Nick Saban and the Alabama football team are currently in the midst of their annual bye week before the team prepares for its Week 10 opponent, SEC West rival LSU.
Even with the Crimson Tide enjoying the week off from game preparation, that hasn’t slowed down Coach Saban and his weekly obligations with the media.
One such obligation is his weekly radio show called “Hey Coach” where he joins Eli Gold to answer questions from the fans.
With Coach Saban at his lake house in Georgia, the Crimson Tide’s head man would join over the phone and spend around 15 minutes with Gold.
Here is everything Coach Saban had to say!
On former Alabama players in the NFL, NBA
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“I thought it was really interesting that – I don’t get to see many NFL games, but lots of people asked me if I was going to watch the Tua (Tagovailoa)-Jalen Hurts matchup on (Sunday) night, and I actually did watch the game. And I think we had (12) players from Alabama on those two teams. So that really makes you proud, and I know it makes Nate (Oats) proud that he’s been able to recruit and develop some of these guys and to see those guys do well in the NBA really makes you feel good as a coach.”
On his assessment of the offense in the second half against Tennessee
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“I think the key to the game was the fact that we got the ball in the second half and had an explosive run on the first play and an explosive pass for a touchdown on the second play. The electricity in the stadium went off the charts. And from that time on, we were pretty much able to dominate the game. So I was really pleased with the way we played in the second half. But you kind of experience is an accumulation of your mess-ups in life. That’s what helps you learn and gain experience, and I used that analogy with our…
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