BAMANEWSBOT
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Through the years, stories of Nick Saban's maniacal work ethic have become legendary in college football circles. After all, you can't really win five national championships (including four in the last seven years) if you're not a tightly wound, workaholic perfectionist, right?
Simply put, that's just "Saban being Saban," but the truth is that while that day-in and day-out effort puts results in the win-loss column, it can be exhausting for those who work him. More assistants than anyone can count have fallen by the wayside under Saban, simply because they can't handle the pressure he puts on them.
Again, we've heard rumors about this for years, and on Thursday we got an insight into what it's actually like to work for Saban -- courtesy of former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley, who was a Saban assistant for seven years.
Dooley gave an all-encompassing, two-hour interview to FOX Sportsā Clay Travis, in which he shared this incredible nugget (go to the 17:50 mark if you're looking for this quote):
Derek Dooley shares vivid details about Nick Saban's maniacal work ethic
Simply put, that's just "Saban being Saban," but the truth is that while that day-in and day-out effort puts results in the win-loss column, it can be exhausting for those who work him. More assistants than anyone can count have fallen by the wayside under Saban, simply because they can't handle the pressure he puts on them.
Again, we've heard rumors about this for years, and on Thursday we got an insight into what it's actually like to work for Saban -- courtesy of former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley, who was a Saban assistant for seven years.
Dooley gave an all-encompassing, two-hour interview to FOX Sportsā Clay Travis, in which he shared this incredible nugget (go to the 17:50 mark if you're looking for this quote):
Derek Dooley shares vivid details about Nick Saban's maniacal work ethic
