Saban. Great tenure. Screwed LSU in the end.

see, this is crazy. you cannot possibly know that.

 

shhh martin, you'll ruin it! :dis:

you mean you're not buyin the conspiracy theory! :shock: Oh My God! :shock: :shock: How can you not see the obvious thing here! this is some good DRAMA man soak it UP! :wink:

 

All I can say to that is GEAUX TIGERS!!!!

Heather ldskule:

 

its not that i do not think that is possible (that saban strung us along). it is possible. it may very well be true. but that is taking it too far, assuming all this and saying saban screwed us. why not just judge him on what we know is true about him? he kicked ass! national champs!

the negatives here are just guesses, and i think the polite thing to do is give people the benefit of the doubt before calling them out.

 

Its funny how one mans opinions can be simply discarded as garbage since you simply disagree. (again not that you guys said they are garbage) so this is not a flame to anyone in this thread.
Its a board of opinions, you may disagree, you may agree. Why not leave it at that..
I dont agree with his entire post, but I agree with some of it. I surely enjoyed reading it. As I did other LSU fans who have different feelings then I do about it.
I mean come on, what is so wrong with someone posting their opinion, its funny how people are calling other people idiots (Not that people did on this thread) simply because they feel a certain way...

 

hey texastigers, who is the coke bottle glasses guy in your avatar thing there?

(if that is you i am not making fun of that guy, he kicks ass)

 

Well done, well said. Thanks for taking the time to articulate what many of us feel tonight.

 

He is from the funniest show on TV.
It is called Trailer Park Boys, its a Canadian show on their version of HBO.

I am serious, it is the funniest program you will ever watch, if you are a fan of humor such as Clerks etc etc. Humor that requires some digging to find (Unlike Ray Ramano where they serve it up on a platter)
It is a must watch. Just greatness, I recommed the DVD however if you have BBC american a cut version (No cuss words) comes on thursday nights.

His name is bubbles, Trailer Park Boys is a fake reality show about a trailer Park in Canada. The characters are greatness.... The season ends with them going to jail and the new seasons start with them coming out...Bubbles cannot afford a trailer so he lives in a Shed. He steals Shopping carts then resells them back to the place he steals them from. His only goal in life is to see Rush in concert.

www.trailerparkboys.com

to get a great sense of Bubbles click on Pics from their home page and turn your speakers on.
Also be sure to check out the show titles and read the write ups about them.

 

I'm with Martin on this one.

Yes, he did; yes, he was; yes, we are!

I don't see how he "handled his transition to the NFL extremely poorly." He accepted a great job offer. He informed his boss. He told all of his players. He gave no indication to the general public as to what he was going to do until he could tell his players. What's wrong with that? You and I must have seen different press conferences. But, after five years, you ought to know Saban better. He's never going to bubble effervescently about anything.

What? You must mean "in the process" generically! He certainly wouldn't have been offered the job had Wanndstedt had a successful season, because Wanndstedt would still be there!

Well, count me as a fool, because I believe it!

Tell me how you know that.

That's a fact of life. Things will be done like that in many, many, situations. I have changed jobs before, but I never quit my current job before landing the new one! Likewise, I have had people who work for me accept better positions that I couldn't provide. Professional courtesy is to give two weeks notice. It always takes much longer than two weeks to find a replacement, however. I never told my boss: "hey, you better start looking for a replacement for me, because I am ready to move on to challenges that I cannot get here!" C'mon, get real!

I hate to tell you, man, but that just sounds like you're whining!

No, he was not the most affable person. But, look at many of the most successful coaches in history. You may see some similarities. Those type of people are generally high type A personalities with big egos, and are very driven and focused. But he got the job done, and got it done well, so did anyone really care?

A coward? tsk, tsk... "string LSU along?" I didn't see it that way. We knew he was talking to the Dolphins about their coaching vacancy. Reports were that he was torn. To me, the fact that he had a tough time accepting such an awesome opportunity says much about his feelings for LSU, his job, the athletic departmant, the university, his players, and the fans!!!!!!!Even if it is as you say, and he knew what his decision was a long time ago, but just waited until he was in Florida to announce it (which I don't believe for a nanosecond), then what he did STILL reflects better on LSU! By "pretending" to be really torn because he has such a great thing going actually still puts LSU in a very positive light. A coach thinking of succeeding him as LSU coach may just look at that and think: "hmmm, it must be a really great gig!"

Gotta agree with you on this. A GREAT five years. Thank you nick Saban!

I will, actually, have a very soft place in my heart for Saban for what he did for me as an LSU fan. i'll never forget the feeling I had as the final seconds ticked down in last year's Sugar Bowl!

Yes, here's hoping we get another coach as good as Saban. That will be a very tall order to fill, though! And, it would certainly be nice if that coach doesn't have further aspirations and stays at LSU for the rest of his career. Nevertheless, I wouldn't change a thing even if I could. I'm glad that LSU was blessed to have Nick Saban's brilliant service for five years. They were wonderful - and not just because of the championships, but for everything else that he brought and accomplished. He is leaving the program in a thousand times better shape than he found it. Godspeed and good luck, Nick Saban. I love ya.

 

SpringTiger, thank you for looking at this in a mature, sensible way and for stating it so well.

When the clock ran down in the Sugar Bowl, I cried a little, for the pain I had endured for a generation, for the excitement and thrills I had experienced for a generation and for the love of my school. I will forever hold Saban in a special place for bringing that championship to us all.

I won't however, be a Dolphin Fan I think, of course the first time I see one of their games I may just find myself rooting for them and Nick.