On December 26th, 2004 — nearly one year from the date when the LSU football program claimed its first national title in almost half a century — the head coach that got the Tigers there, Nick Saban, bolted for the greener pastures of the NFL.
Saban accepted a head coaching position with the Miami Dolphins, where he would flame out after two pedestrian years and return to the college football coaching ranks with the SEC rival Alabama Crimson Tide.
Since Saban’s arrival at Alabama in 2007, he has won four national championships and created a dynasty in Tuscaloosa.