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Matt Mauck comments on Nick Saban
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:41 am
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:41 am
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“He called me one time when he was at Alabama to ask me to talk to a kid who was a baseball-football guy ... I’ve got a lot of respect for him as a coach, he's a great coach, but I don’t think we’re going to have beers anytime soon,” Mauck said. “He never really looked at me ... it kind of surprised him that I ever started at LSU. He never thought I was …. he thought I was a safety.
“When I got hurt in 2002, I wasn’t supposed to know this, but coach Saban wasn’t all that mad. He (liked) Marcus Randall. He was a good, good buddy of mine. For guys who competed against each other, we were buddies. When I got hurt, there was a lot of people, he wanted Marcus to be the guy.”
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"I was the starting quarterback and I walked by him like ,'Hey Coach’ and he (acted) like I wasn’t even there,” Mauck said. “Infuriating at times or I'm sure if you're coaching with him."
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Moments after winning the national championship during that memorable 2003 campaign, Mauck said that Saban looked over to him and star wideout Michael Clayton in the locker room and was immediately focused on the following season.
"He looks at me and goes, 'Are you guys coming back next year?' Just like that," Mauck said. "He didn't say anything about the game."
Does it seem like Saban has mellowed out and become more of a player's coach or still the same guy?
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Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:43 am to SidewalkTiger
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Does it seem like Saban has mellowed out and become more of a player's coach or still the same guy?
BREAKING - Saban barely celebrates whenever his teams win a title.
Mauck sounds like he got his feelings hurt. Toughen up.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:43 am to SidewalkTiger
Mauck kind of sounds like a bitch tbh.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:46 am to SD Tider
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Mauck kind of sounds like a bitch tbh.
He sounds like every other person who's played for/coached with Saban
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:47 am to SidewalkTiger
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Does it seem like Saban has mellowed out and become more of a player's coach or still the same guy?
It seems like he has, at least a little
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:51 am to SD Tider
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Mauck kind of sounds like a bitch tbh.
I dont really think Nick's style appeals as much to a kid today.
For awhile, you went to Alabama if you wanted to win a national title and catapult yourself into the NFL, now you can do the same with Dabo.
Nick will always recruit well based on his reputation, I dont think an up and comer would be as successful using his style though.
Just my opinion.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:52 am to RidiculousHype
The nfl players put him in his place pretty quick
I think he’s probably changed in his time at bama
He and tua seemed pretty tight
He seemed to respect hurts as well even though he benched him
I do remember that mauck came to LSU and safety was where he was supposed to end up
Mauck was more of a game manager than anything else at qb and Saban wasn’t running the spread at LSU
I think he’s probably changed in his time at bama
He and tua seemed pretty tight
He seemed to respect hurts as well even though he benched him
I do remember that mauck came to LSU and safety was where he was supposed to end up
Mauck was more of a game manager than anything else at qb and Saban wasn’t running the spread at LSU
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:53 am to SidewalkTiger
So Saban is a dick that wins? Water is wet
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:58 am to SidewalkTiger
Sounds to me like Saban didn't like Mauck that much. 
Saban still speaks highly of Rohan Davey.
Saban still speaks highly of Rohan Davey.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:02 am to Chimlim
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Saban still speaks highly of Rohan Davey.
He was well liked enough that we stole money from a children's hospital to pay that baw.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:02 am to SidewalkTiger
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:07 am to AHM21
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BREAKING - Saban barely celebrates whenever his teams win a title.
Mauck sounds like he got his feelings hurt. Toughen up.
This dude here.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:09 am to SidewalkTiger
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Does it seem like Saban has mellowed out
Yeah, its pretty common knowledge that the 2011 tornadoes changed him a good bit.
But also, he is an alpha, and Mauck sounds like a little beta bitch right here.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:10 am to Errerrerrwere
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This dude here.
What?
Marty Smith was on the team plane after the 2015 championship and Saban was watching film while flying from Arizona to Birmingham. Marty tried interviewing him but he was focused on watching film.
It's who he is. Mauck getting his feelings hurt isn't on Saban. LSU fans will call everyone a snowflake pussy. When one of their players whines like one, that suddenly changes.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:10 am to RidiculousHype
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He sounds like every other person who's played for/coached with Saban
Nah. Most seem to have good things to say.
It takes a certain mindset and discipline to want to play for a coach like that, or in the SEC in general. Some guys want to play at Alabama/LSU and some guys want to play somewhere else with less competition.
It's not for everybody, but most players who share a similar ethos understand and respect what he does.
"Mediocre people don't like high achievers and high achievers don't like mediocre people," and whatnot.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:10 am to AHM21
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It's who he is. Mauck getting his feelings hurt isn't on Saban. LSU fans will call everyone a snowflake pussy. When one of their players whines like one, that suddenly changes.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:10 am to Funky Tide 8
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Yeah, its pretty common knowledge that the 2011 tornadoes changed him a good bit
I've never heard this.
Sounds interesting, do you have a link or something?
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:12 am to SidewalkTiger
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:12 am to 1BIGTigerFan
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So Saban is a dick that wins? Water is wet
Yes. I am sure we all shocked, shocked I say, that Saban is as big a jerk off camera as he is on camera.
If anyone actually believes that Saban is a nice guy please get in contact with me. I have some ocean front property in Montana to sell you.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:13 am to SidewalkTiger
That just sounds incredibly whiny. Mauck doesn't come anywhere near a national title without Saban and that defense. Was he expecting Saban to coddle him and make him feel special? Saban wasn't exactly nice to AJ McCarron either but they learned to coexist in order to win 2 national titles.
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