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re: An incredible stat regarding Alabama Football's last 15 recruiting classes...
Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:27 pm to qman91
Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:27 pm to qman91
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So if the playing field isn't even, what is LSU doing to make things even?
I think Saban built the LSU program up enough that it was on an even playing field with Alabama and other elite programs from 2002 or so on, of course then he came back to Alabama and started dominating everyone.
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:57 pm to SidewalkTiger
Between Bear and Nick, for over 25 years, Alabama had one magical season. And I must admit it was fun watching them pound down Miami. And Stallings really was a hell of a coach. But besides that they were essentially a nondescript program living off past glory.
In 2000, when Saban arrived LSU was by the estimation of The Football Warehouse, the 14th best program in CFB history. That means lots of 8-3's and 9-2's sprinkled in with a national championship and a great run from 1958-1973 and some SEC titles and bowl games and a wasteland period for the first half of the 90's.
LSU, of course has most-recently won 3 national championships in a 17 year period and played for another. All while being the only team to play Alabama, Florida and Auburn (10 national championships between them in that span) EVERY year. And of course LSU also won championships with 3 consecutive coaches which has never been done in the SEC. I'd say LSU is now up to somewhere around 7-9 as all time great programs now because of that 2 decade run.
When Saban leaves the odds are they return to good but not great status until that find that next generational coach. Those guys don't grow on trees. CFB fans can bluster about history all they want, but coaching is everything, and you have to find that guy and he has to stay and build his own program. Just ask Miami, Florida State, Florida, Texas, USC, Michigan, Penn State etc. The cfb landscape is littered with used-to-be-programs living off the past.
In 2000, when Saban arrived LSU was by the estimation of The Football Warehouse, the 14th best program in CFB history. That means lots of 8-3's and 9-2's sprinkled in with a national championship and a great run from 1958-1973 and some SEC titles and bowl games and a wasteland period for the first half of the 90's.
LSU, of course has most-recently won 3 national championships in a 17 year period and played for another. All while being the only team to play Alabama, Florida and Auburn (10 national championships between them in that span) EVERY year. And of course LSU also won championships with 3 consecutive coaches which has never been done in the SEC. I'd say LSU is now up to somewhere around 7-9 as all time great programs now because of that 2 decade run.
When Saban leaves the odds are they return to good but not great status until that find that next generational coach. Those guys don't grow on trees. CFB fans can bluster about history all they want, but coaching is everything, and you have to find that guy and he has to stay and build his own program. Just ask Miami, Florida State, Florida, Texas, USC, Michigan, Penn State etc. The cfb landscape is littered with used-to-be-programs living off the past.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:25 pm to SidewalkTiger
I agree with you, my thing is I just find it funny so many posters come on here to complain about trivial things as the playing field being uneven, when that falls on their coach and program. Also, LSU has more talent in the NFL than most conferences combined so how big is the talent disparity between them and Bama 
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