Saturday is the day LSU fans have been waiting for since Jan. 3, 2007.On that date, LSU beat Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. But more importantly to some, word broke the same day that former LSU coach Nick Saban was leaving the NFL’s Miami Dolphins to coach Alabama.Since then, fans have drooled at the prospect of Saban returning as a visiting coach. But the Tiger faithful’s four-year obsession has slighted and disrespected Saban’s successor, Les Miles.Miles has been in Saban’s shadow since he came to LSU in January 2005. Despite only losing four games in his first two seasons, the stigma persisted that Miles was winning “with Saban’s players.”And Miles shed some of that stigma last season when he captured the BCS National Championship with a team that had several impact players  who were Miles recruits.But the fact that some Tiger fans are still concerned about Saban is ridiculous.I can only imagine what goes through Miles’ head anytime he hears a fan yell “Go to hell, Saban!” or “Nick Satan.”I know what I’d be thinking — “What more do I have to do to win your approval?”Though he would never admit it, it’s got to aggravate Miles that after three full seasons, a conference and national championship, people still concern themselves with Saban’s every move.Maybe the best way to put it would be to use an analogy a friend used earlier this week.Say you have a significant other with whom you have a wonderful, five-year relationship.That person leaves you — amicably — for a job in a different city.Two years later, your ex finds a new partner — in the same neighborhood.Your new significant other — perhaps named Leslie, for the sake of the argument — is good and may be better in the long run. But all your friends can talk about is your ex.How would Leslie feel? Hopefully, your answer to that question is somewhere along the lines of “Not good at all.”Both coaches tried their best to downplay Saban’s return this week. Saban avoided the question during press conferences and tried to focus the attention on his team. And Miles has been his usual non-specific self when discussing his predecessor.”It really is, very honestly, about our football team, what we want to accomplish, the things we are capable of and just playing to our capabilities and playing as well as we can,” Miles said Monday. “This is a team that you have to go through to sit atop the conference. They have the same issue.”The teams may have the same issues, but the coaches certainly don’t.Saban has nothing to prove to LSU fans. He’s won titles, he woke up the “sleeping giant” that was the LSU football program, and he helped lay the foundation for what the program is today.Love him or hate him, few can deny that.Miles, on the other hand, is always going to be compared to Saban. Even after last season’s win at Alabama, those comparisons linger. And this year’s shaky start — in the eyes of some — won’t do much to quell the remaining nay-sayers.LSU fans are going to jeer and “Tiger Bait” opposing coaches — it’s part of their nature.But it should be done because of pride in LSU, not because — deep down inside — you wish you were still with your ex.—-Contact Tyler Batiste at [email protected]