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Why is Nick Saban such a better coach at UA than at LSU?
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:17 pm
Or is Bama just easier to win at? Spurrier thinks it is obviously.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:18 pm to northalabamacracker
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Why is Nick Saban such a better coach at UA than at LSU?
This makes no sense.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:18 pm to northalabamacracker
Easier to recruit in Georgia
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:20 pm to northalabamacracker
Cuz Bama has tradition unmatched by any! Duh!
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:21 pm to GCTiger11
Sure it does. Why is CNMFS a better coach at UA than when he was coach at LSU?
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:21 pm to northalabamacracker
Because LSU made Saban who then resurrected Bama.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:24 pm to northalabamacracker
You learn things as you go through life. His experiences at LSU and the NFL really made him into the coach he is today.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:24 pm to northalabamacracker
Pretty sure it has to do with moxie.
Moxie might be a girl's name, which sounds pretty Alabama-ish. Could also be the regional soft drink.
Moxie might be a girl's name, which sounds pretty Alabama-ish. Could also be the regional soft drink.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:26 pm to northalabamacracker
My opinion is that Saban was a good coach already before he came to bama, but he caught lightening in a bottle. Mike Shula was a good recruiter and not so much a good coach. He had the talent there but couldn't coach them up. So Saban came in and had immediate success with Shula's recruits but was able to sell recruits to what he was showing on the field. So now he recruits well and coaches the top players up. I think he would easily have had the same success at lsu had he stayed.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:26 pm to northalabamacracker
1. Experience. As you work longer, you gain more experience at your job and perfect your craft.
2. Name cache. He won a National Championship at LSU, and sent a lot of players to the NFL while he was here...therefore it's easier to sell to recruits to buy in to his philosophy
3. NFL experience.
4. No cloud of whether he will leave for the NFL. Coaches can't use that to negatively recruit against Saban.
Next stupid question. I don't see how this was so hard to figure out. You can apply a lot of these same things to real life jobs and work experience.
2. Name cache. He won a National Championship at LSU, and sent a lot of players to the NFL while he was here...therefore it's easier to sell to recruits to buy in to his philosophy
3. NFL experience.
4. No cloud of whether he will leave for the NFL. Coaches can't use that to negatively recruit against Saban.
Next stupid question. I don't see how this was so hard to figure out. You can apply a lot of these same things to real life jobs and work experience.
This post was edited on 1/21/13 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:26 pm to northalabamacracker
Bama's cartel is the best in the country
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:27 pm to RollTide1987
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You learn things as you go through life. His experiences at LSU and the NFL really made him into the coach he is today.
And this. Saban only had 5 years at LSU in which he mustered up 1 national title and 2 conference titles. In his first 5 years at Alabama, he won 2 national titles but only 1 conference title.
Pretty unfair to compare the 2 runs in which Bama got an extra year, and ultimately another national championship.
This post was edited on 1/21/13 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:27 pm to northalabamacracker
There is no Candy to eat in Tuscaloosa.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:27 pm to northalabamacracker
Saban was just as good a head coach at LSU as he is at Bama. Saban left LSU loaded with talent.
LSU was the most talented team in the SEC from 05-07. I think they went 34-6, 1 SEC and national title, 2 SEC Western division titles and 2 BCS bowls. I think LSU was a pretty big favorite in the 05 SEC championship game, but were upset by Georgia.
Had Saban never left LSU, there is no telling how NC LSU would have won by now. My guess would be 4 or 5.
LSU was the most talented team in the SEC from 05-07. I think they went 34-6, 1 SEC and national title, 2 SEC Western division titles and 2 BCS bowls. I think LSU was a pretty big favorite in the 05 SEC championship game, but were upset by Georgia.
Had Saban never left LSU, there is no telling how NC LSU would have won by now. My guess would be 4 or 5.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:29 pm to northalabamacracker
He's grown and learned
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:30 pm to Rabid Tiger
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Next stupid question. I don't see how this was so hard to figure out.
+1
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:31 pm to Aubbieinyourgrill
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Mike Shula was a good recruiter
Please excuse me while I throw back my head and laugh….

Okay…now that I've got that out of my system, I can honestly say I will never take a post of yours seriously ever again.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:31 pm to genro
Longevity. He stuck around and the ball kept rolling.
Posted on 1/21/13 at 10:38 pm to GFunk
Great coach, facilities, and the fan base.
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