Where was this genius at Michigan State? It's strange that he was a mediocre coach for almost 5 full years at Michigan State, then he goes to the biggest bag schools and wins national championships. In between bag schools he goes to the NFL where he isn't able to buy the best players and again turns into a mediocre coach. Someone could look at his two mediocre stints (college and NFL) where he didn't have a bag game and reach the logical conclusion that if went to a school that didn't provide him with unlimited resources, he isn't going to suddenly turn the team into instant title contenders, nor does he have some magical recruiting abilities. And this isn't a case where you can say, "oh he was just learning how to win early in his career" because we saw him being mediocre at Michigan State, then go the LSU and win a championship, then go to the NFL where he was a huge flop. I see a guy who knows how to win at schools that provide him with infinite resources. We have hard evidence of what his capabilities are when he doesn't have resources. That's great that he can win with infinite money (some other coaches can't manage that), but if you are a fan of a college team where unlimited resources aren't a realistic possibility, then I can see choosing some other coaches over Saban. If I had the choice of Saban or Urban Meyer at UM, I would take Urban Meyer seven days of the week and twice on Sunday. Meyer proved he could recruit and build extraordinarily talented teams at multiple college stops and and could also work his magic at schools with limited resources. Nor would I argue with someone who would pick Dabo over Saban because Dabo turned a Clemson team that was hemorrhaging money before his arrival into one of the better teams of the last decade. Yes, Dabo was cheating as well but he still had to evaluate and recruit players and fight off bigger bag schools when they were still trying to make a name for themselves. I think he also would be a better fit at UM than Saban.
