re: LSU's return to normalcy after Saban

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LSU also didn't start putting real money into coaching salaries and A+ facilities until Saban got here.

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Actually it started before Saban got to LSU.

The East upper deck opened for the fall of 2000. The administration building was built in 1995, and the indoor practice facility opened in 1990.

The issue was getting rid of all the ol' boys from the 80s that ran off Arnsparger. They wanted to run the AD on the cheap thinking minimizing expenses would maximize revenue. They were wrong. The TAF was formed in the late 80s, and really gained power in the 90s. It was through these efforts that we were able to attract Emmert and Saban.