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Nick Saban (ex-HC Alabama Crimson Tide)

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Interesting how they live on recent history no? Ohio Stadium will never be called "Ryan Day Field", even if he wins the next 3 championships. Now, he would probably get a statue next to Woody somewhere but I have faith in Buckeye sense that we respect more than the Janet Jackson state of college football.
 
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Nick Saban admits he would have never come to Alabama if not for one blunder with Miami Dolphins​

The former LSU and Michigan State head coach gave Herbstreit what might've kept him in Miami long-term.

"I think if we would've signed Drew Brees, I probably would've been happy at Miami." Of course, the Dolphins instead opted to trade for Daunte Culpepper, who was coming off a knee injury that tanked his career. Brees was coming off a major shoulder injury and was red-flagged by the Dolphins' medical team as a bigger risk.

Saban has never flatly said he would've stayed in Miami with Brees but has instead offered several reasons why it was a difficult challenge for him to coach there. He did offer this explanation in 2021:

Look when the Miami Dolphins were going to sign Drew Brees, Drew was coming to Miami when I was the coach there. He was going to be the quarterback. That’s all we needed. We just went 9-7 and all we needed was a quarterback to be a playoff team. We were going to sign Drew Brees as a free agent. Dr. (James) Andrews operated on him and I went to Birmingham to see Dr. Andrews, and he said it’ll be fine. Our doctors failed him on the physical. (Drew) was there to sign with us. I actually made a deal with his agent that he wouldn’t tell anybody for 72 hours he failed his physical until New Orleans signed him. That’s how he ended up in New Orleans.

So, I decided right then when that happened that we don’t have a quarterback in the NFL, we’re not going to win. I’m getting out of here. I’m not staying here. I’m not going to be responsible for this. That doctor didn’t know his (rear end) from a handful of sand... :lol: Drew Brees plays 15 more years, wins a Super Bowl, goes to nine Pro Bowls. And we didn’t take him in Miami, where he wanted to go. Some things you can’t control. When we left there nobody understood why. Well that was why. There’s always a reason.

In 2013, he said "In the two years that I was here I had a very, very difficult time thinking that I could impact the organization in the way that I wanted to or in the way that I was able to in college, and it was very difficult for me. Because there is a lot of parity in the NFL. There's a lot of rules in the NFL."
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Just sayin': The Dolphin's doctor didn't know his ass from a handful of sand....:lol: Had the Dolphins signed Brees, Saban might of never ended up at Alabama.
 
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ScriptOhio said:

Nick Saban admits he would have never come to Alabama if not for one blunder with Miami Dolphins​

The former LSU and Michigan State head coach gave Herbstreit what might've kept him in Miami long-term.

"I think if we would've signed Drew Brees, I probably would've been happy at Miami." Of course, the Dolphins instead opted to trade for Daunte Culpepper, who was coming off a knee injury that tanked his career. Brees was coming off a major shoulder injury and was red-flagged by the Dolphins' medical team as a bigger risk.

Saban has never flatly said he would've stayed in Miami with Brees but has instead offered several reasons why it was a difficult challenge for him to coach there. He did offer this explanation in 2021:

Look when the Miami Dolphins were going to sign Drew Brees, Drew was coming to Miami when I was the coach there. He was going to be the quarterback. That’s all we needed. We just went 9-7 and all we needed was a quarterback to be a playoff team. We were going to sign Drew Brees as a free agent. Dr. (James) Andrews operated on him and I went to Birmingham to see Dr. Andrews, and he said it’ll be fine. Our doctors failed him on the physical. (Drew) was there to sign with us. I actually made a deal with his agent that he wouldn’t tell anybody for 72 hours he failed his physical until New Orleans signed him. That’s how he ended up in New Orleans.

So, I decided right then when that happened that we don’t have a quarterback in the NFL, we’re not going to win. I’m getting out of here. I’m not staying here. I’m not going to be responsible for this. That doctor didn’t know his (rear end) from a handful of sand... :lol: Drew Brees plays 15 more years, wins a Super Bowl, goes to nine Pro Bowls. And we didn’t take him in Miami, where he wanted to go. Some things you can’t control. When we left there nobody understood why. Well that was why. There’s always a reason.

In 2013, he said "In the two years that I was here I had a very, very difficult time thinking that I could impact the organization in the way that I wanted to or in the way that I was able to in college, and it was very difficult for me. Because there is a lot of parity in the NFL. There's a lot of rules in the NFL."
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Just sayin': The Dolphin's doctor didn't know his ass from a handful of sand....:lol: Had the Dolphins signed Brees, Saban might of never ended up at Alabama.
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Was the Dr’s last name Kremchek?
 
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