re: Why is Saban even better at Bama than he was at LSU?

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At LSU he had to organize it, at UA it was waiting for orders

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this was an incredibly important step in the evolution of alabama football in the bcs era and in saban's success in tuscaloosa.

for the first time since coach bryant, the alabama bot and admins were actually willing (b/c they were forced to) to put the football program almost entirely in the hands of the head coach. no micromanaging from donors, board members, the good ol' boy network or from people who considered themselves to be big daddies of the alabama football program.