My worry stems not from the lack of bad-mouthing, which you point out Saban never really does, but rather Saban's continued positive verbal feedback about Gol*ing that worries me.I can't remember a case where Saban bad-mouthed any assistant at all, before or after the fact. There'll be a review of performance measures, if there hasn't already, and a change will or won't be made. Broyles Award nomination is neither here nor there, and he hasn't won it yet.
I'm hoping this is more 'let's get him a job before I kick him to the curb' than 'he's really doing well, things just aren't going his way'...