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Alabama athletic director Bill Battle isn't sure any football program has ever topped the Crimson Tide's current run under Nick Saban. Battle's background and perspective make that high praise, indeed. He played for coach Paul ''Bear'' Bryant's first national championship team at Alabama in 1961 and was a successful Southeastern Conference head coach.
''I think what they've done is unprecedented,'' Battle said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. ''I have admired what they've done from afar, and for the last few months, have admired what they do up front. Coach Saban has got a great program going. He is as focused and intense a guy as I've ever been around. Everything that they do, they peel back all the layers to get down to what needs to be done as well as anybody I've ever seen.
''The impact not just on the football program but on the athletic department in general has been felt. They have motivated all of us to do a better job in all areas, from academics to life skills to other sports.''
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''I think what they've done is unprecedented,'' Battle said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. ''I have admired what they've done from afar, and for the last few months, have admired what they do up front. Coach Saban has got a great program going. He is as focused and intense a guy as I've ever been around. Everything that they do, they peel back all the layers to get down to what needs to be done as well as anybody I've ever seen.
''The impact not just on the football program but on the athletic department in general has been felt. They have motivated all of us to do a better job in all areas, from academics to life skills to other sports.''
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