re: Was Saban abusive?

From what I understand Saban can come across as an a-hole but really he demands excellence from people. No matter how small or unimportant their job may be.

Meteorologist James Spann spoke at a company meeting of ours couple years ago and talked about Saban. Apparently Saban would call him a day or two ahead of a game and want to know what the weather conditions would be by kickoff. He developed his game plan on that information. If the weather didn’t go exactly as he said it would Saban would get pissed off.

He is just one of those people that demands others to do their job to the best of their ability and holds them accountable. It’s not a bad way to be, sure it can make you look like an a-hole but that’s what it takes to be successful. Honestly more people in this country need to hold themselves to those standards, we would be way better off