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Question: Who did Saban consider to be LSU's biggest rival when he was at LSU?
Posted on 11/3/16 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 6:56 pm
Everybody on this board has been hyping up the LSU/Bama rivalry over the last couple weeks and rightfully so. It's been a great rivalry for the past ten years. But I'm just wondering if Saban thought of Alabama as a big rivalry game for LSU when he coached there. I've noticed that Saban has been very careful about saying LSU is a huge rivalry game for Bama like he has for Tennessee and Auburn. It makes me wonder if Saban doesn't view Bama/LSU as a big rivalry because he never considered Bama to be a huge rival for LSU when he coached there.
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Posted on 11/3/16 at 6:58 pm to Bench McElroy
He was big on every game being the biggest bc it was the next & not treating any supposed rivalry games as if they were anything special
Posted on 11/3/16 at 6:58 pm to Bench McElroy
Can you imagine if Saban never left LSU? They would probably be in a dynasty right now with 5 or 6 more national championships.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 6:59 pm to Bench McElroy
Florida
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:00 pm to TigerTalker16
Ole Miss, Auburn
At the time Auburn was good too.
At the time Auburn was good too.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:00 pm to TigerTalker16
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Can you imagine if Saban never left LSU? They would probably be in a dynasty right now with 5 or 6 more national championships.
We are aware
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:01 pm to Bench McElroy
LSU-Auburn was THE game in the early 2000s while Saban was here.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:01 pm to Bench McElroy
LSU-Auburn was THE game in the early 2000s while Saban was here.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:01 pm to Purplehaze44
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LSU-Auburn was THE game in the early 2000s while Saban was here.
It was but he always downplayed it other than to say "you come to LSU to play in these kinds of games" like he did before every game with a top 15ish opponent.
Bama wasn't good most of the time he was here & he thought nothing of them at all except for when Fran got all upset with that made up speech.
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:05 pm to Bench McElroy
Auburn
Posted on 11/3/16 at 7:12 pm to Hussss
I'd agree. Probably AU. Neither Bama or OF were at their peaks during his LSU days. Tubs' AU teams were physical challenges.
(Is it just me, but doesn't AU playing good defense this year just seem "right"? I haven't ever wrapped my head around these last 7-8 years of subpar AU defense. My entire life, even years Auburn wasn't great you could count on them playing tough on D. This just feels "right" to me to see them good on that side of the ball.)
(Is it just me, but doesn't AU playing good defense this year just seem "right"? I haven't ever wrapped my head around these last 7-8 years of subpar AU defense. My entire life, even years Auburn wasn't great you could count on them playing tough on D. This just feels "right" to me to see them good on that side of the ball.)
Posted on 11/3/16 at 8:03 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Auburn without question. Florida was a distant 2
Posted on 11/3/16 at 8:05 pm to Bench McElroy
Definitely Florida after Spurrier came into BR and laid 50+ on Saban
Posted on 11/3/16 at 8:08 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:well, yeah. That's how you win.
He was big on every game being the biggest bc it was the next & not treating any supposed rivalry games as if they were anything special
Posted on 11/3/16 at 8:21 pm to ipodking
Spurrier never scored 50+ on Saban. They did put 44 on him one year in Tiger Stadium though.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 8:23 pm to GetmorewithLes
Florida
Posted on 11/3/16 at 9:04 pm to Bench McElroy
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Question: Who did Saban consider to be LSU's biggest rival when he was at LSU?
Nick Saban doesn't have "rivals". He doesn't have "let down" games either.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 9:07 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:FIFY
We are painfully aware
Posted on 11/3/16 at 9:09 pm to Bench McElroy
The same rival he has at Bama, complacency.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 9:12 pm to Judah Mann
UAB, ULM come to mind
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