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Hope we can stay away from the divisiveness here, there's just no need.

Not gonna lie, it hit me hard. What are you gonna do. I blame myself because nobody should get that invested in sports, but here we are...and there are certainly far worse ways to live one's life.

Coach Saban was always a steadying force for me. Sometimes, when I was having a bad day, I'd just think there was that guy out there who was just tirelessly grinding through much greater obstacles every day, for years on end. And always doing the right thing, while remaining a decent human being.

I think the greater sin would have been to not appreciate it along the way, which I never did. Never took a second of the ride for granted.

All that said, glad he left when he did. As always, he called his own shot!

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Wow...damning Miss Terry anecdote toward the end.

Money ruins everything. There's not a single negative development in the sport that can't be traced back to pursuing more revenue (or personal gain)

He was also instrumental in the Michigan turnaround. He's probably going to be as important (non-HC) a staffer as the strength & conditioning coordinator.

Winning covers a multitude of sins, as the saying goes...

I think CNS has taken a 'go along to get along' approach in some respects in recent years to placate the modern athlete. Personally I'd rather he lose a bunch of players to the portal going back to doing it HIS way here on in. Anything less will accelerate some of the slippage we've already seen the last couple of seasons.

Same holds true holding his coaching staff to a higher standard.

show em what you got bama

Can't blame him for trying a different approach after poor performances in recent playoffs/bowl games.

Sounds like he's trying to mirror CNS bowl prep, which you do at your own peril