re: If Saban Is Staying At Bama Why Hasn't He Signed His Contract Extension?

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No clue, but I will say that Saban is miffed with the way Bill Battle is handling things in the sports complex. He got used to the way Mal did things. Nick was Mal's greatest achievement and he protected it with his life every day. He was attentive. He was friendly. In all honesty, during Sabans time in Tuscaloosa with Mal they became VERY close friends. Mal knew what he had and he did whatever needed to keep him happy. Battle on the other hand had no connection to Nick and is a multi-million dollar CEO type business man. He is used to giving orders and them being carried out. End of story. He isnt used to having people "under" him that in reality, are actually OVER him. He hasnt been attentive. He hasnt been overly friendly, at least not to the extent of Mal. (not saying he isnt friendly, just saying they dont have the same relationship and Bill doesnt seem to be going out of his way to become close with Nick like Mal was), and from what I heard, the contract extension yall keep talking about was basically delivered to his office, dropped on his desk, and it was like "sign it".

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That's very interesting. One thing he should realize is not to frick with Saban when he is holding this much leverage.