Nick Saban is unquestionably the best current coach in college football. The massive support, recruiting base, and sheer talent of Alabama helps, but he is an impressive 210-61-1 in his head coaching career with an impressive five National Championships, all of which have come in the last 15 years.
One man owned him though, and that man was Joe Tiller.
Early in Saban’s career when he was at Michigan State he faced off against Tiller three times in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Tiller’s Purdue team won all three games, making Saban 1-3-1 against Purdue overall (Michigan State tied Purdue 35-35 in 1995 for the final tie in school history and beat Purdue 52-14 in 1996, both under Jim Colletto).