I’m no Alabama fan but I respect Saban and his ability to coach his players in the fundamentals of good blocking, tackling, etc. They rarely beat themselves.
I make no bones about it, I like Saban, I think he’s a decent human being, although of course to be as successful as he’s been, sometimes you have to be a jerk, or at least give off that appearance.
One thing that really told me a lot about Saban the man, came after Alabama beat Arkansas. The first thing he did after the game was to go up to an Arkansas player, who just lost his father, and consoled him, since Saban lost his father at a relatively young age.
He demands perfection, and I think most of the kids he coaches will be better men for having played for him (though of course there will be exceptions).
They like to did last night, though. I cannot recall when I’ ve seen so many defensive mistakes