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Would Saban have been as successful if he had stayed at LSU?
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:39 pm
The world will never know because he quit.
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:40 pm to Landmass
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:40 pm to Landmass
You’re kidding right?
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:40 pm to Landmass
I think 90% of football fans might would say even more successful.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:41 pm to Tiger on the Rag
He wouldn't have gotten SA'd at Ryan Airport, that's for sure.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:42 pm to Tiger on the Rag
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I think 90% of football fans might would say even more successful.
Let's not go crazy...
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:43 pm to Landmass
The wise old owl said the world may never know
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:45 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Let's not go crazy...
Whats so crazy about it? No Bama dynasty to compete with in the West and in recruiting.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:47 pm to Landmass
I think he'd have won 8 or more additional titles at LSU if he had stayed.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:51 pm to TDsngumbo
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I think he'd have won 8 or more at LSU
Which public school in Louisiana did you get your GED from?
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:51 pm to Tiger on the Rag
Not saying that. Bama has all the resources and then some.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:52 pm to Landmass
I mean Les Miles and Orgeron won Championships at LSU afterwards so you tell me. Nobody knows if more, less, or whatever but likely would have been in the ballpark.
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:52 pm to Landmass
"As successful" are the pertinent words here which would mean "as many titles."
The odds are slim. It's an over/under question. "As successful" would be a push.
The question is, would he have accumulated "more titles" or "fewer titles?"
The obvious answer is potentially more because of a longer tenure at LSU.
The odds are slim. It's an over/under question. "As successful" would be a push.
The question is, would he have accumulated "more titles" or "fewer titles?"
The obvious answer is potentially more because of a longer tenure at LSU.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 12:53 pm to Landmass
Probably
Orgeron and Miles won titles at LSU. I bet Saban would have 10 rings if he stayed. All that instate talent on both sides of the ball
Where would Alabama be? CFB wouldn’t be the same
Orgeron and Miles won titles at LSU. I bet Saban would have 10 rings if he stayed. All that instate talent on both sides of the ball
Where would Alabama be? CFB wouldn’t be the same
Posted on 9/2/25 at 1:51 pm to Tarpon08
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Whats so crazy about it?
90% is a really high number.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 1:54 pm to MizzouTrue
Theoretically, Saban would have had opportunities to win in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
It's possible he may have won more titles.
In the Saban "A Football Life", they say they could have had just as much success had they'd have stayed at LSU.
It's possible he may have won more titles.
In the Saban "A Football Life", they say they could have had just as much success had they'd have stayed at LSU.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 2:07 pm to paperwasp
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I think he'd have won 8 or more at LSU
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Which public school in Louisiana did you get your GED from?
why couldn't he have gotten to 8?
he already had 1 at LSU
'05, '06, '07 were all teams already built to compete and possibly win one.
no telling what '08 would have looked like with Saban instead of Miles building that team.
that gives him 4 years of teams already built that he didn't have at Alabama.
then he won 6 from '09-'23.
I think he could have had a similar run at any of the big schools.
so yeah 8 was doable.
definitely not guaranteed, but doable.
Posted on 9/2/25 at 2:25 pm to Landmass
No. Simple. LSU is not and has never been and will never be Bama. Even before Saban Baka owned LSU
Posted on 9/2/25 at 2:32 pm to RTRnFlorida
High School Algebra 1:
Saban 2x the coach that Les is.
Saban is 4y the coach that O is.
How many titles would Saban have won at LSU from 2005-2025?
Solution guide:
x is 1.5
y is 1
2(1.5) + 4(1)
Saban 2x the coach that Les is.
Saban is 4y the coach that O is.
How many titles would Saban have won at LSU from 2005-2025?
Solution guide:
x is 1.5
y is 1
2(1.5) + 4(1)
Posted on 9/2/25 at 2:33 pm to Tarpon08
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Whats so crazy about it?
No Bama dynasty to compete with in the West and in recruiting.
Never thought about it that way
I always thought he needed to get the NFL out of his system to become the Saban we all know now.
He realized he would always be a college coach and became super focused
He lost a bunch of games at LSU
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