Nick Saban Reveals One Big Regret From His Time as LSU Head Coach

Most college football fans remember Nick Saban for his historic 17-year run as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, which produced six national championships, 11 conference titles and 201 wins.

However, before he rebuilt Alabama into a national powerhouse, Saban had a memorable five-year stint as the head coach at LSU. His run with the Tigers produced a 48-16 record, one national championship and two SEC championships.

But when his stock was arguably at its peak, Saban left Baton Rouge to try his hand in the NFL, taking a head-coaching job with the Miami Dolphins in 2005. Many wonder what could have been in Saban stayed at LSU, and after his comments during Friday’s “Pat McAfee Show,” it seems Saban may have wondered the same thing.

“[LSU is] a wild place,” Saban said. “Those people celebrate life, they’re great people, they have fun and you know, they like to have their party time before the game, there’s no question about that. The people treated me great there, and I appreciate that.

“You know, Terry and I loved it there. Probably made a mistake going back to pro ball from there. But only way we could go back to college was to go back to Alabama, but that’s a great rivalry. The LSU-Alabama is a great rivalry.”