re: Miles discussing substantive x's and o's

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i've never seen Saban give a substantive interview....Meyer perhaps.

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I used to listen to Saban interviews because there was a chance to learn something. I will give an example:

Last night we were discussing the 2001 season and someone mentioned that the LSU team got "booed off the field at halftime of the Ole Miss game". I remember that game, and I remember why people were booing. LSU was down points at the end of the first half with the ball. We decided to not try and score and ran the ball a couple of plays. In fact, Ole Miss called a timeout and we had to punt with a few seconds left and they blocked the punt and extended their lead. The crowd was booing Nick Saban at halftime. I remember his press conference on that Monday explaining why he chose to not push the ball upfield on that possession. His quarterback was struggling and the field position was bad. We were only down 3 points so he felt that by being conservative, they would have a chance to get into halftime and settle the team down and have a strong second half. LSU did have a strong second half offensively, but lost due to the points from the blocked punt. However, I felt like I learned a little something from that press conference.