| FTBL Pat Forde: Coach of the year...

[BigAl_RTR]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&page=dash0814&sportCat=ncf

Coach of the Year -- Nick Saban (5), Alabama. The cynic would argue that the Crimson Tide lucked into four showcase games against teams that turned out to be vastly overrated: Clemson, Georgia, LSU and Auburn. But the realist remembers that nobody on earth predicted 12-0 and a No. 1 ranking for a bunch just one season removed from losing to Louisiana-Monroe and landing in the Independence Bowl. From Shreveport to South Beach in a year? It's possible. Hard as it is to believe, Saban has been a bargain at $3.75 million this season.

 

[Guest]

Good read here.....

 

[Bamaman37]

Biggest Free Fall -- Auburn, which went from the preseason top 10 in several polls and magazines to 71st in the latest Sagarin Ratings. That edges out Michigan, Tennessee and Arizona State for biggest bomb of the year.

Ouch.

 

[Guest]

Forde is a hypocrit. He was one of the main ones downing Bama for paying Saban so much when we hired him.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Forde is a hypocrit. He was one of the main ones downing Bama for paying Saban so much when we hired him.

Yeah, that's true, but this is a pretty good column. Few writers are consistent - they seize on the next big thing and are rarely held accountable.

Having the whimsical pen of the press means never having to say you're sorry.

RTR,

Tim