i'm not a Tide or Mia fan, but i think the fact that he flat out lied about "not" taking the 'Bama job has pissed off a lot of people....
how is this gonna affect his recruiting abilities? are potential recruits going to look at him and say, "can i trust this guy?".....
He lied at Mich St, and then lied at LSU. That's his MO. He develops talent, particularly in the secondary. I bet other SEC coaches will use his lack of integrity against him when recruiting same players.
Saban realized he should have stayed in college. I see nothing wrong with him getting back into it. The reality is that at LSU he was able to pick and choose all in-state talent, while doing a nice job in Texas, Miss, Arky and Bama. At Bama, he will be battling for every in-state blue-chipper, but I see good things for Bama in the future. Hell, things certainly can't get worse in Tuscaloosa.
All that being said, the reality is that Saban led LSU to only 1 season with less than 3 losses. I know that I would trade him for Miles today, but I know he is not the Messiah that everyone is making him out to be.
SEC West is now the strongest division in the strongest conference imo.