re: If you want your team to be like Saban's teams, do this.

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I cant think of a time when this go-to jab means any less than it does right now.

You've got to learn when to use this son. Maybe when you're older.

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You mean like he did also when he was at Miami and that player collapsed on the field and he walked right over him?

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So what? You think Vince Lombardi would have done something else? Let the trainer address the player's health issues.

Football is HARD and requires superhuman focus. If a player has to go to the hospital you stop practice? No. Go see the young man in the hospital after practice.

If you want a Plush Toy to be your head coach, you are going to have a Plush Toy program.

The effective leader DRIVES his men to superhuman effort at the appropriate times. After the hard work is over and it is time to rest, there is plenty of time to address issues of care, compassion and morale.

When Vince Lombardi drilled his Offensive Line on the Sled Push Drill, did he stand on the sled to make it harder or did he push with his men to make it easy for them?

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LSU fan your "Saban Psychosis Syndrome" is manifesting its symptoms and you should probably head back to the Tiger Rant -- the place where everybody that's allowed to post freely is like you.

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I do love how you Gumps will never understand it. Oh it is easy bashing an LSU fan every time they have some ill feeling to say about Saban or Bama. For just one moment I would love for y'all to think about being in our shoes, just for a moment.

Saban leave Bama and goes back to the NFL. Doesn't make it and oh lets say he comes back to the SEC at Auburn or Miss State. Brings them to the power that Bama is at. No ill feelings at all?

I guess Florida never could feel that way(I am guessing they didn't) about Spurrier because he didn't do anything at USCe for the most part.

We don't have to put ourselves in those shoes, because it won't ever happen.

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Again....I don't know any Bama fan that wouldn't take that loss every year if the result is the same.

Hell, I'd put that score in my sig line as long as I can put the national championship trophy as my avatar.

Oh yeah, I can...because 38-0, 45-40. 4/7.

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We don't have to put ourselves in those shoes, because it won't ever happen.

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I am sure the same thing was said when y'all over swollen Gump heads had Bear, right? Typical answer and was expecting it. Gold right there

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I'd put that score in my sig lin

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I just did

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0-23 OM appearances in SECCG

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It can't be duplicated.

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The human experiences written as military history and the history of football demonstrate that this is wrong.

Vince Lombardi was a poor Sicilian boy from New York. His parents were poor immigrants and certainly knew nothing about football. They didn't raise a magic boy or some kind of mutant football coach cyborg -- they raised a man willing to pay the price to attain Greatness.

Greatness has a cost. Not many are willing to pay the full price to attain it, because, these things are very hard, and man can be very comfortable without having attained Greatness.

I'm reminded now about a Derek Jeter story. His first year or so in the minor leagues. He wasn't doing so well. He was very homesick and spoke to his parents almost every night often in tears -- OFTEN with talk of quitting. This state of mind lasted over a year, maybe longer, Derek doesn't dwell on that time, so we don't know. But the point is that it took him years to attain Greatness -- years of incredible devotion to his craft.

If your leader isn't striving to attain Greatness, and Greatness is YOUR goal? You hope he changes his tune or you take over his position or you move on to another organization.