I thought Saban showed plenty of emotion and happiness after the LSU victory. Actually more emotion than I had ever seen from him unless he was chewing someones tail.
Not sure what there is to read into it - I didn't find his statement to be 'cloaked' at all - pretty obvious meaning.No, when someone reads too much into what a commentator is saying, and overreacts to it.
He certainly wouldn't know about maintaining anything. He's always had to get out of town fast, with the NCAA on his heels...What does Lou Holtz KNOW about building something?
Haven't watched it either but I think that is what he was insinuating. If so, Granny Holtz is nuts! As long as we're winning as much as we are I think Saban is perfectly happy (except for losing the games we have). He wont lose his edge anytime soon.i haven't watched the video, so is the idea that we lost one game so Saban should retire?
i haven't watched the video, so is the idea that we lost one game so Saban should retire?
I'm not sure how else you can read that. He's playing into that common media mentality. Highest of the highs and lowest of the lows.No, when someone reads too much into what a commentator is saying, and overreacts to it.
This past game is not the Tennessee tie in 93 where we never really came back, but it is similar in that the team was not improving but was trying not to sink, and ultimately did. I believe it is more enjoyable for everyone when your team is not a straight line. Our line just broke and it was probably good medicine. We lost too many players that still had eligibility and we are probably not as good as than we thought. We are rebuilding and it may last through mid season next year before we start to head uphill again with new young talent. It could start like the 2008 season.Holtz is saying that Saban and Alabama are at the point where there is so much pressure to perform that the game is no longer fun, and that it's unhealthy. Now there is plenty of reason to believe he is wrong about this, all you have to do is look at the team's reaction to winning championships, or last week's LSU game. Holtz's bias in favor of teams he used to coach is well-documented and can be seen every single week, but for a thin-skinned fan to say Holtz holds this opinion because of bias says more about the fan than it does about Holtz.
Yep :smile:Oh, goodness gracious, did he not see the joy of last week's victory in Saban's post-game interview? We lose one game against a well prepared, highly motivated team with a great athlete at QB a week after an ultra emotional win over a huge rival, and CNS should retire? Give me a break. I won't be one bit surprised if we mow through the rest of our games and get a couple of breaks and wind up in the BCSNC game again... and win.