re: SEC Mythbusters: Saban did not build LSU

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And he sucked right after he left LSU!

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Right after?? He took a Miami team that had just come off a 4-12 record and led them to a 9-7 record. That generally means he did pretty damn good that year (the next year they were bad again, but they took a chance on Culpepper who didn't end up being healthy and passed on Drew Brees; if that hadn't have happened he might still be the Dolphins' coach).

And as far as LSU making Saban, that is true to a certain point. The man realized that LSU was a program that had everything necessary to build a consistent winner that previous coaches had failed to do. Just because Dinardo had a good year or two doesn't mean that he set things up for someone else to run with it, just like it doesn't mean that because the team has a lot going for it (location, local talent, lack of in-state competition) it's easy to sustain success. Saban was able to do it and left Miles in a position to build on it, which makes sense that Miles has built upon that to create a team that is much better than what he inherited. If Saban had left to take over Vandy then yeah he wouldn't have had the same record so going to LSU enabled him to do what he does best. It was a mutually beneficial hire and it's ridiculous to suggest otherwise.