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Message: [QUOTE="jr4750, post: 2400287, member: 117"] He's an outlier of sorts. A meticulous control freak, who basically credits a bulk of his success to being a relentless recruiter. He's kinda transcended being a defensive HC in a way. Check this out: [I]Saban casts a national recruiting net with an army of assistant coaches, recruiting analysts and support staffers, and the operation is only getting more sophisticated and specialized.[/I] [I]This season, Saban will employee eight recruiting analysts, and they're far from lackeys and errand boys. There is plenty of brainpower in the room. One analyst, Dean Altobelli, is a former Rhodes scholar candidate and a graduate of Yale Law. Alabama's new assistant athletic director for football is the former vice president of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles.[/I] [URL='http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/08/chasing_bear_nick_saban_is_sec.html']Chasing Bear: Nick Saban is second to no one in recruiting, not even Bryant[/URL] [/QUOTE]