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re: Nick Saban v Les Miles
Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:08 pm to White Tiger
Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:08 pm to White Tiger
Friend of mine is friends with late Mal Moore. Mal Moore was flying with Saban after the hire. He said to Saban, "I think Alabama just hired the best coach in America..." Saban answered, "I don't know about that. But I do think you got the best recruiter..."
I think that shows a humility and confidence on the part of Saban. Saban is more driven than CLM. And I've got to tell you, watching CLM at the presser after Ole Miss was amazing for me. He came across as a man who lays down his life for his team. I love the guy. And I wouldn't trade him for Saban for anything in the world. CLM is a class act. Saban too. But CLM fits our wacky Louisiana culture in a way no one else could.
I think that shows a humility and confidence on the part of Saban. Saban is more driven than CLM. And I've got to tell you, watching CLM at the presser after Ole Miss was amazing for me. He came across as a man who lays down his life for his team. I love the guy. And I wouldn't trade him for Saban for anything in the world. CLM is a class act. Saban too. But CLM fits our wacky Louisiana culture in a way no one else could.
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Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:41 pm to TopsInAmericaTim
I think the proof is in the pudding lol. A win is a win and we all know who has been more successful. I am biased though. I tend to dig Saban's style of coaching.
CLM has impressed me this season though. He has turned it around.
Even if CLM finds a way to beat Bama next weekend, I won't change my mind. Call me stubborn I guess. I watch a lot of college football and think Bama is the more dominant team. Bama has the wins to prove it. Vegas agrees and those dudes know a lot.
CLM has impressed me this season though. He has turned it around.
Even if CLM finds a way to beat Bama next weekend, I won't change my mind. Call me stubborn I guess. I watch a lot of college football and think Bama is the more dominant team. Bama has the wins to prove it. Vegas agrees and those dudes know a lot.
Posted on 11/1/14 at 8:40 am to TopsInAmericaTim
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I think that shows a humility and confidence on the part of Saban.
With Saban, all of that is false humility - there is no larger ego in CFB, and that includes greasy cats like Petrino and egomaniacs like Bob Stoops.
The constant flirtation with other offers, the refusal get locked in, the constant demands for sweeting an already sweet salary pot - all of that just speaks to an ego that is beyond containment.
Couple that with his business practices of not allowing subordinate co-workers to address him first, look him in the eyes, his mannerisms during a game when things aren't going well...
There is an old adage - wealth and stress do not change people (well, maybe over time they do, but for these purposes, we're talking about acute changes) - they unmask them and reveal to the world the real person. Nicholas Lou Saban, Jr. (aka the angry little man from West Virginia) is one of the textbook examples of this.
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