Article claims Saban threw players under the bus

FlumDog · Dec 3, 2013

Here it is:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...olly-great-coaches-protect-their-players.html

I haven't watched the press conference yet. What do y'all think of this analysis?

p'colabamaman · Dec 3, 2013

Just another SOB piling on.

RollTide2U · Dec 3, 2013

I watched it. He looked totally drained. He did say what the guy in the article said he said, but he did say that ultimately it was his responsibility. I'd have to watch it again, but he talked about players not executing most of the time. He didn't exactly say "It was my fault. I didn't prepare the guys." I guess he said it in a roundabout way.

Bama_J · Dec 3, 2013

I watched it and didn't get that feeling at all. He was truthful about the execution...which is the coaches job to put into place. But I don't think he threw them under the bus. He also said he was proud of them and took responsibility himself, but, of course, they aren't emphasizing that part.

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alwayshavebeen · Dec 3, 2013

Here we go......

BigGunn · Dec 3, 2013

I watched it and he said it was HIS responsibility. His loss. He did say some things relative to the players not executing and coaches not doing the right things every time but he said all the choices made were his.

RollTide2U · Dec 3, 2013

Bama_J said:
I watched it and didn't get that feeling at all. He was truthful about the execution...which is the coaches job to put into place. But I don't think he threw them under the bus. He also said he was proud of them and took responsibility himself, but, of course, they aren't emphasizing that part. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep, he did emphasize how proud he was of them in how they competed and he also said "We win as a team and we lose as a team." So he doesn't word things like Les Miles does (as the writer used Les as an example). That's a GOOD thing.

CoastGhost · Dec 3, 2013

Obviously this guy does not want CNS for his team. He's the one person in America.

Cowpies ...

bamamoss2 · Dec 3, 2013

Well, haters going to hate. On the other hand, I have not heard Saban admit much to his responsibility in the calamity.

GreatDanish · Dec 3, 2013

Well, Saban is known to read web editorials for pointers on how to be a better coach, so maybe he will read this advice.
Or maybe he won't give a rip and continue winning games and bettering the lives of the young men he mentors. I don't know.

CoolBreeze · Dec 3, 2013

He's from Jackson MS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Stevens

tidefanbeezer · Dec 3, 2013

Has this guy never watched a Saban press conference before?

He took responsibility then talked about lack of execution and mental errors, which he has mentioned in many other press conferences.

This guy is just looking to make a splash.

NationalTitles18 · Dec 3, 2013

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2013/11/nick_saban_live_iron_bowl_postgame.html

Quote from Saban's post game presser:

That responsibility begins with me.

The ultimate responsibility is mine.

You would think someone being paid to do a job could spend at least the 2 minutes it took me to google the video and listen to Coach Saban say those words.

This looks like a hack job and nothing more.

Al A Bama · Dec 3, 2013

Is this article intended to hurt our recruiting?

alwayshavebeen · Dec 3, 2013

Al A Bama said:
Is this article intended to hurt our recruiting?

Based on the #1 recruit in the country today...sure doesn't look like it's working http://instagram.com/p/hejyNdoMCm/

1Dawn · Dec 3, 2013

Every Monday after the game, they show the Nick Saban show on WVUA in Tuscaloosa. They play it at 6:30 PM and 10:30 PM. They show key plays of the game with Eli Gold calling the game as it is shown. I saw it twice. He took responsibility and said the loss is ultimately his responsibility and said how proud he was of the players. He mentioned the problems on the field, as well. He certainly did not focus soley on them though. Is it wrong to mention what went wrong on the field? They have game plans that are not always exactly executed by the players as planned I'm sure. If field goals are missed, balls overthrown or tackles missed should they just not be mentioned? It seems to me nothing is totally exact in a game, both coaching or executed plays.

JPT4Bama · Dec 3, 2013

Shazzam!

Bama63 · Dec 3, 2013

What I emailed to a friend after the game was, "Execution, execution, execution. Not." Anybody could see that we weren't playing like Alabama, from start to finish. And it wasn't because the other team's players were better than ours, either. Sometimes The Force just isn't with The Process. (See passes either not on target or just dropped, tackles missed, again and again, before you factor in missed field goals.)

RTR

theballguy · Dec 3, 2013

We lost as a team. I have not heard any player or coach say anything to the contrary. I have no problem with this. Who cares. This thread can be closed now.

WMack4Bama · Dec 3, 2013

I watched the post game presser. He called a spade a spade, and told why things broke down, but said on more than one occasion during the interview "ultimately it's my responsibility."

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