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Audio: Louisiana natives claim to not know the traitorous Nick Saban
By Keith Farner
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To many, college football coaches in Louisiana are among the most popular people around. Especially those who regularly play LSU, or have coached there and moved on.
There are few things — if any — that share the spotlight with LSU football, and anything connected to the Tigers.
But during a visit to Larose, La., SDS writer Al Blanton, while reporting on a story about current LSU coach Ed Orgeron, found a couple who didn’t have Nick Saban on their minds. Saban, of course, spent five seasons as the LSU head coach, went 48-16, won two SEC championships and beat Oklahoma in the 2003 BCS Championship Game.
Blanton recalled some of those facts to the couple. Saban’s 48 wins were the most ever by an LSU coach in his first five years with the program. After the 2004 season, Saban left LSU for the NFL. He accepted a job with the Miami Dolphins on December 25, 2004.
“What do y’all think about Saban?,” Blanton asked.
“Who’s that,” the woman replied, laughing. “Now you got me.”
Blanton then gave a brief description of Saban’s bio and recent work history.
If they need a refresher, the couple should hear more about the former LSU coach come Nov. 4, when Alabama plays host to LSU in a game that’s expected to help decide the SEC West.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
