As Florida coach Jim McElwain turns his attention to his second year in Gainesville, it might benefit him to remember the early months of 2008. He was fresh at his new job as Alabama's offensive coordinator when Nick Saban was eliminating the odor of his first season as the Crimson Tide's head coach.
After an uninspiring 7-6 2007 season that featured an embarrassing home loss to Louisiana-Monroe, Saban decided to it was time for a major makeover at one of college football's most storied programs. Saban wasn't going to wait and endure a slow rebuild. No, Saban put his foot on the gas and bowled over anyone and everyone who wasn't on board for a complete transformation.