Maybe Saban does know what he’s talking about
There was a measure of redemption Saturday night against Tulane.
Not redemption for Alabama. The Crimson Tide was coming off a 34-10 victory over Clemson, a win that kicked down the door of the Top 20 for Alabama and suddenly had the nation talking about the Tide as a contender again, like the old days.
No, the redemption belonged to Alabama coach Nick Saban, who can’t be wrong even when he would like to be.
Saban tried to tell everyone that one game was not a season. He said not to make too much out of a victory over a highly ranked although possibly over-rated Clemson. He said the “mighty fall” because of “complacency, because people got satisfied.”
Saban might know the current state of this program better than the people who have followed it their entire lives. If the past few years have taught Alabama anything, it should be to be a little less arrogant and a little more vulnerable.
Saban wonders if this program sees itself the way he sees it.
“We seem to be too easily satisfied,” Saban said, trying to explain Alabama’s 20-6 victory over Tulane that didn’t feel like a victory anywhere but on the scoreboard.
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9/7/08