Nick Saban is hired by Alabama in 2007. The Alabama record in the 10 seasons prior to Saban's arrival:
2006: 6-7
2005: 10-2
2004: 6-6
2003: 4-9
2002: 10-3
2001: 7-5
2000: 3-8
1999: 10-3
1998: 7-5
1997: 4-7
That 10-year stretch of football for Alabama looks very much like Notre Dame under Davie, Willingham, Weis and the first 7 years under Kelly. A juggernaut they weren't.
Then Saban arrives and Alabama suddenly turns into one of the greatest football dynasties of all-time. Is Saban that great a coach or is it because Alabama suddenly began bringing in an influx of NFL talented recruits in unprecedented numbers every cycle.
It does make one wonder how Alabama all of a sudden became such an incredible recruiting machine.
2006: 6-7
2005: 10-2
2004: 6-6
2003: 4-9
2002: 10-3
2001: 7-5
2000: 3-8
1999: 10-3
1998: 7-5
1997: 4-7
That 10-year stretch of football for Alabama looks very much like Notre Dame under Davie, Willingham, Weis and the first 7 years under Kelly. A juggernaut they weren't.
Then Saban arrives and Alabama suddenly turns into one of the greatest football dynasties of all-time. Is Saban that great a coach or is it because Alabama suddenly began bringing in an influx of NFL talented recruits in unprecedented numbers every cycle.
It does make one wonder how Alabama all of a sudden became such an incredible recruiting machine.
