The first episode is fascinating. Saban had a losing record as a head coach until he was taught not to worry about the score, but the next play. And since each play lasts about 6 seconds he found it was a much was a better way to coach. His wins to loses took a dramatic turn once he stopped worrying about the score. I was thinking about what Coach Franklin was doing so often when the TV camera was on him: Looking at the scoreboard. Part two when they are discussing how important his wife was to his success, it reminded me of Sue Paterno and her role with JoePa's success.
Anyone watching the ESPN docuseries Saban?
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And his road getting there wasn't a simple linear line upward.
He was taught? lol. He won the natty at lsu before going to bama.
He was very good. It did help that he didn’t play ga 10-12 years in the regular season and had 8 conf games, just saying!
Natties at 2 different schools, 7 total. Will probably never be duplicated.
He should have worried about EXPLOSIVE. PLAYS. 
and winning the MIDDLE. EIGHT. .
and winning the MIDDLE. EIGHT. .Some individuals accomplish great achievements, others talk about making them.He should have worried about EXPLOSIVE. PLAYS.
I could be remembering it wrong but I think he used to give Joe problems with Michigan State.
I saw a clip where Nick said he left MSU caused they had a handshake agreement for an additional $100k and MSU never paid up .
Have you noticed that once everyone had a bag man (NIL) the gap between the SEC and everyone else closed?
Exactly. They were all over the southern schools. I don’t give a saban an ounce of credit. He practiced NIL before it was legal.
Yes he won 97-99 when we gave up basically when both teams were 9-0 then screwed it up.
Yeah, very interesting series, just saw Part 2 today (after watching Part 1 and making sure to bookmark remaining shows).
- His wife, Miss Terry, has been a very important part of his success, not just in her support of him, but in recruiting, public relations, motivator (took the job interview at LSU so Nick could stay at Michigan State and not be subject to early media attention).
- Nick was very demanding and vocal on the practice field; players feared and respected him
- Really cared about the players and helped them not only in developing their football potential, but also in getting an education and being a good citizen
- Very ambitious guy who worked his tail off; continued to educate himself on football trends, and motivational techniques
Why do you think he retired when NIL was made legal. It leveled the playing field and he could no longer stock talent.
I don’t think so. Saban was 1 and 3 vs PSU at Mich St. 2 and 0 when he was at Bama.
IIRC, his father was a hard working man, who owned a gas station in rural WV. He taught Nick the work ethic, and also kindness in his charitable acts. The old adage, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
, but then I finished and turned it off.
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