Nick Saban In Midseason Form


Nick Saban is in midseason form the first day of practice at Alabama. Saban was asked a second time about not allowing graduate-transfer Maurice Smith to transfer to Georgia and didn’t like it.

“I already talked about that,” he said. “Do you want me to do a Belichick on you? What did I just say? I already answered it.

“Nothing has changed. Now you’re asking me a hypothetical question ‘What if.’ I’ve got enough issues and problems without any What If’s. We just had a media person in yesterday, and she said, ‘Never answer a What If.’ Do I need to do a media thing with you guys, not to ask What If?”

This makes me want to ask Clay Helton a “what if” question and see how he responds.

50 thoughts on “Nick Saban In Midseason Form

  1. I’m certain that in the pursuit of Inside information, and Journalist Integrity, SW you will continue to ask “What If “.Haven’t you always?

  2. Asking hypothetical questions is really pretty stupid and useless. You would think the beat writers in Alabama are better than that.

      • Wow thanks ‘fly over’ man – yeah nuthin’ like mocking the backbone of the USA – the midwest and the south then again ‘la bruja’ and dems don’t do too well there do they?

          • Mrhawaii, you locked on to Pres Obama ? I hope the American Voting Majority will lock onto New York’s Donald Trump, who to my knowledge, has never been an accessory to murder of thousands of American Soldiers and our Benghazi Ambassador.. Hula-Hula…..

          • Yes Hitlery also particpated in the $400 million ransom for hostage scheme to the terrorist Iranian state.

  3. Oh, rest assured that if you were on the Alabama beat, Saban would be the second coach to ban you from practice, although it would probably be for droning on over chasing up the trim on their pants for national prime time games.

    Good to see you’re posting about Nick Saban an hour into the first practice of SC’s summer camp.

      • No, outside of holding things together from a recruiting standpoint, Kiffin, for the most part, was a total clown. Wolf, however, is one of the few people who can rival his level of clownery.

        • Kiffin-gone, Sark-gone, Haden-gone.
          Wolfman? Petros? Loyal Trojans,
          Still in your house!
          #itstheirhouse

  4. In some ways I love saban! He isn’t one of those “fakers” who goes out of there way to be nice to the media, in order for them to write nice things about him. No he hates the media, and wears it on his sleeve.

    • I wish USC would hire someone like saban! I would love to see that coach bully the LA media.

  5. No doubt Saban, via his team, will sooth his frustration by sacking bozo u’s QB 10 times. It will be the hungry lions vs haven’t a prayer Methodist.

  6. Well I’ll say this for the change in the ‘confederacy’ – this is a full 180 degrees shift from the way Chizik and Auburn were treated back in 2010 with Cam Newton – Chizok was defiant and his defiance was met with applause by the gonzos allegedly that were sports writers.

  7. I prefer “would you rather” questions:
    What if you asked Coach Clay this question?

    Would you rather:
    1) Have Pete Carroll’s W/L record, leave your team with horrible sanctions and make a ton of money and split town OR
    2) Be a fair haired QB/ AD and leave your school with a ton of money from misdirected scholarship money?
    Try that one.

    • How about.

      What does it feel like to clean the clock on your crosstown little sister last year? Did it feel good calling the 10 running plays and having your offensive line laughing at the feeble attempt to stop it?
      You will always be the little sister and need things like this blog.
      #pleaserecognizeme

  8. The blogger must have missed Phil Steele from ESPN naming USC offensive line best in country. I know Mr Wolf searches high in low for these type of stories so it must have slipped by. Interesting that UCLA did not appear anywhere on the list.
    #somebodyisgoingtogetsteamrolled

    • Gee GOT, didn’t Steele have bozo u FB winning the NC in 2012? How’d that Steele prognostication work out?

    • I have to admit, I think Steele’s jumped the shark, unless you need to know how many lollypops the Clemson Tigers average sucking on after a loss.

      I’m just looking forward to hopefully seeing USC return to being a powerful, solid team that isn’t led by a weak-minded immature egomaniac or a drunk. Baby steps. USC has a long way to go IMHO before asserting we have the #1 O-line in the country. Last year our OL looked good in one game – ucla. Remember how we looked against WIS? I don’t know how we go from that putrid group to #1 in the country all of the sudden. Our O-line has been crap for years outside of an isolated star or two, like the Kalils and Smith.

      It’s time for USC to finally show up – against good teams. I’m not sure we’re ready yet because nobody knows if Helton has the chops to be any good. Nice guys don’t always do well as big-time college HCs – and CH is obviously a nice guy. How smart and savvy he is, who knows? The great coaches assume a lot of risk. They’re not worried about failing. I’m afraid Helton will be playing it too close to the vest. Oftentimes you lose at USC, and your big-time career goals are zippo – gone. Hope he doesn’t play it save. I prefer the Cardiac Kids, not the dumbed-down second half sleep walkers we’ve become used to seeing.

      • Powerful, solid team (with 6 losses)
        P.S. when has your opinion ever been humble?

        • When has your brain ever been anything other than inferior? What century are we in moron? Hint – I’ve already told you many times.

  9. Cranky Pants Saban, But he does drink Coke and I’m sure his players use Coke too.

  10. The way the injury report was laid out was interesting in the fact there was real information. If memory serves, the Alabama offensive coordinator banned Scott for reporting an injury.
    Maybe that’s a sign of a good coach, “yeah we have injuries to key players, but so what…”

  11. ”This makes me want to ask Clay Helton a “what if” question and see how he responds.”
    Alan Malamud just rolled over in his grave.

    • Nobody signed with ucla j meth. Do you know the difference between signing and committing? Most ucla commits end up decommitting. Best team in L.A.? Oh, AP’s #17 all time – you little gutties, losers in last Nov’s 40-21 smackdown to USC, AP’s #5 all-time. Poor Jaggers. He just committed to a team that hasn’t even won a conference championship in the 21st century. Do you know which century that is j meth? Boom. #21- the century you’ve lost 12 of 16 games and were often slaughtered.

      • Sign, commit, call it what you will, it’s a done deal.
        Another smart recruit that understands the value of a coaching staff with NFL experience and the best coaching staff in LA (by far).
        #listenfortheboom!

        • The only done deal for ucla is you’re incapable of winning a football conference championship and you’re a mediocre #17 on the AP list. Hah, hah, hah. That means you’re crap.

  12. Saban has incredible Street Cred, he is what Southern Cal ASPIRES to be: a big mouth who can ACTUALLY BACK UP WHAT HE SAYS!!!

    Southern Cal just keeps flopping and claiming everyone envy’s them! apparently Clown College grads don’t know the difference tween envy and MOCKING!!!

    DUDE!! Saban even gettin’ paid while beating down the media!! noted the Coke product placement!!! who paid Sark when HE talked to press?? Patron???

    #BeatDownComingInArlington

  13. wolfman: what would happen if you confronted Hell-ton??? REMEMBER wolfman, you ran the last two coaches outta town on a RAIL!!! what do you THINK he’ll do????

    #WetHisPants

  14. “She said”…?…?…you have 4 National Titles and never will never have to pay for any meals at any restaurants in the state of Alabama again… why does he have to make the room and awkward silence all the time. The reporter (“she”) must have had a really nice a**, I mean personality. Saban’s a great coach, nobody comes close, and I don’t play cards at all, but he has the worst poker face on and off field. Just answer these issues upfront at the beginning and stop dragging this sh*t out on the first day of camp, save the snappy comebacks for later, you knew this issue was not going away because you picked a kid (projected 1st rounder) up off the ground after he let down his teammates, but then you

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