re: Really Solid Take By Josh Pate

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And it's not like Saban has hired big name guys at OC and DC until recently. Here are all the OCs to coach under Saban since arriving at Alabama:

2007: Major Applewhite
2008-2011: Jim McElwain
2012-2013: Doug Nussmeier
2014-2016: Lane Kiffin
2017: Brian Daboll
2018: Mike Locksley
2019-2020: Steve Sarkisian
2021-2022: Bill O'Brien

None of them, with the possible exception of Steve Sarkisian, were very well thought of when they arrived at Alabama. Lane Kiffin was a big name but everyone assumed after what happened to him at USC that he was washed up. The same thing holds true with Sark. O'Brien was a gamble on a similar level with Kiffin and Sark that ended up not panning out. It happens.

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Lies. Locksley was known as one of the best recruiters and WR coaches in the country and the man who holds the keys to the DMV. Locksley also was the OC and the main recruiter during Illinois' Rose Bowl run. How many Rose Bowls has Illinois been to since he left?

Kiffin was just a big name? WTF?! I guess you didn't watch Kiffin when he was an assistant and then OC at USC. Kiffin was known to be cocky but an offensive play calling savant.