Nick Saban Takes Responsibility for Sugar Bowl Loss to tOSU

[Iceland12]

Coach Kill has been getting ripped for some "intemperate" remarks. People should lighten-up a little about that IMHO. Take away the first 3-4 games of his tenure and he and his staff have been stand-up guys after defeats every defeat since. His next new conference(s) will show that.

Now Nick Saban? That's been a whole 'nother deal. He's famous, infamous really, for blasting his players and even his staff after a loss. Very rarely, if ever does he take responsibility for a defeat. "I don't know what happened. We certainly had them prepared."



So take a look at the post game press conference last night. Now it was posted at 1:03am, but still, pretty remarkable.

And commendable too.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12110862

 

[Iceland12]

Yep it was a surprise to college football fans around the country.

"I don't think you necessarily have to get a trophy to be a winner." -Nick Saban
12:20 AM - 2 Jan 2015

"Are we sure this is the same Nick Saban?"

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/1/2/7479989/nick-saban-loses-says-least-nick-saban-thing-ever

 

[Iceland12]

Now there was ONE state that's memory of Nick in the past was a little different.

"Saban typically took blame for the loss, adding that the inability of the Crimson Tide to get off the field on third down – as well as Alabama’s inability to make key third down plays on offense – were a deciding factor."

http://bamahammer.com/2015/01/02/nick-saban-and-blake-sims-postgame-press-conference/

 

[CentralGopher]

I give more credit to Meyer for the win than I do Saban for the loss.

 

[Iceland12]

I give more credit to Meyer for the win than I do Saban for the loss.

Except for hard core Alabama fans would guess that everybody does. The fact that Saban took responsibility was almost as surprising as the result itself.