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re: Les can't win without Saban's Players
Posted on 7/17/08 at 12:03 am to SouthEndzoneTiger
Posted on 7/17/08 at 12:03 am to SouthEndzoneTiger
SouthEndZone Tiger, I wasn't implying that the Okie St. program is improved over what it was when Les was there. Les left it in vastly better shape than when Simmons was there. Gundy has recruited well and has at least kept it on a level slightly lower than when Les left.
When Gundy took the program over, he ran off a lot of the players that Miles had recruited and there was an overall rancor that pervaded the program. Unlike Saban, Les was given virtually no credit for lifting the Okie St. program up out of the destruction Simmons left it in.
Gundy was the man that the Cowboyw wanted all along.
Any credit for any success that Okie ST. will see in football will be given first to Okie St.'s favorite son, Gundy and then to T. Boone Pickens for his massive donations to the athletic program. Les is nothing more to them than a footnote to their history and that is wrong because he did as much, if not more, for Okie St. than Saban did for LSU, considering the programs.
When Gundy took the program over, he ran off a lot of the players that Miles had recruited and there was an overall rancor that pervaded the program. Unlike Saban, Les was given virtually no credit for lifting the Okie St. program up out of the destruction Simmons left it in.
Gundy was the man that the Cowboyw wanted all along.
Any credit for any success that Okie ST. will see in football will be given first to Okie St.'s favorite son, Gundy and then to T. Boone Pickens for his massive donations to the athletic program. Les is nothing more to them than a footnote to their history and that is wrong because he did as much, if not more, for Okie St. than Saban did for LSU, considering the programs.
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Posted on 7/17/08 at 12:13 am to ksayetiger
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These folk really have become my most hated fans
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Posted on 7/17/08 at 12:17 am to Tigersaint73
That numb nuts crossed up his own cliches. Too much football lingo can make you much more dumber.
Posted on 7/17/08 at 12:26 am to GallatinTiger
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Have you already made your reservations for Shreveport this December? You should.
A list of mobile homes for rent can be found there on Craigslist if you're looking to feel at home when you go there.
Posted on 7/17/08 at 4:28 am to Tigersaint73
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Les can't win without Saban's Players
And Mark Richt cant win with his own players.
So, what's that dude's point?
Posted on 7/17/08 at 9:10 am to MiketheTiger69
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Any credit for any success that Okie ST. will see in football will be given first to Okie St.'s favorite son, Gundy and then to T. Boone Pickens for his massive donations to the athletic program. Les is nothing more to them than a footnote to their history and that is wrong because he did as much, if not more, for Okie St. than Saban did for LSU, considering the programs.
It may be hard to give Gundy much credit unless he does better than Miles. Miles had the winningest record at OSU in more than 30 years. While OSU fans might want to overlook that fact, the record book will stand. I have my doubts that Gundy will be a success at OSU, even with Pickens' money. But I agree that Miles doesn't seem to get the recognition for what he did for OSU in some quarters.
Posted on 7/17/08 at 9:22 am to Bad Cat
Posted on 7/17/08 at 1:25 pm to Tigersaint73
The year we beat them at home (& later in the SEC Champ game) this male Georgia fan behind me, actually broke down in tears in Tiger Stadium...geez, what manly men! We got to the SEC Champ game & the Ga. fans were yelling "You're not in Baton Rouge anymore, you're going down!" We didn't. They're crybabies...& they have an overblown opinion of their coach.
Posted on 7/17/08 at 5:26 pm to Tigersaint73
Did you ask him if he thought there were still enough Saban recruits on the team for us to have another successful year?
Posted on 7/17/08 at 5:58 pm to AllDaveAllNite
good god bammers, you disgust me...... thank god my brother n law (bama fan) only comes in twice a year....... saban came into lsu with dinardos players and made an impact immediately..... les came in with sabans players and made an impact immediately..... what did saban do at bama or miami........ heeee frickING CHOKED...... i hate all you delusional frick stains (except bamascoop)....... the best part of you ran down your mom/sisters legs..... my response to any delusional bammers from now on will be as follows "the bear is dead, have a nice day"
and yes this was my 1000th post, what a GD waste
and yes this was my 1000th post, what a GD waste
This post was edited on 7/17/08 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 7/18/08 at 2:09 am to NEmichaelp
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What players did saban sign that wouldn't have come to LSU unless he was the coach?? Let's have a name! How do they know that the recruits that did sign (I concede there may be a couple just like any other program) just because saban was coach were a big part of the team?
Going out on a limb here, but probably blue chip out-of-state prospects like JR, Bowe, Joseph Addai and others who had no previous connection to Louisiana or the LSU football program. Also, players like Michael Clayton who talked about not leaning toward LSU until attending the Tennessee game of 2000, his senior year in high school, and whose relatives were encouraging him to go elsewhere.
The Saban era saw LSU drastically increase the amount of highly touted recruits sign, that we had no chance of signing under Gerry DiNardo and his predecessors. To think otherwise is absurd.
Posted on 7/18/08 at 2:10 am to Mr. Shankly
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Why is it that Les won with Saban's players but Urban DIDN'T win with Zooks?
Who says he didn't? Even Urban gave Zook credit after winning the title.
Posted on 7/18/08 at 5:41 am to Carlos
Bottomline is there is no win to this argument. People are going to go into it either because they don't care for LSU, therefore not willing to use reason - or they are going to want to use reason because they like LSU.
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