re: How different would this conference be if Saban had never come to LSU?

Did Saban make LSU or LSU make Saban. LSU hired a coach that had been a MAC head coach, currently a Big 10 coach of five years with a 59% winning percentaqge, lost the three bowl games in four years Michigan State particpated. His last year was 9-2 and LSU offered this hard driven coach a job. Previous poster was right with his supposition that LSU was fertile territory. He had one season with fewer than three losses and won a national championship in five years. He build a grert foundation at LSU and after a hiatus to the pros has produced a juggernaut with a historically grand program. LSU took a chance on a young and upcoming coach and gave him the platform for his future success.