LSU had plenty of history, success and championships before Nick Saban. To suggest otherwise is shortsighted and ignorant.
ignorant is your middle name so let's end this since you obviously can't give Saban credit for resurrecting a shit program that no player like Russell would have ever considered.
LSU SEC titles...hmm nothing from 1988-2001, just one year after Saint Nick took that hideous program over
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="80%" border=1><TBODY><TR align=middle><TD>1988</TD><TD>Mike Archer</TD><TD>SEC</TD><TD>10-1-1</TD><TD>6-1</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>2001</TD><TD>Nick Saban</TD><TD>SEC</TD><TD>10-3</TD><TD>5-3</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>2003</TD><TD>Nick Saban</TD><TD>SEC</TD><TD>13-1</TD><TD>7-1</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>2007</TD><TD>Les Miles</TD><TD>SEC</TD><TD>12-2</TD><TD>6-2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
let's look at National Titles...hmm, interesting. this phenomenal, historic program won their last title in 1958 before Saint Nick arrived.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="80%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#461d7c>Year</TH><TH bgColor=#461d7c>Coach</TH><TH bgColor=#461d7c>Selector</TH><TH bgColor=#461d7c>Record</TH><TH bgColor=#461d7c>Bowl</TH><TH bgColor=#461d7c>Result</TH></TR><TR align=middle><TD>1958</TD><TD>Paul Dietzel</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>11-0</TD><TD>Sugar Bowl</TD><TD>LSU 7, Clemson 0</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>2003</TD><TD>Nick Saban</TD><TD>Coaches</TD><TD>13-1</TD><TD>Sugar Bowl</TD><TD>LSU 21, Oklahoma 14</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>2007</TD><TD>Les Miles</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>12-2</TD><TD>BCS National Title Game</TD><TD>LSU 38, Ohio State 24</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD bgColor=#ffcc00 colSpan=4>Total national championships:</TD><TD bgColor=#ffcc00 colSpan=2>3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
LSUPete, you're a moron like the rest of your bayou friends. Put the anger for CNS away as it really makes your "I love Les Miles" argument seem contrived.
The FACT, since you like to deal with facts, is that LSU was nothing but a 2nd tier SEC program with absolutely no national title hopes before Saban arrived. You spent the entire decade of the 90's without winning an SEC championship and he created a true national powerhouse. Those are facts..your bitterness is just lame so get over it while Bama and LSU dominate the SEC West for the next few years.
BTW I think it's hilarious how LSU fans hate Bama yet we could care less about you...Tennessee and Auburn are the only true rivals I hate...LSU I actually sort of root for when not playing Bama