re: Pick a Football Coach: Kirby vs Saban

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Maybe. Never know what will happen in OT. It's a totally different ball game.

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It may have been a fluke play to end the game, but the result wasn't a fluke. The UGA result was arguably a fluke because the ending pretty clearly decided the outcome, but it wasn't a truly flukish result. Auburn was obviously on UGA's level or above in 2013. Anyway, I'm not sure what the context for this stuff is.

For Kirby it'll be all about recruiting I think. That's where he can separate himself from Gus and others. I don't think he'll be able to build the flawless program Saban has, which isn't much of a slight because nobody can.

But, if Kirby can pretty consistently pull top 3ish classes while Auburn and LSU and UF and UT settle for #8 or #12 classes, that'll be the edge. If that isn't sustained, I don't think he's a good enough coach or program manager to clearly separate himself from other coaches, most likely. Even if that's the case, it doesn't mean he won't win championships (see Auburn and LSU), but it just means he doesn't belong in a Saban conversation.