http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/how-close-to-coaching-texas-was-saban/ar-AAdyXBa
Take it for what it's worth and consider the source.
Take it for what it's worth and consider the source.
So, I'm assuming you believe that everything in this article is true? What exactly "lost" you as a fan? I'm just curious or wondering if there's something else that rubbed you the wrong way.That whole ordeal was how Saban lost me as a fan.
Nope, not all of it.So, I'm assuming you believe that everything in this article is true?
Saban could have put an end to all of this had he wanted to. He let it play out, let the smoke billow for a few weeks with a new contract sitting on his desk, unsigned.What exactly "lost" you as a fan? I'm just curious or wondering if there's something else that rubbed you the wrong way.
What a lot of Bama fans do not want to acknowledge is that Saban is a football coach by trade and he is not a lifelong UA fan. To Coach Bryant, the UofA was "momma" and "momma called" and he came home. The UofA is not home to Saban, it is a job.Nope, not all of it.
Saban could have put an end to all of this had he wanted to. He let it play out, let the smoke billow for a few weeks with a new contract sitting on his desk, unsigned.
I could list a number of reasons why I'm not a 'Saban fan', but there's little point in diving into it here. I'll support him as long as he's at Alabama and wish him the very best while he's our coach, but that's the extent of it.
That's no different than 99% of the workforce. If you get an offer of more money and a better opportunity for yourself and your family you have to take it, or at least listen. Almost all of us would do the exact same thing. I completely agree with you that UA to Saban is nothing more than a job, and there's nothing wrong with that IMO. It's all business..What a lot of Bama fans do not want to acknowledge is that Saban is a football coach by trade and he is not a lifelong UA fan. To Coach Bryant, the UofA was "momma" and "momma called" and he came home. The UofA is not home to Saban, it is a job.
I'm in the same boat.Nope, not all of it.
Saban could have put an end to all of this had he wanted to. He let it play out, let the smoke billow for a few weeks with a new contract sitting on his desk, unsigned.
I could list a number of reasons why I'm not a 'Saban fan', but there's little point in diving into it here. I'll support him as long as he's at Alabama and wish him the very best while he's our coach, but that's the extent of it.
Nope, not all of it.
Saban could have put an end to all of this had he wanted to. He let it play out, let the smoke billow for a few weeks with a new contract sitting on his desk, unsigned.
I could list a number of reasons why I'm not a 'Saban fan', but there's little point in diving into it here. I'll support him as long as he's at Alabama and wish him the very best while he's our coach, but that's the extent of it.
Agreed. My point was that there a lot of Bama fans that truly believe that CNS bleeds Crimson and White and is as passionate about UA as we fans. That was true of Coach Bryant but is not the case with CNS.That's no different than 99% of the workforce. If you get an offer of more money and a better opportunity for yourself and your family you have to take it, or at least listen. Almost all of us would do the exact same thing. I completely agree with you that UA to Saban is nothing more than a job, and there's nothing wrong with that IMO. It's all business..
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I can hear it now: "I guess I'll just have to say it. I'm not going to be the Texas coach."As much as I hate to admit this, I agree 100% with ya Brad, it was a situation I too think, Coach Saban could have & actually "Should" have ended those Texas rumors, all it did was cause unneeded drama at Bama, especially with recruits at that time..It is what it is though & I will support Coach Saban to the bitter end no matter how it plays out..I think Coach Saban will retire from Bama & it will be his "Coaching Legacy" with a couple more NC's before it's all said & done..I may get flamed by some for stating that, but, I truly think "The Best Has Yet To Come for Coach Saban here at Bama..I'll buckle up & enjoy the ride til it's over with Coach Saban at Bama..JMHO..