There are lies, **** lies, and statistics. Yes, the numbers are the numbers, but other people from two of the premier programs in college football, who are surely aware of those numbers, still wanted this guy. Saban doesn't have to rush to pick an OC or anyone else. Heck, he plucked Mario away from us practically right after we had already hired him.
Numbers never tell the whole story. He could've run whatever offense he wanted at Central Michigan? Really? Do u know what kind of athletes he had on the roster? As for the rankings, there are 130 Division 1 teams in CFB. How high should his offenses legitimately rank at a place like Central Michigan? He was above or right around the top half in total offense 4 of his 5 seasons there. He had a stellar offense at Arkansas. Then some not so great ones. Any key injuries those seasons? Terrible defenses that put them behind early and made them trash the game plan? There are a lot of variables we don't know.