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re: Saban: I have underachieved as a head coach, I should have eight national titles
Posted on 9/3/15 at 2:17 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 9/3/15 at 2:17 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Where Saban blows everyone away is player development and organization/preparation
the guy who wrote the unauthorized biography of Saban was saying that even the Dolphin players who hated Saban would concede he made them a better player
I get that people don't see his footprint on a game as much as a Malzahn because he didn't bring anything new to the table like Urban or the Gus Bus but it's obvious as the head coach he's made adjustments
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 2:22 pm to Wallacewade04
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but it's obvious as the head coach he's made adjustments
Oh no question. Just as an example: When he was at LSU he would often go into a shell in the 4th quarter with a lead, even a small one. You could see the run up the middle-run up the middle-safe pass-punt coming a mile away. We lost several games because of it. Saw him do that in 2007 at Bama as well but somewhere in 2008 or 2009 he started moving away from it and by 2011 he had figured out it was an overall losing strategy.
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 9/3/15 at 2:40 pm to Wallacewade04
Saban's personality wont allow him to enjoy the success as much as it makes him focus on the failure. Anytime you are in the hunt for the trophy going into November you have done well, sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesnt. He was fortunate to get in the game a couple of times, just as some seasons such as 2010 they had as good a team as he ever had and lost 3 games. The type A personality that makes him miserable at times is what makes him highly successful. He is a beter coach than Meyer or Malzahn will ever be, much better at being the CEO of a program and managing every last detail. No one can win them all.
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 2:43 pm
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