What we saw today, folks, is what may as well be called "Nick Saban's Burden."
He has addressed the new "expose" in Slimebaum's book and this is what Saban said (in brief):
“Well, I didn't have any conversations with them,” Saban said during SEC media day. “Nobody offered me anything. So I guess if I didn't have any conversations with them, I didn't have very much interest.”
So now here's where it gets funny. We were all kidding about it here last night - who would actually ask - and the man not only answered the question, he did it with at least some level of specificity and like an adult.
Now go read the comments: no matter what the guy does, SOMEBODY is not happy. I surmise the exact same thing happens here with TF. So let me just summarize a few of the comments, and you tell me what the guy is supposed to do.
1) Some idiot named Matt comes out and says Saban is lying - that Saban actually DID have conversations about leaving Alabama to coach at Texas. Amazingly, Matt must have either a phone tap or bug attached to Saban to be able to make such a claim - but he provides no evidence, except to then turn right around and admit his wiretap/phone never actually mentions a dollar amount.
2) Another guy named John says that Sexton talked to them and (ad nauseum) invokes the leaving Mich St, LSU, and Miami tales.
3) A third idiot named Robert comes in and uses a phrase I wish to God we could retire from the English language, "done deal" - and is backed up by idiot number one, Matt. (It appears these guy actually believe that what they read on Internet message boards is sort of like an infallible bible type thing).
4) Another idiot named John invokes the last refuge of those with no evidence - he plays the old, "but he said X when he was at Miami." Somehow (and someone needs to explain this logic to me), just because you lied about something a long time ago, it means you ALWAYS lie about similar things.
5) Finally, another idiot - the aptly named Knuckledragger - whines "where was this denial months ago!!"
So let's recap the complaints: some think Saban is lying and actually did talk to Texas, some think Saban didn't but Sexton did and that is somehow the same thing, some think the fact he lied about leaving Miami means he can't possibly be telling the truth this time, and some are mad he didn't deny it months ago.
Now we all know what would have happened if HE DID deny it months ago - I'm sure ESPN already had that wmv or whatever ready to play the moment Saban came out and denied it, all set to put up split screens that said "2006/today" and then the inscription at the bottom saying "left for Alabama/leaving for Texas?"
I hope everyone with a brain can see precisely why it would never have mattered what Saban said. Different critics take different angles and you can't possibly please all of them. So Saban opted instead to tick off every single one of them instead.
Lord, I can't wait for August 30!!!!