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re: SEC Mythbusters: Saban did not build LSU
Posted on 12/19/11 at 12:05 pm to Tammany Tom
Posted on 12/19/11 at 12:05 pm to Tammany Tom
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What most people don't understand is that Mark Emmert had just as much, if not more, to do with LSU's success as Saban did. Emmert was hired in 1999 and he recognized that LSU needed a strong football program to help build the overall strength of the university.
Emmert fired Joe Dean and hand picked Nick Saban as the next football coach at LSU. Emmert is the one who raised the money to hire Saban and pay for a first class team of asst. coaches.
This is the most accurate statement made. Without Emmert, LSU and Saban may not be where they are.
Hats off to Emmert for his vision.
I'm glad saban was the one Emmert chose and he did the job he did for the Tigers.
If bama thought saban was some football genius, why didn't they get him from Mich St. when they were playing merry-go-'round with coaches?
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Posted on 12/19/11 at 12:07 pm to hybrid3
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If bama thought saban was some football genius, why didn't they get him from Mich St. when they were playing merry-go-'round with coaches?
This post reeks of reality
Posted on 12/19/11 at 1:40 pm to hybrid3
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This is the most accurate statement made. Without Emmert, LSU and Saban may not be where they are. Hats off to Emmert for his vision. I'm glad saban was the one Emmert chose and he did the job he did for the Tigers. If bama thought saban was some football genius, why didn't they get him from Mich St. when they were playing merry-go-'round with coaches?
Everyone wants to give Saban 100% of the credit in rebuilding LSU, because he was the most visible to the football public. Football fans assume that he was hired at LSU and had the same playing field as DiNardo and Hallman, but he had advantages that they never had. Hallman was worthless as a coach, but DiNardo actually was pretty good. It wasn't his fault that LSU wouldn't pony up the cash to pay for good asst. coaches. When LSU (ie cheap Joe Dean) wouldn't give him the money to pay Carl Reese, Reese left and DiNardo had to hire a new DC on the cheap and LSU faltered miserably.
LSU opened up the wallet and gave Saban anything and everything he wanted.
Saban was the perfect coach to rebuild the program, however, with all the funds thrown at him. He was ruthless, brilliant, and a major workaholic, that demanded perfection. So, major kudo's have to be given to him for his part in rebuilding the program. I will always be thankful to him for what he did at LSU.
Posted on 12/19/11 at 2:09 pm to hybrid3
quote:Because Bama didn't need a coach when LSU hired Saban. DuBose had just won an SEC championship that year and they were preseason top 5 going into the next season. When DuBose tanked out, Saban was not going to leave LSU that soon.
If bama thought saban was some football genius, why didn't they get him from Mich St. when they were playing merry-go-'round with coaches?
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