Oh..sorry...I didn't see those stipulations and disclaimers in your original post. Saban left for the Dolphins when, I think it's safe to say he was building a powerhouse at LSU. Or does the fact that he was at Mich St first then went to LSU DQ him from the list as well.
Nick Saban was 9-3 when he left.
His record was:
8-4
10-3
8-5
13-1
9-3
He wasnt building a powerhouse at LSU and lost to Zooker in his best year.
The only reason he "built a powerhouse" is bc Bammer gave him untold hundreds of millions of dollars to buy absolutely every advantage possible.
Lots of mediocre coaches could be Dabo, Kirby or even Saban and succeed with that sort of budget but none of that will happen at UF so it is pointless to talk about it