Saban, Belichick and Carroll out in less than 24 hours? Football will never be the same
New York TimesTo add quickly to the mountain of stories this week from sports media who have crossed paths with Nick Saban, there can’t be many better training grounds for a college reporter than stammering football questions at his news conferences and bracing for one of two outcomes: mumbling coachspeak or straight ridicule, both served with a glacial glare. “It is amazing when you think about it,” said Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo, who is still close friends with Saban, of the wait for those three coaches to be great. This includes Saban’s LSU Tigers and Carroll’s USC Trojans splitting the national title in 2003, and Belichick’s Pats beating Carroll’s Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX — thanks to a goal-line play call Carroll would love to have back. Snoop Dogg came to Carroll’s USC practices, Saban crushed oatmeal pies and Belichick was on to Cincinnati.
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