10 years and inherited a program that won 8-10 games per year. Of course he’s doing great. He’s a great coach.
Saban inherited a dumpster fire in Tuscaloosa.
This thread kinda sucks though.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:43 pm to CrimsonFever
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Saban - 91-17 Won 3 National Championships and 3 SEC championships
Kirby - 93-16 Won 2 national championships and 2 SEC championships
The two programs 5 years leading up to each of them taking over.
Bama (2002-2006) - 36-27 - 0 Division Championships; 1-2 bowl record.
Georgia (2011-2015) - 50-17 - 2 Division Championships; 3-2 bowl record.
Saban had much less in the cupboard when he took over at Bama than Smart had at Georgia.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:47 pm to madmaxvol
Do you even 1-5?
Kirby isn't on his level.
Saban is 5-1 vs. Kirby and two of those wins were with backup QBs. The lone loss came in a season we beat them and our receiver corps was a triage center.
The win was the outlier. We would have beat their arse last year too.
Kirby isn't on his level.
Saban is 5-1 vs. Kirby and two of those wins were with backup QBs. The lone loss came in a season we beat them and our receiver corps was a triage center.
The win was the outlier. We would have beat their arse last year too.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:48 pm to Freight Joker
This.
Saban was given a shitty team and built it. Kirby was given a solid program in a division with easier schedule.
Let's just look at the competition Saban has done this against in the west. Pretty incredible run.
Saban was given a shitty team and built it. Kirby was given a solid program in a division with easier schedule.
Let's just look at the competition Saban has done this against in the west. Pretty incredible run.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:49 pm to madmaxvol
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The two programs 5 years leading up to each of them taking over.
Bama (2002-2006) - 36-27 - 0 Division Championships; 1-2 bowl record.
Georgia (2011-2015) - 50-17 - 2 Division Championships; 3-2 bowl record.
Anyone who is trying to make a valid argument will easily remember this particular stat. While Smart didn't necessarily walk into the same situation Ryan Day did at Ohio State, it was still a much better one than what Saban inherited in January 2007.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:57 pm to East Coast Band
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Do you even SEC East v. SEC West?
No, because there's no comparison.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:58 pm to RollTide1987
Not to mention the timeframe of the turnaround - from coaching hire to Natty.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 1:04 pm to frogtown
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Should not you be looking at Saban first 8 years as a head coach versus Kirby's first 8 years. Kirby smokes him
Kirby spent 8 years learning from the GOAT and walked into P5 program that, although it had wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, was not a broke down wreck with no potential. Richt won a lot of games and had just had them in the SECCG and a hair from a NC appearance three years before Kirby got there. Saban started at the bottom.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 1:06 pm to CrimsonFever
As a Bama fan I’d argue that what Kirby has done may be more impressive. Yes he was given a better situation, but he has 2 national titles with the GOAT still coaching
Posted on 12/8/23 at 1:20 pm to JB Bama
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We would have beat their arse last year too
Sure, sure. Couldn't beat UT or LSU. Two teams that we destroyed but you were definitely gonna beat UGA's arse last year

Posted on 12/8/23 at 1:21 pm to CrimsonFever
Comparing tGoat's first 8 years at Bama and Kirby's first 8 years EVER as a HC is so fricking stupid
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