| FTBL Saban Article from SI

[Guest]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/04/10/staples.saban/

When the fax machine stopped humming, Saban had assembled a class ranked the nation's best by several recruiting services, and he's already enjoying interest from current juniors. (During a half-hour interview last week, two recruits from the Class of 2009 called Saban's office to chat.)

I love that part.

 

[ghice]

The end of the article gave me tidebumps

 

[Colin]

"We live in a very result-oriented world now," he says. "Everybody talks about instant instant coffee, instant tea, instant self-gratification, instant everything. Because of that, these kids grow up a little bit more result-oriented. You know, 'I want to catch 50 passes' as opposed to 'What do I need to do to catch 50 passes?' But when they don't catch 50 passes, they're very frustrated. Their whole motivation is toward the reward."

I love this tidbit of the article.

 

[firestorm]

Fantastic read. The writer just pointed why Saban is the best fit nowadays for our program. I couldn't agree more with this explanation. He really hit the nail on the head.

Thanks for the link.

RTR,

 

[shipley00]

Then there's Paul Bryant -- only out-of-towners call him Bear

I'm glad to hear someone finally point that out in the press.

 

[Guest]

"College football's most passionate fans..."
-our blessing and our curse

"...Crimson Tide players embrace the process instead of the result."
-Nicktorious to be Victorious. Nicktories before Victories.

"(During a half-hour interview last week, two recruits from the Class of 2009 called Saban's office to chat.)
-I wonder what comments like this say to other '09 recruits. I can't help but think it helps Coach Saban.

 

[Guest]

Terrific read, and an important life lesson. It is one thing to want to catch 50 passes in a season, quite another to analyze and plan what you must do to put yourself in position to achieve that goal, and then do those things. That applies to sports but also to careers.