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Nick Saban: It 'doesn't seem quite right' that he can't communicate with team
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:44 am
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:44 am
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“If you’re the head coach, there ought to be a better way to do it,” Saban said during his radio show Thursday night. “I don’t know exactly what that is, but there should be a better way to do that. You ought to be able to have some communication with the sidelines just like I have communication with somebody on the field during practice.
“I can’t directly talk to a player, but I can say, ‘Tell 22 that he was supposed to reroute the guy,' or whatever. You can’t have any of that, and that doesn’t seem quite right.”
According to the NCAA’s rules, the only communication can happen from the press box to the field. So if Saban was isolating in a suite in the press box, it’d be no big deal. But since he’s going to be completely off-site, he’s unable to do any real-time coaching. Former USC coach and current Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is the interim coach in Saban’s place.
The rule makes sense. And was obviously written in an era when COVID-19 didn’t exist. If Saban was feeling OK and was dealing with an illness that wasn’t a highly contagious virus, he’d likely be on the sidelines Saturday night.
Instead, he’s following all protocols and will watch the game like most of us.
Nick Saban: It 'doesn't seem quite right' that he can't communicate with team if he's not at game
ETA: Yahoo is framing this at though he won't be at the game, even in isolation. Has that been determined, or are they just speculating here?
This post was edited on 10/16/20 at 10:48 am
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Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:46 am to paperwasp
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So if Saban was isolating in a suite in the press box,
so why doesnt he just do this?
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:47 am to paperwasp
There is a solution...
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:48 am to Ash Williams
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so why doesnt he just do this?
SEC and NCAA rules on Covid. They won't let him.
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:48 am to paperwasp
Someone will find a way. Maybe a1abama fans can start a Go Fund Me account to get him a bubble??
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:51 am to RollTide1987
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SEC and NCAA rules on Covid. They won't let him.
That's just dumb.
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SEC and NCAA rules
Oh Okay. That explains it
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:52 am to paperwasp
quote:To mandate people close businesses and end their livelihoods for a virus either
It 'doesn't seem quite right'
Democrats remind me of this quote
"Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder but nobody wants to life these heavy arse weights"
Sucks when Draconian measures bite you in the arse right Nick?
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:52 am to paperwasp
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ahoo is framing this at though he won't be at the game, even in isolation. Has that been determined, or are they just speculating here?
I don't believe he is even allowed in the building. Nick's going to burn a hole in his carpet at home with all that pacing during the game
This post was edited on 10/16/20 at 10:53 am
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:53 am to paperwasp
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:53 am to paperwasp
He should organize another march across campus.
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:54 am to paperwasp
Is this guy bitching again about things being unfair? Grow a pair.
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:54 am to paperwasp
I really don't get the part about having to stop communication 90 minutes before the game
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:54 am to greygoose
quote:No no, Nick supports the regulations and guidelines that cost other people their complete jobs and way of life. I have seen him on his ads. But now he has a problem with guidelines that simply keep him away from work
He should organize another march across campus.
This post was edited on 10/16/20 at 10:56 am
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:57 am to paperwasp
If it’s a rule it’s a rule
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:57 am to paperwasp
A guy that has played for a NC twice without winning his own division is bitching about things being unfair. Grab a tampon.
This post was edited on 10/16/20 at 10:58 am
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:57 am to Camp Randall
quote:"Do your part", eh Nick?
If it’s a rule it’s a rule
Posted on 10/16/20 at 10:59 am to paperwasp
Posted on 10/16/20 at 11:00 am to r2d2
I agree with Nick these rules are ridiculous
But he had no problem telling others to "do their part. follow the guidelines" over and over again no matter how much those guidelines cost some people in their actual lives
Now that the guidelines cause him a minor inconvenience, he doesnt think its right
What a hypocritical typical self absorbed a-hole
"We are all in this together", until we are not
But he had no problem telling others to "do their part. follow the guidelines" over and over again no matter how much those guidelines cost some people in their actual lives
Now that the guidelines cause him a minor inconvenience, he doesnt think its right
What a hypocritical typical self absorbed a-hole
"We are all in this together", until we are not
Posted on 10/16/20 at 11:01 am to lsupride87
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"We are all in this together"
By about the beginning of May, I was almost ready to shoot a pregnant woman every time I heard that phrase in the grocery store.
Posted on 10/16/20 at 11:01 am to Camp Randall
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If it’s a rule it’s a rule
Exactly. Saban needs to step back and think about why the rule exists. Do we want coaches on the sideline to be able to communicate with people remotely? I get his frustration, but we can't start changing rules that are there for good reason because he happens to be sick right now and can't be at the game.
And if his frustration lies with not being allowed at the stadium when he has COVID, well then he just sounds like a hypocrite, given he was leading the charge telling people to follow the guidelines an be safe.
This post was edited on 10/16/20 at 11:04 am
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