Comments on: Bama’s Saban Delivers A Preemptive Rant Against Preseason Predictions

By: lefromtennessee

lefromtennessee — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:43:35 +0000

@sports180 not putting amateurs in bball until china doesn’t medal in diving!

By: John at MrSEC

John at MrSEC — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:59:58 +0000

@WillieT

You read #3 as if I’m MAD about what he said. Oooooh, like Nick Saban has anyway sway over me. I don’t care what he say. I was just pointing out — as I did during Media Days — that it’s pretty funny for Saban to give a salute to the media, when everybody knows dealing with the media is his least favorite part of the job.

But talk about “you guys in the media” all you like. You completely misread what was written.

And I’ve written a million times that Saban is the best coach in college sports today. So I don’t hate him. But I do think a preemptive rant is kind of silly in this case. So I do think he has faults. In other words, I’m objective. Unlike yourself.

As usual, there’s what I write… and there’s how somebody else reads it through their own “everybody’s out to insult my team/coach/school” lenses.

He thanked the media for all that they do in July… and then nuked exactly what the media does in August. I thought that was funny and showed that his remark at Media Days was nice, but hardly heartfelt.

So it seems you didn’t even ALMOST get it.

Try this: Go through one day without looking for insults. You’ll be amazed how few you’ll actually find. Not everyone hates Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, etc, etc, etc, etc…

John

By: WillieT

WillieT — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:31:04 +0000

Aw you Guys! You almost, ALMOST, get it. It’s just, right there, just outta reach for you even though you wrote it into your posting. #2 of your 3 points. Then you go on to provide #3 showing that you’ve gotten your panties in a wad.

Clearly, Saban DOES appreciate the media and the platform they provide for him to speak to his players. Clearly, he is appreciative of the opportunities the media provides for him to appear nationally to recruits and to present the Alabama program to those recruits in a manner that perhaps other institutions do not enjoy quite as often.

Is it that you guys in the media actually don’t like being used (abused) by Saban in his relentless drive to recruit & teach the best players and constantly improve the program he leads? Perhaps that explains why you had to add your #3 “thing (that) stand(s) out”

In any event, I do love MrSEC and what you guys do (most of the time). All I can say is you have a job to do and I know Saban doesn’t make it easy for you or on you. Thank you, for what you do.

By: Gomezaaaa

Gomezaaaa — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:06:14 +0000

@John at MrSEC Thanks. Didn’t see it.

By: HogFanTN

HogFanTN — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:05:20 +0000

Let me say this. I hate Alabama from a sports perspective. The campus was nice when I went to visit in HS and I’m sure the education is as good as any. But, you gotta love Nick Saban. I want to beat him every time we play. Is he tough on his players? Of course. But he has their backs when it counts and I’d want that in my corner any day. I would have loved to play for him in college. Again, hate Alabama sports, but respect the heck out of Saban. I don’t worship him though like Tide fans do.

By: John at MrSEC

John at MrSEC — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:34:41 +0000

@Gomezaaaa

The video can be found behind the link we included in the story.

Thanks for reading,
John

By: Gomezaaaa

Gomezaaaa — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:37:24 +0000

Here’s a link to the Saban video: http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1392744
There’s is a purpose for little thing Saban does, including getting angry. That’s why he’s as good as he is.