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Nick Saban: a Great College Football Coach Who Might Bring Alabama Back to Greatness

Copyright © 2007 Ed BagleyUniversity of Washington. He was twice
Nick Saban recently became thenamed National College Coach of the Year
University of Alabama football coach by(1984 and 1991), guided Washington to
signing the richest contract everthe National Championship in 1991, took
awarded to a college football coach.the Huskies to 6 Rose Bowls (winning 4),
His 8-year, $32 million deal with thewon the Orange Bowl title in 1985, had a
Crimson Tide has a base salary of10-5 bowl game record, and won 22
$225,000 that will be supplemented by astraight games from 1990 to 1992.
personal services fee of $3.275 toJames was inducted into the College
$3.975 million per year. CollegeFootball Hall of Fame in 1997; Saban
football supporters are awash with moneywill likely be inducted into the same
for winners who they believe can putHall of Fame at some point in the
their team on top.future.
Saban's deal does not include a buyoutHere is what Saban had to say about
clause if he leaves, but it does capJames: "Don James was my college coach
public appearances at 15 per year (forat Kent State. I guess he had as much of
alumni and booster clubs) that arean impact on me as anyone in terms of
unrelated to endorsements.organization, quality of work, (and)
The contract also has incentives thatbeing the best you can be. He's the
could generate another $650,000 forperson that got me (into) coaching."
on-field and academic success with hisSaban was a graduate assistant and then
players. One biggie is $200,000 if hedefensive assistant for the Kent State
reaches the BCS championship game andUniversity football team.
escalates to $400,000 if Alabama wins.I have distant connections to Saban and
Saban also gets a country clubJames.
membership, two cars, a luxury box atI graduated from Michigan State in 1966
Bryant-Denny Stadium and up to 25 hoursand saw two great years of football
of yearly flight time for personalbefore graduating. I remember the 1966
travel in a non-commercial plane."Game of the Century" between then No. 2
Ah, it is good to be Nick Saban inranked Michigan State and No. 1 ranked
Alabama today. Now he must win and winNotre dame that ended in a 10-10 tie
big, something he has been able to do atwhen Norte Dame decided to settle for a
other college coaching positions.tie rather than go for the victory.
In his only year as head coach at ToledoThere were 5 All Americans on MSU's 1966
he took the Rockets from 6-5 to 9-2 andteam: fullback Bob Apisa, halfback
the Mid-American ConferenceClinton Jones, defensive end Charles
co-championship."Bubba" Smith, wide receiver Gene
Saban then went to Michigan State and inWashington and rover (linebacker) George
five seasons turned the Spartans from aWebster.
mediocre, continual late-season failureI remember a game in 1965 when
into a 9-2 season that included winsAll-American running back Jim Grabowski
over Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio Statefrom Illinois and George Webster were
and Penn State before he resigned inrunning full steam toward each other and
1999.Webster flattened Grabowski. It was one
A season earlier, MSU knocked off thenof the greatest tackles I ever
No. 1 ranked Ohio State 28-24 at Ohiowitnessed. Grobowski went on the play
Stadium and routed highly-ranked Notrefor the NFL Green Bay Packers and
Dame before folding later in the season.Chicago Bears.
If the Big 10 was not tough enough,Football at MSU then turned to crap
Saban's next stop was another fiveuntil Nick Saban arrived and took the
seasons with the LSU Tigers in the evenSpartans back to prominence. It was one
tougher, nastier Southeasternlong drought that lasted from 1967 to
Conference.1999.
He chalked up a 10-3 mark and an SECI relocated to Washington State in 1973
championship in his second year andand followed the University of
topped things off with a 13-1 record inWashington Huskiesand Don Jamescloser
his fourth season (2003) that earned thethan I did Michigan State during those
Tigers a second SEC championship withyears. Here in Washington Don James is
Saban as well as the BCS nationalaffectionately known as the "Dawgfather"
championship title after a 21-14 winand treated with as much respect as was
over the Oklahoma Sooners.Don Corleone in The Godfather movie.
After two average years trying to getYou will not meet a better college
the Miami Dolphins of the NFL in gear,football coach or person than Don James,
he left to become Alabama's new hope.he is always about honesty, integrity
Saban was able to build a defense withand doing the right thing.
the Dolphins but never really got theMy expectation is that Nick Saban will
offense going, suffering his firstbring Alabama football back to its
losing record as a head coach.rightful place. I have been a Crimson
Saban's extended family has footballTide fan since the day "Joe Willie"
connections. His cousin Lou Saban was aNamath walked onto the Alabama campus.
two-time All-Big Ten player at IndianaI am also fired up for the football
University and later was head coach forseason to start as Michigan State has a
the NFL Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncosnew head coach, a guy named Mark
and New England Patriots.Dantonio who is serious about defense
Saban played as a defensive back for Donand will instill the kind of discipline
James when James was head coach at Kentand winning attitude MSU needs.
State University. James also coached NFLThe days of the country club atmosphere
great Jack Lambert and led the Goldenare over at Michigan State. Players will
Flashes (it may be true) to their onlyeither get with it or get gone. Dantonio
Mid-American Conference title in 1972.will not accept losing and neither will
Like Saban, James was a winner. JamesSaban. Look out SEC, here comes Nick
went on to coach 18 seasons at theSaban.



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