Saban, like anyone else, is not infallible. I used to have those moments where I was like “How did they hire that idiot?” or “What were they thinking bringing this guy in??” until I was at the point in my career where I was the one doing the hiring. You can do all the vetting, research, checking of references all you want, but you can’t always tell how someone will fit or if they will/can do what they say they will/can. There are so many questions you can’t ask (legally) in an interview. People who haven’t done it don’t realize that. Granted, UA and CNS’ resources for checking that kind of thing is much more than mine, but when dealing people, you just never know. I’ve hit home run hires when I felt kinda unsure about someone and struck out when I was almost sure somebody was a lock to be great. Those are outliers though. I’ve been right more than I’ve been wrong, but like I said - it’s impossible to be infallible when dealing with people.