How Nick Saban Keeps Alabama Football Rolling

Yahoo News ^ | 4-24-2018 | Brian O'keefe

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Nick Saban knows what he’s doing isn’t normal. The University of Alabama football coach is well aware that it’s anything but typical for one school to thoroughly dominate a major sport the way his Crimson Tide has ruled college football over the past decade. More to the point, he knows that it’s well outside the bounds of ordinary to expect 18- to 22-year-olds to win national championships—and then work even harder to get better. “To me it takes a completely different mindset to stay successful as opposed to what you have to do to build something to be successful,” says Saban. “All of us are sort of geared toward, if we have success, we’re supposed to be rewarded for it, not necessarily that we have to continue to do things even better than we did before.”

It’s the Friday before his team’s first scrimmage of spring practice, and Saban, 66, is sitting, legs crossed, in a plush chair in his wood-paneled office in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a collection of championship rings spread out on the coffee table in front of him. Clad in a black pullover sweater, gray slacks, and black loafers, the coach is in a reflective mood. But his trademark intensity begins to show as he warms to the subject: Being a champion means, well, being different.

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“I mean, it’s like you make an A on a test and you say, ‘I can take it easy for two weeks and make a C on the next test and have a B average.’

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Every organization should have a 'Continuous Improvement Program'.

View the highlights of the 2018 championship game, click here.

- Roll Tide -

Coach 'Bear' Bryant's great grandson, (Paul Tyson) has signed a letter of intent to join the Tide in December when he graduates from HS. He's a 6'2", 215 pound quarterback, a pretty good one they say (4 star).

Saban & Tyson

[t4texas]

Camaros? Mustangs?

[karnage]

A remarkable program. Amazing coach.

[Red Badger]

Dang! Saban is sorta short!.............

[RatRipper]

A remarkable program. Amazing coach.

I agree, and I'm an Auburn fan. I'm not one of the "mutual hate" crowd. I assure you, around this state there is plenty of mutual respect, too. In its proper place and perspective, a great rivalry is both fun and satisfying. Football season is usually interesting in Alabama.

[blam]

"Dang! Saban is sorta short!............."

My mistake....Tyson is 6'4".

[dfwgator]

As a Gator, I have the highest admiration for Saban.

If I had a kid who played football, I’d want him to play for Saban.

[nikos1121]

Total BS List. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOLKS!!!!!! THE TOP 10 1. The Students Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other schools SERIOUSLY? GIVE ME A FRIGGIN BREAK? 2. Bill and Melinda Gates Cofounders, Gates Foundation 3. The #MeToo Movement THE ME TOO MOVEMENT??? 4. Moon Jae-in President, South Korea 5. Kenneth Frazier CEO, Merck 6. Scott Gottlieb FDA commisioner 7. Margarethe Vestager Commissioner for Competition, European Union 8. Larry Fink CEO, BlackRock 9. General Joseph Dunford Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 10. Liu He Vice Premier, China 11-20 11. Mary Barra CEO, General Motors 12. Nick Saban Football coach, University of Alabama 13. Emmanuel Macron President, France YEAH, OK, BUT TRUMP DOESN'T MAKE THE LIST AT ALL? LOL 14. Tim Cook CEO, Apple 15. Serena Williams Athlete 16. Isabelle Kocher CEO, Engie 17. Katie Bethell Executive director, PL+US 18. Ryan Coogler Film director 19. Huateng “Pony” Ma CEO, Tencent 20. Indira Jaising Founder, Lawyers Collective 21-30 21. Marc Benioff CEO, Salesforce 22. The Gymnasts and Their Allies HUH????? 23. Kathleen McLaughlin Chief sustainability officer, Walmart 24. Mukesh Ambani Chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries 25. Mick Cornett Former mayor, Oklahoma City 26. Donald Hopkins Physician, the Carter Center 27. Oprah Winfrey CEO, OWN FOR SURE, YEAH... FOR SURE... 28. Mitch Landrieu Mayor, New Orleans ROTFL 29. Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister, New Zealand 30. Ma Jun Environmentalist, China 31-40 31. West Virginia Teachers FOR SURE... YEAH GOOD ONE... 32. Leymah Gbowee President, Gbowee Peace Foundation 33. Jamie Dimon CEO, JPMorgan Chase 34. Michael Sorrell President, Paul Quinn College 35. Reese Witherspoon Actor/producer YEAH, TRUMP DOESN'T MAKE THE LIST BUT SHE DOES. 36. Daniel Servitje Montull CEO, Grupo Bimbo 37. Izumi Nakamitsu Undersecretary general for disarmament, United Nations 38. Bashar Masri Founder, Rawabi 39. Leila de Lima Senator, Philippines 40. Angela Nyambura Gichaga CEO, Financing Alliance for Health 41-50 41. Timothy Keller Evangelical minister/author, Redeemer City to City 42. Gwynne Shotwell President and chief operating officer, SpaceX 43. Balkrishna Doshi Architect, India 44. Feike Sijbesma CEO, DSM 45. Kelly Chibale Scientist, South Africa 46. Ana Botín Group executive 
chairman, Banco Santander 47. Dina Meza Journalist, PEN Honduras 48. Ridwan Kamil Mayor, Bandung, Indonesia 49. Amy Gutmann President, University of Pennsylvania 50. Ed Bastian CEO, Delta Air Lines

[Red Badger]

Formatting is our FRiend......................

