Nick Saban to the media...

[RockyMountainOySker]

A lot of message board posters ream the media for the questions they ask - and sometimes, I'm one of those people. But I generally criticize the manner in which the question is asked and not the question itself.

Regardless, these kinds of questions aren't bad questions. People want to know what one of the premier college football coaches thinks about realignment. Hell, I want to know what Saban thinks about conference realignment.

Maybe it wasn't the right medium for asking the questions, but there isn't a lot of opportunity outside of press conferences for the media. Saban is right...but he's also wrong.

I don't have a problem at all with the media doing their job at all. My point is that no one knows what's going one until things are actually confirmed and it's tiresome answering questions that hold no wait at all. I'm not asking the media to stop asking conference realignment questions, just wait until we know what's actually taking place. What's the point of asking Saban "what do you think about playing Missouri?"...when in reality he has no idea if he will ever play against them.

I am on an email chain with a bunch of Kansas, KState, and Nebraska friends and conference realignment SPECULATION dominates the conversation daily. I am just tired of all the "I hear this school is going to this conference or this conference says they are expanding to 16 teams."

Not a big deal at all. Maybe I'm just whining....but that's what you do on message boards, right? Ha!

I agree with you. My point is that instead of getting frustrated about it, just put on your happy hat and say "I'm not going to be answering any questions about conference realignment at this time." Boom, settled, done.

If I were in Saban's shoes, I'd probably be thinking the exact same thing - what do I care? I've got enough to worry about other than what team might be added to the conference next year or in future years.

Right on! That's all I want to see from these coaches too. There's a way to handle questions from the media, and this is it. Saban's use of explitives is simply unnecessary and childish.

If that was possible, I'm sure Saban would have done it. In the interview Saban said for three straight days all he got while in TV/radio/school interviews were questions about playing Mizzou and what not. Not a single question was asked about the opponent they are playing tomorrow. I can understand his frustration.

We are all pretty much on the same page.

 

[Nebula]

I hate/respect Nick Saban.

 

[ESPY]

I hate/respect Nick Saban.

that's deep

 

[Nebula]

I hate/respect Nick Saban.

that's deep

Well thank you very much. I disagree. It was a pretty simple statement, stolen from Jack Donaghy and modified a touch.

Frankly, that's how I feel about him though. I can't stand the guy, from a personality standpoint. I think he comes across as incredibly conceited, and I still clearly remember him lying with a perfectly straight face about his intentions to go to Alabama. On the same token, he is clearly an incredibly brilliant college football coach. He made huge strides at Michigan State, had the golden touch at LSU, and 'Bama...good lord. We all know how good Alabama has been under Saban. So, while every interview I watch with him involved grates on me, I have to concede that he is one hell of a coach. I respect his abilities.

Anime brings in the ladies, btw.

Wait. The opposite of that.