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He lied to us. He lied to the media, his coaches and his owner. But worst of all, he lied to his team. Yes, they were HIS team. Every player bought in and went to battle for Nick Saban. From training camp players to future Hall of Famers, they listened, and bought in. They started to take on his personality. Veterans who were always nice in interviews suddenly became cold and indifferent to the beat writers. Mottos and phrases that Nick Saban championed were echoed in the lockerrooms and on the playing field. But all of those were lies.
Nick Saban is a liar.
I am not talking about the Alabama job persay, although that certinaly was the smoking gun in his hand. No, I am talking about everything Nick supposedly stands/stood for. Continuity, honesty, hard work and loyalty were all key points of Sabanspeak. He demanded nothing but the highest levels of everything from not only his players, but his coaching staff and media as well. In the end, it is too bad he didn't do the same.
Had Nick gone 10-6 this season and made it to the playoffs, this doesn't happen. Instead, Nick is hit with his first bolt of adversity and leaves. He left so fast in fact, that if you blinked, you missed it. He didn't even have the decency to explain why either. Instead, he opted to hop on a plane, pretend to be on his phone (and he was pretending) and get on the next plane out of Miami, leaving owner Wayne Huizenga to twist in the wind and look lost while trying to explain why his prize coach was abandoning a city.
Nick Saban showed his true colors and no it wasn't crimson. It is yellow for how he reacted and will react to any type of failure. Instead of trying to fix it, he simply cut and run. Leaving in his wake an organization that had put total control and faith in him to fix it, in an even deeper hole than when he arrived.
Nick Saban is a quitter.
Veteran players like Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor were right in hindsight. When news broke about Saban two years ago coming to Miami, they had their reservations. They had heard about his demeaner with players and really weren't too excited to go through a rebuilding mode. However, like a slick used car salesman, Saban sold his pinto of morals and ethics and told them and everyone else it was a Bentley. Now two years later, said players are faced with the fact that they were sold a lemon, and it is time to go back to the dealership.
However, now, the stalwarts on defense are that much older and that much wiser. Taylor, coming off his best year as a pro, is contemplating retirement and Zach is fighting even more nagging injuries and, more importantly, Father Time. Their window of opportunity seems to be shut, or very close to it on getting to the playoffs, let alone the SuperBowl.
So, as 2007 starts, we find ourselves in a similar situation as two years ago. A losing season with no coach, lack of talent on offense and an aging defense with some cap problems. Well, I guess the more things change, the more the stay the same.
So where do we go from here? Stay tuned for part 2
Nick Saban is a liar.
I am not talking about the Alabama job persay, although that certinaly was the smoking gun in his hand. No, I am talking about everything Nick supposedly stands/stood for. Continuity, honesty, hard work and loyalty were all key points of Sabanspeak. He demanded nothing but the highest levels of everything from not only his players, but his coaching staff and media as well. In the end, it is too bad he didn't do the same.
Had Nick gone 10-6 this season and made it to the playoffs, this doesn't happen. Instead, Nick is hit with his first bolt of adversity and leaves. He left so fast in fact, that if you blinked, you missed it. He didn't even have the decency to explain why either. Instead, he opted to hop on a plane, pretend to be on his phone (and he was pretending) and get on the next plane out of Miami, leaving owner Wayne Huizenga to twist in the wind and look lost while trying to explain why his prize coach was abandoning a city.
Nick Saban showed his true colors and no it wasn't crimson. It is yellow for how he reacted and will react to any type of failure. Instead of trying to fix it, he simply cut and run. Leaving in his wake an organization that had put total control and faith in him to fix it, in an even deeper hole than when he arrived.
Nick Saban is a quitter.
Veteran players like Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor were right in hindsight. When news broke about Saban two years ago coming to Miami, they had their reservations. They had heard about his demeaner with players and really weren't too excited to go through a rebuilding mode. However, like a slick used car salesman, Saban sold his pinto of morals and ethics and told them and everyone else it was a Bentley. Now two years later, said players are faced with the fact that they were sold a lemon, and it is time to go back to the dealership.
However, now, the stalwarts on defense are that much older and that much wiser. Taylor, coming off his best year as a pro, is contemplating retirement and Zach is fighting even more nagging injuries and, more importantly, Father Time. Their window of opportunity seems to be shut, or very close to it on getting to the playoffs, let alone the SuperBowl.
So, as 2007 starts, we find ourselves in a similar situation as two years ago. A losing season with no coach, lack of talent on offense and an aging defense with some cap problems. Well, I guess the more things change, the more the stay the same.
So where do we go from here? Stay tuned for part 2
