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Passion
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You want to read a story that will spark admiration and envy? Pick up a copy of this month's "GQ Magazine." There is a four-page story (or rather, a four-page analysis) that delves into the inspiring, disconcerting, and ultimately winning formula followed by alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
One of the traits that Don James possessed was his attention to detail. Even the slightest imperfection would result in a tirade and extra conditioning after practice. It's been discussed ad nauseum.
Here is one excerpt from this month's GQ story on Saban: "Saban's guiding vision is something he calls "the process," a philosophy that emphasizes preparation and hard work over consideration of outcomes or results. Barrett Jones, an offensive lineman on all three of Saban's national championship teams at alabama and now a rookie with the St. Louis Rams, explains the process this way: "It's not what you do, it's how you do it.
"Taken to an extreme - which is where Saban takes it - the process has evolved into an exhausting quest to improve, to attain the ideal of "right is never wrong." At alabama, Saban obsesses over every aspect of preparation, from how the players dress at practice - no hats, earrings, or tank tops are allowed in the football facility - to how they hold their upper bodies when they run sprints. "When you're running and you're exhausted you really want to bend over," Jones says, "They won't let you. 'You must resist the human need to bend over!'"
Read this story. Trust me. It will cause you to admire him, question his "humanness," (which the author, an alabama fan, does) and finally make you effing jealous that we don't have him.
One of the traits that Don James possessed was his attention to detail. Even the slightest imperfection would result in a tirade and extra conditioning after practice. It's been discussed ad nauseum.
Here is one excerpt from this month's GQ story on Saban: "Saban's guiding vision is something he calls "the process," a philosophy that emphasizes preparation and hard work over consideration of outcomes or results. Barrett Jones, an offensive lineman on all three of Saban's national championship teams at alabama and now a rookie with the St. Louis Rams, explains the process this way: "It's not what you do, it's how you do it.
"Taken to an extreme - which is where Saban takes it - the process has evolved into an exhausting quest to improve, to attain the ideal of "right is never wrong." At alabama, Saban obsesses over every aspect of preparation, from how the players dress at practice - no hats, earrings, or tank tops are allowed in the football facility - to how they hold their upper bodies when they run sprints. "When you're running and you're exhausted you really want to bend over," Jones says, "They won't let you. 'You must resist the human need to bend over!'"
Read this story. Trust me. It will cause you to admire him, question his "humanness," (which the author, an alabama fan, does) and finally make you effing jealous that we don't have him.
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Sark gives crisp pressers with lots of FREE PUB, so cut the negative agenda please.
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Wait -- do the Bama players get to play video games on their stadium scoreboard?
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Does the process include having A LIVE TIGER at practice? I didn't think so.
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Nick Saban played true freshman last season. He's doing a bad job of developing players.
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He actually gets true freshmen that are elite. The saying, "Why redshirt a guy for the NFL, is oftentimes true at Alabama. Other than in very rare cases, Washington does not.TheKobeStopper said:Nick Saban played true freshman last season. He's doing a bad job of developing players.
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Thank you, RoadDawg55. I thought my reference to Shaq Thompson (an exception for UW) and Herschel Walker made the point. alabama plays elite true freshmen. We play guys simply because the guys ahead of them didn't pan out. Does Potoa'e ring a bell?RoadDawg55 said:
He actually gets true freshmen that are elite. The saying, "Why redshirt a guy for the NFL, is oftentimes true at Alabama. Other than in very rare cases, Washington does not.TheKobeStopper said:Nick Saban played true freshman last season. He's doing a bad job of developing players.
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If the older guy ahead sucks, why would you bench the better player just b/c he is a true freshman?Passion said:
Thank you, RoadDawg55. I thought my reference to Shaq Thompson (an exception for UW) and Herschel Walker made the point. alabama plays elite true freshmen. We play guys simply because the guys ahead of them didn't pan out. Does Potoa'e ring a bell?RoadDawg55 said:
He actually gets true freshmen that are elite. The saying, "Why redshirt a guy for the NFL, is oftentimes true at Alabama. Other than in very rare cases, Washington does not.TheKobeStopper said:Nick Saban played true freshman last season. He's doing a bad job of developing players.
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Jesus. Is this National Hemp Day? That's the point, buddy. Why does the guy ahead of them suck? Because he wasn't developed, or because he should've signed an LOI with Central Washington or Montana State. That's our problem.ThomasFremont said:
If the older guy ahead sucks, why would you bench the better player just b/c he is a true freshman?Passion said:
Thank you, RoadDawg55. I thought my reference to Shaq Thompson (an exception for UW) and Herschel Walker made the point. alabama plays elite true freshmen. We play guys simply because the guys ahead of them didn't pan out. Does Potoa'e ring a bell?RoadDawg55 said:
He actually gets true freshmen that are elite. The saying, "Why redshirt a guy for the NFL, is oftentimes true at Alabama. Other than in very rare cases, Washington does not.TheKobeStopper said:Nick Saban played true freshman last season. He's doing a bad job of developing players.
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Why did all the guys ahead of Amari Cooper suck?Passion said:
Jesus. Is this National Hemp Day? That's the point, buddy. Why does the guy ahead of them suck? Because he wasn't developed, or because he should've signed an LOI with Central Washington or Montana State. That's our problem.ThomasFremont said:
If the older guy ahead sucks, why would you bench the better player just b/c he is a true freshman?Passion said:
Thank you, RoadDawg55. I thought my reference to Shaq Thompson (an exception for UW) and Herschel Walker made the point. alabama plays elite true freshmen. We play guys simply because the guys ahead of them didn't pan out. Does Potoa'e ring a bell?RoadDawg55 said:
He actually gets true freshmen that are elite. The saying, "Why redshirt a guy for the NFL, is oftentimes true at Alabama. Other than in very rare cases, Washington does not.TheKobeStopper said:Nick Saban played true freshman last season. He's doing a bad job of developing players.
