The greatest college football coach of all-time. Drop the mic.
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Yes - fewer teams are win at all costs at D3. If you prioritize it like Mt. Union did then it is easier to build a powerhouse at that level than a D1 program.Better than Larry Kehres?
He sees easy money doing those blazer commercials.Not even close. Runs a tight ship, has adjusted to the changes in CFB.
He’s still kind of a plick but seems to be more human/less of a tight ass than he was
Yes - fewer teams are win at all costs at D3. If you prioritize it like Mt. Union did then it is easier to build a powerhouse at that level than a D1 program.
Did Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, and Mike Shula all fail their driver’s test?There is no GOAT in coaching...
Some coaches are driving ferrari's and winning big and losing big too..
The most impressive thing about him is how fundamentally sound his teams are. They very rarely make mental mistakes, commit very few penalties and their technique is usually flawless.
Did Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, and Mike Shula all fail their driver’s test?
Will the next head coach win 6 national titles since it is so easy?None of them have come close to the financial support and infrastructure Saban has been blessed with. No one in college football has. It's an apples and oranges comparison.
Will the next head coach win 6 national titles since it is so easy?
The Steelers have 2 guys from Bama and 1 from LSU. Hassenhauer and Hawkins are the others.Along with Pitt, I’m a big LSU fan. My daughter was a freshman @ Baton Rouge in 2000, Saban’s first year there as HC. When he left to coach the Dolphins most Tiger fans “accepted” it. When he left to come back to coach college football @ ‘Bama, there was outrage. But that’s life. He (Saban) is much the same coach with ‘Bama as he was with LSU. Successful and focused on building good teams with good character players. I may be in the minority, as I am not lifetime invested in LSU, but it’s hard to fault Saban for his success in Tuscaloosa.
And going somewhat “off topic”, I wish that the Steelers would have recognized the amazing talent that those two SEC programs have developed over the years. To think that they have just Minkah Fitzpatrick on their roster is incredu
I was going to post some similar thoughts in a different thread. How many ex-P5 coaches does Bama have at any given time on that staff, mostly in quality control positions? Many of those guys like Butch Jones are still getting paid millions from their prior job buyouts. Bama can get away with paying them peanuts and they’re still lined up around the block to join that staff, as it’s a guaranteed path to another HC job after a couple years.#1. It's not easy.
#2. Saban is and has always been one of the best coaches. When combine a great coach with 1% resources that 99% of the nation does not have access to, you win and you win big.
So let me give you a recruiting story when one of my athletes committed to Tennessee. 2 years ago, I had a conversation with Pruitt about what Tennessee is like compared to Bama and what it would take to get to that level. He said coaching at Bama is like entering the Indy 500 with an Indy car and the rest of the drivers are using stock cars. He was the 1st to admit that Saban is elite and the entire staff is too. But, he said the assistants of the assistants are elite too.
Ken Niumatolo recalled taking his son on an official visit to Bama. He said the visit in part was for him to see what Bama looked like up close in the recruiting process. I'm paraphrasing here, but he said that the closest thing he seen to an organization was a special forces unit on a mass scale. He said that type of operation is not feasible for the overwhelming majority of CFB.
The 2 years where Saban competed where there was league wide parity, he obtained below average results. Is it fair to compare Saban's 1st 2 years to say Mike Tomlin's? I mean Tomlin went 25-5 in his 1st 2 years in the NFL with 2 playoff berths and a Lombardi whereas Saban went 15-17 with no playoff berths...
This takes me back to my original point. It's not an apples to apples conversation when discussing the 1% of today the 1% of yesteryear or even to the rest of CFB today.
I had a young lady working for me in a sales position back in 2005. After a day of work we have a cocktail at a nice restaurant and he husband joins us. Big dude ! He told me he played offensive line for a small private school in Michigan but was recruited really hard by Saban at Michigan State. During his recruiting visit and then sit down with Saban they discussed academics. This guy tells Saban he wanted to study mechanical engineering. Sabans response to him was “we have easier fields of study for you at Michigan State”. “That field of engineering is going to be a big strain on your time if you want to play football”
I was going to post some similar thoughts in a different thread. How many ex-P5 coaches does Bama have at any given time on that staff, mostly in quality control positions? Many of those guys like Butch Jones are still getting paid millions from their prior job buyouts. Bama can get away with paying them peanuts and they’re still lined up around the block to join that staff, as it’s a guaranteed path to another HC job after a couple years.
Bama has become a self-fulfilling prophecy that nobody else can truly compete with on a consistent basis.
Not for nothing, but it should be surprising if they DON’T win the NC.
Exactly my point...
I had a young lady working for me in a sales position back in 2005. After a day of work we have a cocktail at a nice restaurant and he husband joins us. Big dude ! He told me he played offensive line for a small private school in Michigan but was recruited really hard by Saban at Michigan State. During his recruiting visit and then sit down with Saban they discussed academics. This guy tells Saban he wanted to study mechanical engineering. Sabans response to him was “we have easier fields of study for you at Michigan State”. “That field of engineering is going to be a big strain on your time if you want to play football”
I stand corrected. Had forgotten about Hassenauer and Hawkins, though they weren’t among the top draft selections from those schools.The Steelers have 2 guys from Bama and 1 from LSU. Hassenhauer and Hawkins are the others.
pretty sure billy west went for engineering back in the day.
The Steelers definitely need better OL’ men, and a more punishing RB on offense
and with the exception of a few players, they’ve whiffed on many recent defensive picks. It used to be that you could count on the Steelers to excel at the draft, but that hasn’t seemed to be the case of late.
The greatest college football coach of all-time. Drop the mic.