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