re: Matt Mauck comments on Nick Saban

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Mauck sounds like he got his feelings hurt. Toughen up.

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I appreciate Matt Mauck for coming into the 2001 SEC title game and helping LSU beat Tennessee. And I respect his leadership on the '03 title team.

With all of that said, he was not that good of a quarterback. LSU would have blown out Oklahoma in the '03 title game had Mauck not kept the Sooners in it with his poor play. The defense carried LSU in that game. Mauck was not asked to do much in that offense because LSU had running backs who carried the load. And the defense was one of the top three in LSU history.

Saban is an arse. This is well documented. But Matt Mauck has always gotten way too much credit in Baton Rouge for his contributions to that team, especially from the media.