Just saw an ESPN.COM interview of Saban by Chris Low. He was asked if he was at Bama to stay he replied: NS: I ain't leaving, I might retire, but I'm not leaving this place for anywhere else. The worst decision I ever made was leaving LSU and not just because it was LSU. I wasn't happy [in the NFL]. That wasn't for me. I'm happy here, and this is where I'm going to stay.
The article is at: www.al.com (see B'ham News sports/Kevin Scarbinsky The bammers are livid today over this article in the Birminham News about the Forbes article.
The things said in the article are a bit hypocritical to me. I've read other articles with this similar tone and verbiage and it begs one question. Why don't these "experts" take their own advice they've been giving Bama fans for decades? For decades Bama fans have been labeled the most impatient, unrealistic fans in college football, and for the most part I'd say they're right. We've been told "to be patient" with a new coach, "it takes longer than a year" etc. Yet only after ONE year you've got these same people pointing out that he's .500 in regular season play, only went 7-6 in his FIRST season etc. What happened to the "be patient", "it's only his first year" stuff? Is it because that Bama fans are actually being patient with a coach that's infuriating these douche bags? Is this not playing both sides of the fence? It's his first year. Most new coaches with new teams that are in need of rebuilding struggle their first season. Granted we struggled more than planned for but nonetheless we basically were on par with most teams that need overhauled and have a new coach/system. We struggled. Gotta love college football. The place where "objective opinions" are just a platform to spew personal dislike of a person or program. By the way, did anybody listen to Jesse Palmer and Chris Fowler's take on the newly released rankings? I figured the board would be lit up after how much credit they gave USC/OSU and little credit they gave LSU. Again, that's what makes college football great. Always something to complain about. ROLL TIDE!!!
