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Najee Harris says didn't get along with Saban the majority of the time he was at Alabama
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:15 pm
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The Pittsburgh Steelers star broke it all down on "The Pivot" podcast Tuesday ... saying Saban belittled him often -- and he would push back every time he felt the head coach went too far.
"I can take coaching, but, like, it's just a certain type of line when you cross, like all right, bro, I'm a man, you ain't gon' f***ing talk to me like that."
"Don't think you're more than just a coach to me. Don't try to belittle. I felt like I was belittled."
Najee -- who played for Saban from 2017 through 2020 -- said things between the two got so bad, he ended up leaving the school for a few weeks during his last year on campus.
"Last incident happened and I left school," Najee said. "I left school for like two weeks -- people didn't know that. I left school for like two weeks and then Saban sat me in his office."
Harris says they were able to clear the air for good during that 1-on-1 sesh, and "ever since that day, we was rock solid."
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Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:21 pm to SidewalkTiger
I always assumed Saban was a sweetheart
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:22 pm to SidewalkTiger
You mean he didn’t quit on his coach?
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:25 pm to Alyosha
Well according to fisher he is a narcissist
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:25 pm to SidewalkTiger
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“Me and him have a really, really special relationship. That’s why I like that little man.”
Najee was a bit of a hothead. As he admitted in the article.
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So he’s like, ‘Goddamnit, 22, you’re always fighting. Like, it’s always you -- you can do it again. You’re leaving practice.’ So I’m like, frick this deal. We just bumped heads a lot.”
It was in the al.com documentary they did about him. He was admittedly homesick and left to go (fly) back home every weekend. He also said he was frustrated with being buried on the depth chart. He was magically fine with everything his last year when he finally saw playing time. Which was probably the crux of the issue (fights with teammates).
Pretty incredible how Saban can cater to and manage so many personalities, especially ones that have been told how great they are their whole lives and then went to Bama and rode the bench (as was the case with Najee).
Especially someone who's particularly dramatic like Najee.
This post was edited on 8/16/22 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:25 pm to SidewalkTiger
Always the victim. Figured he had some issues when he was dedicating leaps to rapinoe. Saying that, he was a stud his last year
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:29 pm to SidewalkTiger
Najee probably wanted some accountability in a coach and Saban has none.
That or Saban stepped over him after getting hurt in practice.
That or Saban stepped over him after getting hurt in practice.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:29 pm to nicholastiger
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Well according to fisher he is a narcissist
Ask him how God did his deal
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
Najee is probably my favorite former bama player.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
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"I can take coaching, but, like, it's just a certain type of line when you cross, like all right, bro, I'm a man, you ain't gon' f***ing talk to me like that."
When my coach grabbed me by the face mask and talked to me like a dog I listened and did what he told me. He was right. I saw this same coach tell a player that was much better than me to not let the door hit his arse on the way out because he thought he was above coaching.
Saban is one of the last old school coaches and I respect that.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:37 pm to NFLSU
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I'm extremely butt hurt about Saban's success at Alabama
This post was edited on 8/16/22 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:37 pm to Grit-Eating Shin
He's a pretty good dude. He's definitely got layers to his personality. Which is something I found out watching this.
Some very unique and unexpected takes:
-He doesn't particularly care for fans. He appreciates their support but he seems pretty ambivalent towards them.
-His respect towards Saban really came when he marched with them in 2020.
-He's "off and on" about the 2020 Bama team.
Some very unique and unexpected takes:
-He doesn't particularly care for fans. He appreciates their support but he seems pretty ambivalent towards them.
-His respect towards Saban really came when he marched with them in 2020.
-He's "off and on" about the 2020 Bama team.
This post was edited on 8/16/22 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:38 pm to Sun God
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I always assumed Saban was a sweetheart
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:39 pm to secuniversity
So a guy that didn’t like his coach sucked it up, waited his turn, did his job and walked away with a few rings and a first round draft pick. 
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:42 pm to secuniversity
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“Me and him have a really, really special relationship. That’s why I like that little man.”
Najee was a bit of a hothead. As he admitted in the article.
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So he’s like, ‘Goddamnit, 22, you’re always fighting. Like, it’s always you -- you can do it again. You’re leaving practice.’ So I’m like, frick this deal. We just bumped heads a lot.”
It was in the al.com documentary they did about him. He was admittedly homesick and left to go (fly) back home every weekend. He also said he was frustrated with being buried on the depth chart. He was magically fine with everything his last year when he finally saw playing time. Which was probably the crux of the issue (fights with teammates).
Pretty incredible how Saban can cater to and manage so many personalities, especially ones that have been told how great they are their whole lives and then went to Bama and rode the bench (as was the case with Najee).
Especially someone who's particularly dramatic like Najee.
In a nutshell.
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Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:45 pm to SidewalkTiger
Najee seems like an amazing person and highly impressive as a player and man.
Saban isn’t always nice.
But I’ve seen and heard enough from Najee to figure he can be very sensitive as a person. I think as a young man he came to Alabama with a preconceived notion of the state, the school, the coach, authority, and the right wing.
To his credit he made it work.
Saban isn’t always nice.
But I’ve seen and heard enough from Najee to figure he can be very sensitive as a person. I think as a young man he came to Alabama with a preconceived notion of the state, the school, the coach, authority, and the right wing.
To his credit he made it work.
This post was edited on 8/16/22 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:48 pm to SidewalkTiger
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The Pittsburgh Steelers star broke it all down on "The Pivot" podcast Tuesday ... saying Saban belittled him often -- and he would push back every time he felt the head coach went too far.
"I can take coaching, but, like, it's just a certain type of line when you cross, like all right, bro, I'm a man, you ain't gon' f***ing talk to me like that."
"Don't think you're more than just a coach to me. Don't try to belittle. I felt like I was belittled."
Najee -- who played for Saban from 2017 through 2020 -- said things between the two got so bad, he ended up leaving the school for a few weeks during his last year on campus.
"Last incident happened and I left school," Najee said. "I left school for like two weeks -- people didn't know that. I left school for like two weeks and then Saban sat me in his office."
Harris says they were able to clear the air for good during that 1-on-1 sesh, and "ever since that day, we was rock solid."
Then don't play Football.
Don't like having to be accountable.... play for somebody else.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:50 pm to SidewalkTiger
Sounds like Bama has a quiting problem.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:52 pm to Imber
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Sounds like Bama has a quiting problem.
In fact he didn't quit.
Posted on 8/16/22 at 9:52 pm to Jjdoc
quote:This is a very Najee comment.
Don't think you're more than just a coach to me.
He’s a thoughtful guy and I’d bet he’ll see it differently at 35 years old.
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