Great Email I Received About Saban and Miles

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  1. tygertail

    tygertail Founding Member

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    Enjoy....

    > For those of you who are heart broken over Saban going to Bama, I
    offer the following memories:

    > > > In his first year I recall getting routed at Florida by 32, a 17
    point loss at Auburn as well as an especially painful home loss to perennial
    football powerhouse UAB. I skipped shopping at the mall the day after
    Thanksgiving to watch him lay a 14-3 egg at Arkansas. Happy Holidays.


    > > > In his second year we traveled to Tennessee to watch the Kelly
    Washington show and an 8 point loss that was not close. Then our annual
    Florida ass whipping by 29 in Tiger Stadium, followed by another home loss,
    this time to Ole Miss by 9. Fun.

    > > > Year 3 produced losses at Virginia Tech, Auburn and Alabama by 18,
    24, and 31 points. The Alabama game was a battle of top 15 teams at tiger
    stadium. The game of the week. College Gameday on campus. 31 - 0 shutout
    loss! Nice! Also included in year 3 was a gut wrenching Thanksgiving
    Friday surprise in the form of a last play loss to a terrible Arkansas
    team. This year also produced one of the most famous plays in LSU history,
    The Blue Grass miracle. We can certainly thank Saban for that one. There
    is no Blue Grass Miracle without KENTUCKY leading by 3 with seconds left and
    LSU on our own 25. He did draw up Dash 33 right berlin in the event KENTUCKY
    is kicking our ass. Another memory from year 3 was a glorious 1
    point win over Ole Miss at Tiger Stadium and Texas rolling us at the Cotton Bowl
    by 15. Also not close.

    > > > Year 4 was the title year. Very few complaints here...except for
    Saban being out coached by Ron Zook as a mediocre Florida team beat us
    at home and engraved an asterisk into the Crystal football indicating a shared
    title with USC. An eternal tarnish.

    > > > His final year a one point road loss at Auburn which was
    respectable and a 29 point ass raping at Georgia. Thank God for girls in black
    pants and red tops on the streets of Athens. They were the only medicine for
    that kind of pain. He followed this up with a Christmas Eve announcement of
    his departure. I think I saw him laughing and flipping us off from
    the window as he flew from the Baton Rouge airport in that Miami Dolphins
    plane. Merry Christmas tiger fans! We then celebrated his departure and the
    new year by letting Iowa win on the last play on a bust in the secondary
    (Saban's specialty).

    > > > Now let's briefly talk about Les Miles: 22-4. (Saban was 18-7)

    > > > Big wins: @ Arizona St., Florida, Auburn, @ Alabama, Miami, @
    Tenn, @ Arkansas and ND. Again LSU Alabama was a battle of highly ranked
    teams. Top 5 this time. Called the biggest game ever in Tuscaloosa. The
    game of he week, College Gameday on Campus. This time on the road..31-0
    bama. Not this time.16-13 Tigers. The Miami and Notre Dame bowl wins were
    especially pleasing as we embarrassed 2 of the college football worlds most
    hated on the biggest of stages.

    > > > Losses: Tennesse at home during the Katrina mess on a Monday
    night, not good. Georgia in the Georgia Dome. At Auburn, on a waved off
    pass interference call which I've never seen before or since along with
    a variety of iffy calls. At Florida, a 13 point loss to national
    championship game participant with 8 LSU turnovers. Can't win them all. I'll put
    it up against any other coach's first 2 years.

    > > > I know, I know..."Miles is playing with Sabans talent. Saban
    didn't have any talent when he got here and had to build from the ground up."
    REALLY...

    > > > Sabans first team didn't have any talent when he lost to UAB? I
    recall Fred Booker, Ryan Clark, Jerel Myers, Reggie Robinson, Damian James,
    Rohan Davey, Trev Faulk, Robert Davis, Bradie James, Corey Webster, Josh Booty
    (nevermind), Randall Gay, Labrandon Toefield, Adrian Mayes, Josh
    Reed, Devery Henderson, Dominick Davis, Stephen Peterman, Abram Booty,
    Jack Hunt, Kyle Kipps, Robert Royal, Chad Lavalais, Howard Green and Kareem
    Mitchell, to name a few.

    > > > The point is: to hell with Saban and Bama. I'm sick of hearing
    about both of them. To share headlines with them after what we did to Notre
    Dame last night gives me the red ass. We didn't interrupt their
    Independence Bowl headlines.(ha ha) At least this can be settled on the
    field..November 3rd..round 1.

    > > > Just give more for Les!
     
  2. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    In defense of Saban, and let me tell you I don't care for Tricky Nicky at this point, he inherited a team that was nowhere near as talented as what Miles inherited. So comparing the records after 2 seasons is pretty useless.

    We can compare recruiting skills and the man's overall character. In recruiting it's a draw with a slight edge to Miles if he indeed lands Jones, Tolliver and McKnight. And we all know the character issue isn't close between Miles and Saban.
     
  3. Contained Chaos

    Contained Chaos Don't we all?

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    Saban announced his departure on Christmas night.
     
  4. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    Yeah and he was "talked into it" by High-zinger
     
  5. tygertail

    tygertail Founding Member

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    I didn't write the damn thing, just passing it on:thumb:
     
  6. DownOnTheBayou

    DownOnTheBayou Say My Name!

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    tygertail, that was the post of the year! You showed why I was NEVER a Saban fan...no pun intended. He had 1 good year at LSU, the title year. Other than that, he stunk it up. The only thing I liked about Saban was him gettin fired up on the sidelines. He's not a good gameday coach at all. I will never understand why he is highly thought of.
     
  7. LSUTyga73

    LSUTyga73 Football Connoisseur

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    While Sabans morals are in question, there's no need to bash his tenure while at LSU. Complaining about stuff like that makes you look bad. Can you honestly say that you were pissed off at Saban during the entire 5 years he was here? I was happy as hell that we won 2 SEC Championships and a National Title. He put us back into the elite category of the SEC (#1 in wins since 2000).
    You would not be bashing him had Les Miles done worse than him, what Les has done his first 2 years is better than Saban's first two years but lets not forget that we all loved this man when he was our coach here and really instilled discipline into the program. What Saban's done since leaving should have no effect on the legacy he left here.
     
  8. LSUTiga

    LSUTiga TF Pubic Relations

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    But it crossed your mind or you wouldn't have said that. :grin:


    O.k. is this Saban or Miles you're talking about???? I'm trying to keep up with ya brutha! :rofl:
     
  9. DownOnTheBayou

    DownOnTheBayou Say My Name!

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    I didn't like Saban while he was here. Im not bashing him cause of recent events. Im greatfull to him for NC, but that's where it ends.
     
  10. Chipeace

    Chipeace Country Roads Tiger

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    Actually,

    I like Saban a lot. His confidnce is what I like the most. He had the ability to make others around him better. I am certainly disappointed in his decisions that last few years, though!

    Miles is a mystery to me. Quiet & talented, but not boastful. It appears to me (with limited data) that he is LOVED by his players. The key is this new Offensive Coordinator. I know a lot of you guys are impressed & maybe rightfully so. I for one nver heard of the guy. Sorry, I never have. I hoped he is great, though.

    I believe if Miles can keep playing it "one year at a time", we will look back in 15 years & have many championships & be able to say. Man, Miles was a hell of a coach. You know, he reminds me a lot more of Bear Bryant than Saban does.

    Anyway just my 2 cents.
     

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