re: Saban's evolution both with offense and with game mgt (4th downs)

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Yep - his embrace and ability to change and accept things that for most old school guys would be foreign or difficult, and to do it rather seamlessly.......it's just unbelievable

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I love how he all but begged the rule makers to help the defenses out against the spread and RPO. He quickly recognized it as a sort of equalizer for less talented teams. Now he is using it to widen the gap