[nikos1121]

Yeah, didn’t preview it... I’m Sorry. Can you do it for us? That list is a joke...

[Hyman Roth]

Nick Satan................ :>)

[Will88]

He's a 6'2", 215 pound quarterback, a pretty good one they say (4 star).

Lightening might strike me down for criticizing Nick Saban, but one aspect of the program that bugs me is how they stack up highly rated QBs. Not only have they received commitments from Bear Bryant's grandson, but also from former Bama QB Jay Barker's son and the younger brother of Tua Tagovailoa. And I think all those commitments are for next year's recruitment class.

There is a long list of highly regarded QBs who came to Bama during the past decade and never got enough playing time to learn whether they could be a major college QB,or not. A good number eventually transfered and tried it elsewhere, but most never established themselves elsewhere after spending two to four years in Tuscaloosa.

Having said that, Roll Tide and make it six of the last ten next year.

[Red Badger]

Total BS List. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOLKS!!!!!! THE TOP 10 1. The Students Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other schools SERIOUSLY? GIVE ME A FRIGGIN BREAK? 2. Bill and Melinda Gates Cofounders, Gates Foundation 3. The #MeToo Movement THE ME TOO MOVEMENT??? 4. Moon Jae-in President, South Korea 5. Kenneth Frazier CEO, Merck 6. Scott Gottlieb FDA commisioner 7. Margarethe Vestager Commissioner for Competition, European Union 8. Larry Fink CEO, BlackRock 9. General Joseph Dunford Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 10. Liu He Vice Premier, China 11-20 11. Mary Barra CEO, General Motors 12. Nick Saban Football coach, University of Alabama 13. Emmanuel Macron President, France YEAH, OK, BUT TRUMP DOESN'T MAKE THE LIST AT ALL? LOL 14. Tim Cook CEO, Apple 15. Serena Williams Athlete 16. Isabelle Kocher CEO, Engie 17. Katie Bethell Executive director, PL+US 18. Ryan Coogler Film director 19. Huateng “Pony” Ma CEO, Tencent 20. Indira Jaising Founder, Lawyers Collective 21-30 21. Marc Benioff CEO, Salesforce 22. The Gymnasts and Their Allies HUH????? 23. Kathleen McLaughlin Chief sustainability officer, Walmart 24. Mukesh Ambani Chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries 25. Mick Cornett Former mayor, Oklahoma City 26. Donald Hopkins Physician, the Carter Center 27. Oprah Winfrey CEO, OWN FOR SURE, YEAH... FOR SURE... 28. Mitch Landrieu Mayor, New Orleans ROTFL 29. Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister, New Zealand 30. Ma Jun Environmentalist, China 31-40 31. West Virginia Teachers FOR SURE... YEAH GOOD ONE... 32. Leymah Gbowee President, Gbowee Peace Foundation 33. Jamie Dimon CEO, JPMorgan Chase 34. Michael Sorrell President, Paul Quinn College 35. Reese Witherspoon Actor/producer YEAH, TRUMP DOESN'T MAKE THE LIST BUT SHE DOES. 36. Daniel Servitje Montull CEO, Grupo Bimbo 37. Izumi Nakamitsu Undersecretary general for disarmament, United Nations 38. Bashar Masri Founder, Rawabi 39. Leila de Lima Senator, Philippines 40. Angela Nyambura Gichaga CEO, Financing Alliance for Health 41-50 41. Timothy Keller Evangelical minister/author, Redeemer City to City 42. Gwynne Shotwell President and chief operating officer, SpaceX 43. Balkrishna Doshi Architect, India 44. Feike Sijbesma CEO, DSM 45. Kelly Chibale Scientist, South Africa 46. Ana Botín Group executive 
chairman, Banco Santander 47. Dina Meza Journalist, PEN Honduras 48. Ridwan Kamil Mayor, Bandung, Indonesia 49. Amy Gutmann President, University of Pennsylvania 50. Ed Bastian CEO, Delta Air Lines

[Red Badger]

Dang! I formatted it and it still came back screwy!..................must be some hidden HTML commands inside it................

[Red Badger]

I even cut and pasted it to MS WORD and re-formatted, then when i copied it back, it was screwy again!.................

[JohnBovenmyer]

Coach Saban has won 5 NCAA championships over 9 years for Alabama football. Coach Wooden won 10 in 12 years with 7 straight for UCLA basketball. Coach Gable won 9 straight (’78-86) for Iowa Wrestling, 15 in 24 years for his career there. The 9 straight NCAA championships was also done by Yale in Golf (1915-13) and USC in Track (1935-43). Women also can have dynasties. UNC Women’s soccer won 9 straight NCAA championships. UConn Women’s basketball won 4 straight. Unless one makes the quantitative argument that, next to football, there are no other ‘major’ sports, Coach Saban’s achievements, although certainly laudable, are neither unique nor the most dominating in sports history. More credit will be due to Saban and the Tide for however long they can maintain at least this much domination with a clean (and I’ve heard nothing to suggest otherwise) program.

[Gamecock]

I admire the heck out of what he does down there. The man is a masterful coach.

That being said, Go Cocks!

[nikos1121]

Hahahaha! I thought I had it formatted also.

[nikos1121]

I wasn't about to put

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[yarddog]

History, lots of money and great area for recruiting, Florida, Georgia and Alabama.