Originally posted by nicco25:
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Originally posted by Crimson Reign:
Saban and Butch Davis are great recruiters and they develop talent well. Coker and Lester inherited tremendous talent.
I would also add to the argument that Saban has a better eye for truly good talent that will develop the correct way. Players that are amenable to coaching and honing their skills to a professional level.
Sure, Miles has had some highly rated classes according to the services but Saban found the real hardcore players that were dedicated and committed. That group has moved on from LSU and the feet of clay will now begin to be exposed. Especially in 2009 and 2010.
For an example of the likely future direction of LSU just take a glance at the decline of Larry Coker who inherited a tremendous group of Butch Davis' recruits. Like Saban, Davis did all of the hard ground work and moved on prior to his recruits coming to their full fruition. Coker got credit for the early winning percentage, but all rational minds know that it was Butch who was responsible for the Miami juggernaut. Also, all rational minds know that it was Saban who was responsible for the LSU juggernaut of recent years and it was UNDERACHIEVING for Miles to lose two games in 2005 with all that talent and it was UNDERACHIEVING for Miles to again lose two games in 2006 and again UNDERACHIEVING with all of that talent to lose to Arkansas and Kentucky in 2007. I mean, to blow that lead at home against an average Tennessee team lead by Rick Clausen of all people was beyond pathetic and beyond forgivable.
Coker:
2001 12-0
2002 12-1
2003 11-2 (First Three Seasons= 35-3)
2004 9-3
2005 9-3
2006 7-6 Fired
Lester:
2005 11-2
2006 11-2
2007 12-2 (First Three Seasons= 34-6)
2008 10-3???/11-2/9-4???
Butch Davis 6 years at Miami=51-21 (.71831 win percentage)
Nick L. Saban 5 years at LSU=48-16 (.75000 win percentage)
Davis and Saban= The Builders, The Workers, The Creators
Coker and Lester= The Inheritors
RTR
Anyone who compares Les Miles to Larry Coker is an idiot. Miles is a much better coach. In fact, they played against each other in the Peach Bowl and Miles won 40-3 with a freaking backup QB. Yet somehow they are exactly the same?
I know you Bama fans deep down, are hoping that Miles turns into Coker which is why only Bama fans ever make this comparison, but the truth is Miles is a much better coach then everyone gives him credit for, and he's a much better coach then Coker. Coker didn't have much discipline, Miles has no such problem (as he just kicked off Perrilloux)
Face it, Miles >>> Coker.
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