Alabama football coach Nick Saban does not speak loosely other than in the immediacy of anger. Otherwise, he weighs every word before it is uttered. Coming off the field after the Crimson Tide beat Missouri 39-10, he said he was “really pleased” in how his defense responded after giving up 31 points to Arkansas the week before.
Sharing such unqualified satisfaction is not part of Nick Saban’s persona. Known for numerous epic rants over the years, Nick is viewed as someone who is never satisfied. For Nick to give the Tide’s weaker side of the ball a boost on national television should be reassuring to Alabama football fans.