Nick Saban (ex-HC Alabama Crimson Tide)

[osugrad21]

Slap on the wrist stuff...

Actually pretty common...

 

[osugrad21]

Les Miles looking to stir some embers...check out the quote at the bottom

Link

Destin meeting gears up

BATON ROUGE - And in this corner at 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds from Elyria, Ohio, with a record of 50-25 (.666) as a college coach is the 53-year-old former Michigan offensive guard in the purple and gold trunks - nice guy Les Miles of LSU!And in this corner at 5-10 and 175 pounds from Fairmont, W.Va., with a 91-42-1 (.679) record is the 55-year-old former safety at Kent State in the red and white trunks and the most hated man in Louisiana who was once the most loved - Nick Saban of Alabama!
Round I, folks, will be Tuesday afternoon at the Marriott hotel in Destin, Fla. The under card is the Southeastern Conference spring meetings with all 12 league football coaches, men's basketball coaches and athletic directors in attendance. But make no mistake - the main event will be Miles and Saban.


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Remember the Alamo Les?

"It's funny, my entire coaching career, I've never enjoyed the color red," said Miles, who was an assistant at Michigan and with the Dallas Cowboys. "Ohio State, Indiana - shoot, when I was with the Cowboys, it was the Redskins. I just see it as another opportunity to go back to my roots and kick the crap out of another team in red."

 

[EastSide]

quote: "Ohio State, Indiana - shoot, when I was with the Cowboys, it was the Redskins. I just see it as another opportunity to go back to my roots and kick the crap out of another team in red."

for the record when he played for Michigan

1974 Michigan 10 Ohio State 12 Columbus
1975 Michigan 14 Ohio State 21 Ann Arbor

and as an assistant to Bo

1980 Michigan 9 Ohio State 3 Columbus
1981 Michigan 9 Ohio State 14 Ann Arbor
1982 Michigan 14 Ohio State 24 Columbus

So 1-4 is kicking the crap out of?


Oh and by the way Les .... It's SCARLET

I hope Saban kicks his arse.

 

[Taosman]

More over rated......Miles or Saban?
Toss up?
I think the LSU talent made/makes them look better than they really are.

 

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

More over rated......Miles or Saban?
Toss up?
I think the LSU talent made/makes them look better than they really are.

Miles. Saban won a NC with that LSU talent.

 

[stxbuck]

Saban is not overrated as a college coach. He might be an overbearing prick, but not overrated.

 

[808 Buck]

I'd be a little more careful with my words if I was Miles, especially since Jimbo Fisher is gone.

 

[BuckeyeLiger87]

quote: "Ohio State, Indiana - shoot, when I was with the Cowboys, it was the Redskins. I just see it as another opportunity to go back to my roots and kick the crap out of another team in red."

for the record when he played for Michigan

1974 Michigan 10 Ohio State 12 Columbus
1975 Michigan 14 Ohio State 21 Ann Arbor

and as an assistant to Bo

1980 Michigan 9 Ohio State 3 Columbus
1981 Michigan 9 Ohio State 14 Ann Arbor
1982 Michigan 14 Ohio State 24 Columbus

So 1-4 is kicking the crap out of?


Oh and by the way Les .... It's SCARLET

I hope Saban kicks his arse.

Don't forget tha Alomo bowl, and I bet Oklahoma, another team that rocks red, had a pretty good record againts old Lesy Poo while he was at aOSU. He probably just put Indiana in there to have some validity to what he was saying.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

and I bet Oklahoma, another team that rocks red, had a pretty good record againts old Lesy Poo while he was at aOSU.

Actually, he upset 2 top 5 Oklahoma teams while he was there. Not bad.

 

[DiamondBuck]

On the other hand, I'm sure he's glad to get away from the Burnt Orange (0-4 by a combined score of 183-83).

 

[808 Buck]

Saban's Treatment Made Backup QB Quit

Saban said Barnes' father's comments came as 'a shock to me'


June 14, 2007
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama quarterback Jimmy Barnes quit the team because he was unhappy with coach Nick Saban's treatment not over lack of playing time, his father said.

Saban's Treatment Made Backup QB Quit :: Saban said Barnes' father's comments came as 'a shock to me'

Now, no one expects Nick to win the award for Mr. Personality, but pissing off one of California's respected high school coaches isn't going to help. Good thing Alabama doesn't have to recruit southern California all that much.

 

[Mike80]

Saban hasn't even signed his contract yet.

Saban hasn't signed Tide contract

Posted: Monday June 11, 2007 10:06AM ET

Alabama athletic director Mal Moore said Sunday that everything is progressing well and that football coach Nick Saban should soon sign his contract. Saban, of course, has been on the job more than six months without having signed his eight-year contract worth a guaranteed $32 million.

Saban Contract Signing supposedly coming soon

 

[Mike80]

Better yet, the Alabama Board of Trustees haven't actually signed off on that deal either...

Trustees should approve Saban's deal

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- University of Alabama trustees were expected to approve the eight-year, $32 million contract for football coach Nick Saban on Thursday, a deal that doesn't include a buyout clause if he wants to leave early.

Saban's base salary will be $225,000 with the rest coming in an escalating personal services fee that rises from $3.275 million this year to $3.975 million each of the final three years.

The contract, which is the richest awarded a college coach, also allows the former Miami Dolphins coach to limit his public appearances, while offering incentives that could reach $650,000 for academic and on-field success.
Under the contract, Saban does not have to speak or appear at more than 15 engagements unrelated to endorsements, such as alumni and booster clubs.

SI Article

 

[BB73]

si.com

Some Alabama faculty denied tickets

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The University of Alabama announced in a letter that more than half of the ticket requests from the school's faculty and staff for 2007 football games will be denied.

The letter sent Tuesday to people associated with the university says the ticket office will use a priority system to determine which staff and faculty members get tickets. The new policy is a result of "increased demand," The Birmingham News reported on its Web site Wednesday.

Already high interest in Crimson Tide football spiked after the hiring of coach Nick Saban in January.

More than 9,300 requests for tickets were submitted by faculty and staff, according to the letter. About 4,500 tickets had been set aside for the group, which is about the same number as last year. As a result, 4,800 ticket requests are being turned down.

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[BB73]

si.com

Alabama reports secondary violations

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama has self-reported three secondary NCAA violations in football since Oct. 16, 2006, and is preparing a report on coach Nick Saban's recent contact with recruits that might have broken the rules, The Birmingham News reported.

Two of the violations came after Saban's hiring on Jan. 4, though one happened without the knowledge of Saban or his staff, according to documents the newspaper obtained through an open records request.

Alabama will soon submit a report to the Southeastern Conference on allegations that Saban had improper contacts with three Miami prospects, athletic department spokesman Doug Walker said.

"Secondary violations occur in all sports," said Chris King, associate athletic director for compliance. "The NCAA manual is so thick, they're going to happen. These violations were all isolated and inadvertent. It shows that our compliance system is working."

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