When former Dolphins coach Nick Saban notoriously declared that he’s not going to be the Alabama coach, Saban apparently had failed to run that one past Mrs. Saban.
Earlier on Sunday, we pointed out that former Oilers cornerback Cris Dishman believed while playing for Saban that Dishman’s name was “F–king A–hole.” Saban possibly would have been known by that name in his own house if he hadn’t pounced on the chance to leave the Dolphins.
The introduction to Monte Burke’s Saban: The Making of a Coach tells the story of how the late Mal Moore lured Saban to Tuscaloosa even after Saban had publicly uttered the phrase that will forever linked to his legacy.