While the article speaks much of Osborne and what he accomplished, in the comparison section it leaves out a vital fact:
Osborne did more with lessor ranked players. Saban has the luxury of being in a recruiting hot bed. Talent is all around Alabama.
Tom's task was much more difficult to recruit players to NU. Thus, development was a key to Tom's success. That is one of the
'hidden' qualities that I think make Tom the better coach. I'm not saying Tom's teams were devoi