re: Matt Mauck comments on Nick Saban

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I have heard stories from observers about Saban being dismissive of one player, publicly chewing out another while treating yet another player with kid gloves and all players are on the same team at the same time.

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That right there, exactly, is what I've always thought was the secret "magic" of being an exceptional coach - knowing how to separately handle each player in order to get the absolute best out of them as teammates.

Most have their own broad methods, but few understand (or care) how to individualize players on that level of detail, IMO.