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Nick Saban 's record when his team is the underdog?
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:20 pm
I do not have an answer to this question.When I read Gene Stalling's quote " The bottam line, in my opinion, his[Saban] players play better than your players. That is the main reason they win." That statement made me wonder how his teams do in games when his players are not the better players.When he had to win on schemes and game day coaching,when his team was the underdog--How did he do? I know that he did not match up in the pros.I feel there are 4or5 coaches in SEC that would also dominate with his players.
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Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:21 pm to emoryman
Alabama hasnt been an underdog since 2008 IIRC
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:22 pm to emoryman
now u dunnit
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:22 pm to emoryman
Alabama was last an underdog in the 09 SECCG.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:22 pm to emoryman
Getting talent is a great start, but there are plenty of teams that have tons of talent that manage to lose games or underperform.
Coaching great players is differnet than coaching scrappy underdogs, an entirely different set of challenges exists.
Saban clearly gets about the most you can out of the talent.
Unlike some teams who have let mountains of talent come and go and seemingly can't get over the hump.
Coaching great players is differnet than coaching scrappy underdogs, an entirely different set of challenges exists.
Saban clearly gets about the most you can out of the talent.
Unlike some teams who have let mountains of talent come and go and seemingly can't get over the hump.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:23 pm to emoryman
Pretty sure they were underdogs in 2008 UGA, 2008 UF, 2009 UF... since then, I doubt they've been an underdog at all.
ETA: maybe at LSU in 2010?
ETA: maybe at LSU in 2010?
This post was edited on 7/18/13 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:24 pm to lowspark12
09 SECCG was the last time.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:26 pm to emoryman
Same with every top tier program. It's not like Alabama has the talent to run the good LSU, Georgia, and Florida teams off the field. He has to coach in those games.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:28 pm to emoryman
his teams aren't the underdog very often. but he turned around a historically shitty Michigan State with lesser recruits than others in the conference. Got LSU to the SEC championship in his second season with the previous coach's recruits. Went 12-2 in his second year at alabama with the previous coach's recruits.
i'd say the players play better due to coaching as much as the fact that they are great recruits.
i'd say the players play better due to coaching as much as the fact that they are great recruits.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 8:04 pm to IAmReality
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Getting talent is a great start, but there are plenty of teams that have tons of talent that manage to lose games or underperform.
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Unlike some teams who have let mountains of talent come and go and seemingly can't get over the hump.
USC, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Georgia
Posted on 7/18/13 at 8:04 pm to WaveHog
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his teams aren't the underdog very often. but he turned around a historically shitty Michigan State with lesser recruits than others in the conference. Got LSU to the SEC championship in his second season with the previous coach's recruits. Went 12-2 in his second year at alabama with the previous coach's recruits.
i'd say the players play better due to coaching as much as the fact that they are great recruits.
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