How would you feel about our season if Saban was the coach?

Cparso, I'll have whatever you're smoking.......


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I would've answered this question prior to the SEC title game this way: I think a Saban-coached LSU would've done about the same, probably wouldn't have blown a 21-point lead vs. Tenn but may have lost another game, so I'd say about the same.

After the SEC Championship game I would answer this way: I believe Saban was a master at getting his team ready to play in championship caliber games. I was disappointed with the Tigers in their effort vs. UGA and it doesn't have to do so much with Les Miles as it does the individual player. I know the Tigers were tired and they looked it, but I'm sorry as an athlete you work, sweat, bleed for the opportunity to play for championships. So, each player must be held accountable for getting himself motivated and prepared to play. Shouldn't need some Knute Rockne "Win one for the Gipper" speech to motivate you to play for the SEC title. Now, Les and his staff does bear some responsibility toward making sure his charges are ready to play and putting them in positions to succeed. After Spadoni missed recovering the opening kickoff fumble, the Tigers appeared tired and unmotivated and there's just no excuse IMO for that in a championship game.
So, I think LSU would be 11-1 and SEC Champs if Saban were the head coach just because his propensity to excel in championship games.

 

Who is EVERYBODY? May be it is just you and DandyDon.

 

Well, maybe it wasn't everybody, but it was quite a few people, including many LSU fans & the national media.

 

National media was locked on USC & TX. LSU has an outside chance but a slim one. I think both team deserve it.

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Yea, but LSU was right up there with them.

 

We were; However, USC & Texas won their last game. The result of the SEC championship game would have been diff if one of the above mentioned teams lost.

College football is strictly business. We blewn out UG in the SEC championship in 2003 because OK lost.

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Another poor disillusioned Miles homer who's missing the point entirely ...

Fact: Miles was 28-21 ... .560 winning percentage over 4 years. :dis:

Teams he competed with in his conference include:

Baylor, Colorado, Iowa St, Kansas, Kansas St, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech ... in effect, a two-team conference ... as it has been the last several years.

... his only real accomplishment, beating Stoops twice in rivalry games.

Throw out his 4-win season ... and his 9-win season ... take a season from the middle of the pack ... like Miles final season at OSU ... 1,2,3 see Miles run ... kick ... 1,2,3 see Miles run again ... kick

OSU stomped outmatched teams and those without rush defenses.

9/4 at UCLA W 31-20 ... hapless opponent

9/11 Tulsa W 38-21 ... :lol:

9/18 SMU W 59-7 ... HS quality team, a total joke

10/2 Iowa State W 36-7 ... another Big "2welve" patsy

10/9 at Colorado W 42-14 ... wow

Miles is 5-0 and walks into a chance to elevate his team to the Top 25 and gain National respect ... It's crunch time! Will Miles' choke or go for broke?

10/16 Texas A&M L 36-20 ... whipped soundly

10/23 at Missouri W 20-17 ...

10/30 Oklahoma L 38-35

11/6 at Texas L 56-35

11/13 Baylor W 49-21 ... another patsy

11/27 at Texas Tech L 31-15

12/29 Alamo Bowl
Ohio State L 33-7 ... Stomped like a grape

Remarkable job? Yeah, Homer ... remarkably MEDIOCRE

 

The SECCG in '03 was being played at the exact same time as the Big 12 CG where OU lost.

 

May be I'm getting old but we played UG an hour after OK-KSU game.