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Strangely, Alabama comes to mind by Irish2003

Fully agree on Book, and will miss him at ND.

Obviously, no coach is going to match up to Saban and he's built a machine not just for the players but also the mid-career coaching tuneup - Sarkisian, Strong, Lane, Locksley, O'Brian, Marrone - but solely in terms of scheme, I was thinking of the start of their run vs. what it is now. McElroy, Coker, and McCarron were guys who wouldn't screw up, but the scheme was based around a world class defense, punishing OL, and those sledgehammer RB's rather than a QB who could hurt you. He hated the spread, but adapted, and now they've become an explosive team across the board both with QB's like Tua, Jones, Hurd, and WR's like Smith & Waddle while still having the great defense, OL, and sledgehammer RB/LB in Harris. On your second paragraph, I am very curious to see what Tommy does on the other side of the playsheet. Like Book, he got the most out of his talent as a player, and I think we have a stout enough defense (IMO Freeman is a HR hire; like his predecessor we won't have him long, but glad he's here!) + talent gap over most of our schedule where we can open things up, and guys like Lenzy have the athleticism to open things up.