Nick Saban and Recruiting
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Scarlet_Buckeye
Per Rivals, here are the past few seasons Team Rankings winners...- 2002 - Texas (LSU was #15, 'Bama was #30)
- 2003 - LSU ('Bama was #49)
- 2004 - USC (LSU was #2, don't know about 'Bama) <-- Was this Saban's last class @ LSU?!
- 2005 - USC ('Bama was #18, LSU was #22) <-- Or was this Saban's last class @ LSU?!
- 2006 - USC (LSU was #7, 'Bama was #11)
- 2007 - Florida (LSU was #4, 'Bama was #10) <-- Saban's first class @ 'Bama?!
- 2008 - Alabama (LSU was #11) <-- Or was this Saban's first class @ 'Bama?!
- 2009 - Alabama (LSU was #2)
- 2010 - USC ('Bama was #5, LSU was #6)
- 2011 - Alabama (LSU was #6)
- 2012 - Alabama (LSU was #18)
- 2013 - [not yet finished] but 'Bama is in good position to finish again with the #1 class
Sure oversigning helps, but there is no denying that with Saban's track record (i.e., W vs L, National Titles, overall finishes, recruiting 'championships,' etc.), he's likely the best coach in college football. -
sleeper
He's paying players that's why his non SEC teams weren't #1. -
bigkahuna
Or because he was at Toledo at one point. I wonder where MSU ranked while he was at the helm.sleeper;1185744 wrote:He's paying players that's why his non SEC teams weren't #1. -
Scarlet_Buckeye
bigkahuna;1186210 wrote:I wonder where MSU ranked while he was at the helm.
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (1995–1999)
1995 Michigan State 6–5–1 4–3–1 5th L Independence
1996 Michigan State 6–6 5–3 5th L Sun
1997 Michigan State 7–5 4–4 6th L Aloha
1998 Michigan State 6–6 4–4 6th
1999 Michigan State 9–2* 6–2 2nd Invited to Citrus* 9* 9*
Michigan State: 34–24–1 23–16–1 * Saban resigned before bowl game.