re: ESPN 30 for 30 Coming to Bama

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Last season was Coach Chizik's 5th season as a HC. What was Saban's record and how many rings had he won after his 5th season as a coach?

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Apples to oranges, my friend. However, if you want to do this we can.

After first 5 years as HC:
Saban - 34-24 (Best season 9-2. Worst 6-6)
Chiz - 35-29 (Best 14-0. Worst 2-10)

Saban took over a MSU team that had 4 consecutive losing seasons.
Chiz took over an ISU team that had gone bowling in 2 of the previous 3 seasons (and 5 of th previous 7).

Next stop:
Saban took over an LSU team that had been UNRANKED in 8 of the previous 10 final polls. Chizik took over an AU team that had gone a very impressive 47-16 in the five years before he got there and had just finished going 7-3 against its top rival in the previous 10 years.

Show me when Saban or Miles lost TEN consecutive games. Show me when they've had back-to-back losing records (saban has never had a losing record as a college coach). Show me when Saban or Miles has had their team horribly outplayed & outcoached multiple times in a single season as Chiz just had in 2011 when his team got embarassed in each of their 5 losses.

Chizik may turn out to be a phenomenal head coach, but I think there are very few that would view him favorably in a comparison against Saban or Miles at this point.