The LSU Tigers are reeling after firing former head coach Brian Kelly following a 5-3 start to this season, punctuated by a 49-25 blowout home loss to Texas A&M last weekend.
Former LSU head coach Nick Saban, who led the team for five seasons between 2000-04 and won a national title with the Tigers in 2003, spoke about the state and future of the program during ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday. And what he had to say isn’t going to make LSU fans the least bit happy.
“You’ve got all these external factors that are constantly changing,” Saban said, per Brad Crawford of CBS Sports. “Whether it’s the transfer portal, how much you can pay guys, revenue sharing, what kind of collective do you have? So traditionally, how have you been able to adapt to that?
“And my point about tradition is, some of the traditional jobs, like LSU, that people always looked at as one of the best jobs, have they adapted to all these things like they need to [in order] to continue to be one of the best jobs in the country?”
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Saban’s question was rhetorical, and he went on to answer it with a relatively emphatic, “No.”
“So what’s to say LSU, Florida — they’re traditionally the best jobs, but are they the best jobs now, relatively speaking, based on how they’ve adapted to the external circumstances that really affect your ability to be successful in college football?” Saban continued.
Saban, now employed by ESPN and a host on “College GameDay” added that he would not consider coming out of retirement to coach at either blue-blood program.
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