During signing day ESPN interviewed Coach Saban, to which he responded that "we also tell them (regarding recruits)that when you do commit, that we expect this to be your decision". Perhaps Coach needs to practice what he preaches.
If you watched ESPN’s coverage of National Signing Day on Wednesday, it was hard to miss Alabama head coach Nick Saban.
Saban’s Crimson Tide, after all, racked up what many consider the nation’s number one recruiting class. Featuring the head coach of the reigning national champion and the clubhouse leader for the top-ranked signing class made perfect sense for the World Wide Leader in Sports (nevermind that the network has a lucrative deal in place with the SEC).
During the broadcast Saban offered his opinion on a number of topics among which was the daunting task of roster management.
“Run it! Run it! Hurry! Run it! Run it! Now! Run it!”
The alarm clock chirps its first call. It’s 5:30 in the early morning, and the sun has yet to show its face.
He would usually want to stay in bed. That’s how he felt years ago when he still living in his parents’ house attending grade school. He was the superstar then. Every morning was the start of another humdrum day of being the big man on campus. The most athletic kid on the teams of multiple sports. Another normal day of success in the classroom and praise from his elders.
But that was then. That was all usual.
Now, things are peculiar. At 5:30, he feels the incessant need to hurry.
1st round of the Draft starts tonight 8:00 pm ET on ESPN
Cam Newton, according to some reports, is egotistical, can’t command a locker room and lacks the throwing accuracy and playcalling acumen to be an elite NFL quarterback.
Nick Fairley, according to some reports, is a flake who was late to meetings with some NFL executives, blew off meetings with others and is nothing but a one-year wonder on the college level.
Executives, scouts, media members and many other sorts of authoritative voices have had the past three months to pick apart every aspect of the two stars from Auburn’s national championship run, going through their on-field and off-field strengths and weaknesses with a fine-toothed comb before the NFL Draft.
And, if the mock drafts are to be believed, they’ve to the same conclusion basically anybody could have come to just watching the two play last year.
In a new breaking story, we have learned that ESPN is announcing interviews with current and newly graduated Auburn players admitting they received improper benefits while on campus.
Rather than dictate the story here is the ESPN announcement.
It goes from bad to worse…
