When LSU hired Saban I said over and over again that LSU would be the power house team of the SEC in two or three years. He has worked a miracle in turning that program around as quickly as he did. That program was in serious shambles when he took the reins.
I exhaled a great sigh of relief when Spurrier jumped to the NFL because his adolescent fits were an embarrasment for all of us in the SEC, and because he always fielded dynamite teams. Saban, on the other hand, is a class act. However, I won't shed any tears should he part for the NFL. Mark my words!! As long as Saban is at LSU, his Tigers will be THE TEAM to beat year in and year out. If he hangs around long enough, he'll eclipse the Bear Bryant legend.
As a die-hard Vol fan, I know this sounds sacrilegious. But reality has to be faced when it comes to a coach like Saban.