Is this the same board that was discounting NFL value when comparing it to college effectiveness?! Couldn't be.
Yep most don't realize the talent Dinardo had here, too bad he couldn't coach. He had 31 players who made it on NFL rosters. I have the list somewhere on here. Dude could recruit...
I'm not sure which particular discussion you're referring to but I can agree with that. I can also tell you it means Saban inherited a lot of talent. College isn't NEARLY always an indicator of the next level. In fact with QB's what works best in college doesn't in the NFL. But here's the list. You tell me if he had some talent on our roster when he arrived. [FONT="] Players on LSU's roster in 2000 during Nick Saban's first year at LSU: OFFENSE Rohan Davey QB** Craig Nall QB** Josh Booty QB** Josh Reed WR** Domanick Davis RB** Labrandon Toefield RB** Robert Royal TE** Stephen Peterman OG** Devery Henderson WR** Donnie Jones** Tommy Banks FB Jerel Myers WR Reggie Robinson WR DEFENSE Trev Faulk LB** Bradie James LB** Ryan Clark S** Fred Booker CB** Jarvis Green DE** Kenderick Allen DT** Howard Green DT** Chad Lavalais DT** Eric Alexander LB** Adrian Mayes CB** Jeremy Lawrence LB [/FONT]
Add Corey Webster Randall Gay Marcus Randall John Corbello Lionel Turner Rodney Reed Jack Hunt Eric Edwards Abram Booty Adrian Mayes Brandon Whiney Norman Lejune All on NFL rosters at one point.
OK my Bama friends, let me try to explain it like this. Forget football and coaches. Lets just say we are talking about the hottest cheerleader in high school. All the guys are drooling and will sacrifice anything just to be with her - because she is fantasy fulfillment. They will spend all their money, toss their current girlfriend under the bus, sacrifice anything for her just to be their girl for a while. But there is this one guy who has been through the whole relationship cycle with her - courtship, dating, love, and breakup. He's just watching and smiling cause he knows what she is and what she isn't. Doesn't mean she's not pretty, doesn't mean she's not decent in bed; it just means he's had both and the one he's with now is better. We are the guy with the been there done that smile. We've had both and like what we have. You're the guy with 7 years of bad sex that's went after the hot cheerleader with a history of short term relationships. It's really that simple.
