"The legacy of Alabama football certainly had a void filled," "That's what I was concerned about...

"The legacy of Alabama football certainly had a void filled,"

"That's what I was concerned about tonight," Saban said. "Maybe by playing all those guys we didn't help Mark in terms of getting what he may very well have deserved, because he shared the burden."

"In some of the spread offenses it's a little bit more difficult to be a dominant runner," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "In old-fashioned ball, running backs were held in high esteem."

"We felt like we were getting one of the best running backs in the country," Saban said. "Mark's success is no surprise at all. He's a great competitor, a great person and he has tremendous ability."

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We have one more void to fill.

Alabama has never beaten Texas.

I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.

by 5026 on Dec 13, 2009 9:26 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

And we have no...

…national championships yet this century….

"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban

by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 13, 2009 3:10 PM CST up reply actions

That Saban may have really worried about not giving Mark enough carries to pad his stats. From the quote it appears that he wasn’t so concerned with the Heisman as such, but he may have felt bad if one of his athletes didn’t receive the recognition he deserved.

by Go Hide in the V-berth on Dec 13, 2009 11:25 AM CST reply actions

yeah..

if we was worried about stats, he wouldn’t have pulled him early in the UTC game….

"The goal is to be a champion," Saban said. "I didn’t say to win a championship. I just said be a champion. That’s our goal here. That’s what we want to do."- Nick Saban

by bammer on Dec 13, 2009 12:03 PM CST up reply actions

I think maybe his point was not so much that Saban wished he'd padded his stats

But that his players wouldn’t get the recognition they deserve because of that.

by billycthulhu on Dec 13, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions

i know what he was sayin..

i was just reaffirming that Saban isn’t a stat whore.

"The goal is to be a champion," Saban said. "I didn’t say to win a championship. I just said be a champion. That’s our goal here. That’s what we want to do."- Nick Saban

by bammer on Dec 13, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions