Nick Saban: The Whiner

[WANG]

From 11W, Saban is at the SEC Media Days and is already whining and making excuses about why Bama lost to OSU.

It wasn't that OSU was simply the better team, no it was because his players got their draft grades, so they were running out of bounds to avoid contact cause they didn't want to get hurt.

Oh, that and the fact that they played their rivals, Auburn, the week before the SEC CCG, and that took a lot out of them. I mean, it's not like OSU played THEIR rivals the week before THEIR CCG. Wait...they did. Well, it was just scUM, so it didn't hurt the team that much...outside of losing their starting QB.

Saban, King of Excuses.

www.elevenwarriors.com/college-football/2015/07/55992/nick-saban-says-his-nfl-bound-players-played-not-to-get-hurt-in-the-sugar-bowl

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FUK SABAN!!!!

You lost, you b!tch!

If I ever get a terminable disease, he is a dead MO FO!

[socaljd3]

Sounds like Nicky missed an opportunity to have a coaching lesson...but of course he'd never admit that, even though he kinda did in a non-direct and admittance sort of way.

hehehe

[cwerph]

two guys posing as OSU fans (at least one for sure has Auburn shorts and Auburn NC hat on) trolling the Tide - - - when Bama was announced, they chanted, "Here come the bridesmaids".

LOLOLOLOLOL

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Jul 15, 2015 14:22:17 GMT -5 cwerph said:

two guys posing as OSU fans (at least one for sure has Auburn shorts and Auburn NC hat on) trolling the Tide - - - when Bama was announced, they chanted, "Here come the bridesmaids".

LOLOLOLOLOL

HAHA! BL

[cwerph]

Gus Mhlzahn got into the act this week:

Then there was this:

LOL

[mauricxe]

These guys weren't saying that, at least as loudly, when they were winning

[mauricxe]

I like this article

www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/alabama-crimson-tide-auburn-tigers-missouri-nick-saban-gus-malzahn-pinkel-sec-excuses-072315

This made me lol

To hear their coaches describe it, Alabama had to play last year's Sugar Bowl with the equivalent of one arm behind its back against well-rested, clear-minded, satellite-camp fueled Ohio State. Which presumably also explains why Ole Miss couldn't get in the end zone against TCU, Mississippi State could not tackle Georgia Tech's quarterback and Auburn couldn't handle the same Wisconsin team that Ohio State beat 59-0.

[mauricxe]

theozone.net/Ohio-State/All-Sports/All-Seasons/News/Meyer-Wisely-Not-Buying-Into-Sabans-Concerns-Regarding-Timing-of-NFL-Draft-Evaluation

COLUMBUS — It's not exactly a Bret Bielema dust-up, but it will have to do until we can get the real thing.

A couple of weeks back at the SEC Media Days, Alabama head coach Nick Saban mentioned that his team's chemistry was "affected by something" between their SEC Championship Game win over Missouri and the Sugar Bowl.

He then went on to cite the December 15 deadline for juniors to submit paperwork to the NFL in order to get a draft grade, claiming that the timing could have clouded his team's preparation.

"So we're trying to get ready for a game and all of a sudden a guy finds out he's a first-round draft pick," he said. "Or a guy that thought he was a first-round draft pick finds out he's not a first-round draft pick, and we're trying to get ready and play a playoff game."

Or maybe a guy finds out that he's a first-round draft pick and then he's staring dead red at a scrambling Cardale Jones who has had a 27-yard head start right into his face.

Or perhaps a guy finds out that he's not a first-round draft pick and then he's swallowed up at the point of attack by Billy Price, and then two other guys who find out that they're not first-round picks get planted by Evan Spencer, and then a couple of other guys who may or may not be drafted have no choice but to watch Ezekiel Elliott finish off an 85-yard run like a boss.

But yeah, it was probably the draft thing.

Saban has said that he would like the December 15 deadline to be pushed back further so that his players wouldn't be distracted during bowl preparation. Ohio State had coach Urban Meyer, however, respectfully disagrees with Saban

"I actually talked to Nick about it," Meyer said last week in Chicago at the Big Ten Media Day. "He called me one day, and I don’t know if I agree with moving it back. I think management of your team, that is real. His comments are real, because there’s stuff going everywhere."

There is stuff going on everywhere, for every team. It's sort of like weather — everybody has to deal with it. How well you deal with it will go a long way toward determining your success rate.

The Buckeyes had to deal with the draft stuff just like Alabama, but it never appeared to be a distraction. In fact, it never appeared to be a distraction to either team. If you've watched Alabama's defense the last few years, the real distraction is a talented spread offense.

Meyer then continued on with why he disagrees with Saban.

"What I’m more concerned about is how do you recruit," he said. "One year at Florida we had 12 guys turn in their papers. Twelve, and you don’t find out, and now the recruiting is so early, everybody is committed, and all of a sudden three guys say they’re leaving, how do you replace them? And they’re three great players.

"That’s real, but I don’t agree at all with moving it back, because now you’re just moving it later in January. I’d like to know as fast as I can so we can go out and replace the guy."

Basically, Meyer would rather know earlier so that he knows who he needs to replace when it comes to recruiting. There is only a certain number of spots available, and he needs to know who will be filling them.

If the date is moved back a month so that it does not coincide with any part of the college football season, and it takes a week or so to get those grades back, you are now about four days away from National Letter of Intent Day, and that's not cool.

For Alabama, however, that doesn't seem to be as much of a worry. Almost as if there is not the same level of concern for roster spots down in Tuscaloosa that there is everywhere else.

In reality, any NFL distractions that Alabama felt paled in comparison to the talent and composure of their Sugar Bowl opponent. After all, it's not like those NFL distractions have stopped Saban from winning national titles before.

Ultimately, this was just another year of Nick Saban dealing with opponents who are growing more and more advanced in both scheme and execution.

Maybe the real distraction in all of this is Saban's constant search for excuses as to why things aren't as easy as they used to be.

If Alabama wants to win another national championship, perhaps that is the annual event that needs to be pushed back a few weeks.

[ohstatefan]

Jul 15, 2015 12:54:34 GMT -5 WANG said:

From 11W, Saban is at the SEC Media Days and is already whining and making excuses about why Bama lost to OSU.

It wasn't that OSU was simply the better team, no it was because his players got their draft grades, so they were running out of bounds to avoid contact cause they didn't want to get hurt.

Oh, that and the fact that they played their rivals, Auburn, the week before the SEC CCG, and that took a lot out of them. I mean, it's not like OSU played THEIR rivals the week before THEIR CCG. Wait...they did. Well, it was just scUM, so it didn't hurt the team that much...outside of losing their starting QB.

Saban, King of Excuses.

www.elevenwarriors.com/college-football/2015/07/55992/nick-saban-says-his-nfl-bound-players-played-not-to-get-hurt-in-the-sugar-bowl

Pretty sure we played Wisconsin in the CCG. Blanked them 59-0

[ohstatefan]

Aug 5, 2015 15:29:23 GMT -5 ohstatefan said:

Jul 15, 2015 12:54:34 GMT -5 WANG said:

From 11W, Saban is at the SEC Media Days and is already whining and making excuses about why Bama lost to OSU.

It wasn't that OSU was simply the better team, no it was because his players got their draft grades, so they were running out of bounds to avoid contact cause they didn't want to get hurt.

Oh, that and the fact that they played their rivals, Auburn, the week before the SEC CCG, and that took a lot out of them. I mean, it's not like OSU played THEIR rivals the week before THEIR CCG. Wait...they did. Well, it was just scUM, so it didn't hurt the team that much...outside of losing their starting QB.

Saban, King of Excuses.

www.elevenwarriors.com/college-football/2015/07/55992/nick-saban-says-his-nfl-bound-players-played-not-to-get-hurt-in-the-sugar-bowl

Pretty sure we played Wisconsin in the CCG. Blanked them 59-0

Nevermind, You said the week before the CCG. My bad.

[socaljd3]

Jul 22, 2015 7:19:47 GMT -5 cwerph said:

Gus Mhlzahn got into the act this week:

Then there was this:

LOL

someone needs to remind gus OSU beat the top SEC team with a "3rd string" qb...lol

what a dingus...

[cwerph]

Aug 5, 2015 21:02:47 GMT -5 socaljd3 said:

Jul 22, 2015 7:19:47 GMT -5 cwerph said:

Gus Mhlzahn got into the act this week:

Then there was this:

LOL

someone needs to remind gus OSU beat the top SEC team with a "3rd string" qb...lol

what a dingus...

Yeah, but only because they were tired from the SEC grind and worrying about their draft status.

[ohstatefan]

Aug 5, 2015 21:23:55 GMT -5 cwerph said:

Aug 5, 2015 21:02:47 GMT -5 socaljd3 said:

someone needs to remind gus OSU beat the top SEC team with a "3rd string" qb...lol

what a dingus...

Yeah, but only because they were tired from the SEC grind and worrying about their draft status.

Sounds like a coaching problem. Fire Nick!