re: Nick Saban's Post Game Interview

Anyone notice Saban bitch slap his DC Steele in his opening remarks?

Don't know if he had been crying but it appears it was a very emotional game for him. He appeared nervous. I truly think he regrets so much leaving LSU in the first place and would come back here if given the opportunity.

I don't think its going to happen, but can you imagine how Bama would react if Saban left them to come back to LSU - and took a paycut to do it?

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I don't think its going to happen, but can you imagine how Bama would react if Saban left them to come back to LSU - and took a paycut to do it?

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I don't think it will happen but if it does, I've tried to imagine the scenario there. There will be a shortage of straightjackets in that state.

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Maybe not with his LSU buy-out clause that I'm sure is in his Bama contract.

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There is no buyout clause in his contract.

I'm loving that smack down he put on the guy about Dorsey.

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what can you do with 4 mil that you can't do with 1.5 or 2 mil

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about twice as much?

LSU could go up to $3M for the next coach, I'm guessing, even with Stanley holding the purse.

I forgot how much I missed his interviews.He really gives it up to stupid questions.

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I hate to admit, as I have been so big on hating this guy since he took the Bama job. But you can't help but like him after watching that interview. And the quotes of his that they read on CBS before the game, about how he regrets tarnishing his relationship with the people of Louisiana . . etc. My hatred towards him is gone. I think if he could take back what he did in leaving LSU, he would.

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My sentiments too. Saban is not a guy you'd ever expect to see on the verge of tears in a PC. I think he almost lost it when they asked what Miles said after the game. It appears that for a non-sentimental guy, Saban remains pretty sentimental about LSU. Some of the comments he's made over the last few weeks have been interesting to say the least. e.g., Saying he came to Alabama to get back into college coaching, and that it happened to be the job that was open --- LSU wasn't. His regrets about alienating Louisianians, his deep feelings for the players at LSU he recruited, etc. --- comes across as wistful and the Bammers have definitely picked up on that too.

I don't know if he'd want come back to La. It is very evident that he and Terri are hurt by the "hate" that has come his way since taking the Bama job. But I also think the Sabans probably now realize that Nick's own actions between Jan and Sept after accepting the Bama post stirred most of that up. IMO, Nick's comments this month have done a lot to rehab his image with Louisiana folks. I personally feel much better about him.

At the end of the PC he impied that the players he started out w/ at LSU were better than the players he started out w/ at Bama.

The guy is worth 4.5 mil, and Bama will contend for the MNC w/in 2 yrs.

YES I WOULD TAKE HIM BACK! FLAME AWAY IF YOU MUST.