saban's seniors were shulas boys. all you shula haters should email him and say thanks mike. yes, saban is top notch! i will however reserve judgement for 5 years. not ready to erect a monument to him. we were very lucky the cowboys won last night or jerry jones would have made that call to nicky. if the seahawks are paying 7 million per year to carroll, then what the heck do you think jerry would pay nicky if he really wanted him. lets enjoy this victory and see what he does with his own boys and how he keeps the intensity up. no place to go when #1 but down. congrats to coach for a great year!

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Posted by LuckySo-n-So

Member since Jul 2005

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Posted on 1/10/10 at 8:20 am to bamaoldtimer

From what I have seen with little Nicky, he could give a rat's arse about "what he means" to Bama, LSU, MSU, whatever. He cares about "The Process." And money. Period.

I don't think he cares about the legacy of Bear Bryant, Ken Stabler, the 35 MNC's that Bama claims, Billy Cannon's Halloween run, the "mystique" of Tiger Stadium, or the MSU rivalry with Michigan.

He doesn't care to gladhand with the boosters and Paul Bryant, Jr. Screw rounds of golf with sponsors, former players, or ADs and BoS members (however, he did come to the funeral of LSU Booster Richard Gill, which actually surprised me).

He doesn't really care for the fans either--LSU, Bama, or MSU. At best, he is ambiguous about the fans.

He cares about football. He cares about his family (regardless of what we rantards may say

). He cares about his players.

Back to the OP's statement, I don't think Nick will ever understand what he has done for the Gump Nation. He'll never understand what it means to be a fan of football, because it's his job.

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Posted by TheDoc

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Posted on 1/10/10 at 11:05 am to bamaoldtimer