a couple of points here.
first off, plenty of fans who like an sec team will pull for other teams in the sec as long as they aren't facing 'their' team. it's not cheating or blasphemy. i enjoy football, and greatly enjoy auburn, bama, and a couple other sec teams--i'll pull for practically any sec team when they play. except of course for arkansas!
secondly, this is a great day for alabama. saban is a good coach--his only issue seems to be having ants in his pants. they have an outstanding opportunity. that being said...
i'm VERY disappointed in saban. i feel this is just another indication of a complete lack of commitment, of dishonesty, of lack of honor that is so prevalent in this day and age. this guy left a top notch program to try out pros. two years is no effort. i think he's a quitter in this respect. he may have been unhappy, but he gave his word to an owner who asked for a commitment that he readily signed off on--but couldnt back up.
i agree completely with lou holtz--and if anyone knows the ins and outs of coaching, fans, etc, it would be holtz. he said this move is good for 'bama, and good for saban--who will go back to college football that he probably shouldn't have left-BUT he said nick will always have a pain from this, regrets, the feeling he didn't quite do right by miami. and he's right. nick will always feel that maybe he didn't try hard enough--and he didn't.
i wish him luck. i enjoy alabama and will enjoy seeing them reclimb the sec ladder--and other than when they face lsu, i wish them luck!
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