Comments on: Nick Saban apologizes for "professional mishandling" when leaving Dolphins

By: sciotto8

sciotto8 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:03:35 +0000

Nick SATAN is a LYING SACK OF MANURE! The fact is, and I got this from an Alabama alum, SATAN wanted to leave LSU before taking the Dolphin job, but he wanted to go to another SEC school. However, LSU would not let him break his contract for another SEC school, so he circumvented the situation by taking the Dolphin job at the time and waiting for the first SEC opening! At the time he took the Dolphin job, the Gator job was available, but LSU wouldn’t let him leave their program for the Gator program.
Fin fans will NEVER forgive SATAN! If he “left the team better,” what did Sparano and Parcells do! They undid his mess Cam CaMORON made worse!

By: Seeryer

Seeryer — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:52:44 +0000

Stay right where you are Nick. They might even forget about the Bear after back to back 14-0 National Titles. They shouldn’t even play college football this season. Just give the Tide the Sears Trophy today and alot of injuries will be avoided, not to mention Urban’s death. That is a joke but since the Urban Legend does go up to T-town this year, he might want to take a defibulator with him.

By: dpatt

dpatt — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:31:35 +0000

Reading all the comments from Miami fans, it’s not difficult to see why Saban left. One of your players CRIED. He decided Alabama college kids were far more mature than a bunch of grown-up Dolphins fans.
Truth be told, he took your team from 4-12 to 9-7 his first year (15-17 overall). Saban could bad mouth the organization all he wants (which is the real reason he left), but he has too much class to do that. Something you will never know about.

By: Mike Daly

Mike Daly — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:21 +0000

So will Jim Mandich still want to kick Saban’s butt?

By: richarddeacon2002

richarddeacon2002 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:19:51 +0000

Why can’t you losers just accept that Saban did not tell the truth in a press conference when asked about the Alabama job. He’s not a great pro coach, he is a great college coach. He wasn’t doing a great job in Miami and you have a better coach now. His move to Alabama was good for the Dolphins and for him.
None of you losers announces to the world that you’re shopping for a new job when it’s going on, so get over your self-righteousness. It’s pitiful how bitter some Dolphin fans still are over Saban. You sound like a junior high girl who’s bitter at her boo for dumping her. Pathetic.

By: bamafreak1978

bamafreak1978 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:06:11 +0000

Saban passed over Brees? Really? Maybe it’s easier to deal with the pain if you just make up stuff and run with it.
“Brees is coming off January surgery to repair a torn labrum and also a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder”.
“The Dolphins decided to stop waiting for Chargers quarterback Drew Brees to lower his CONTRACT DEMANDS”.
“Miami coach Nick Saban revisited the trade talks with the Vikings on Monday, AFTER Dolphins officials determined that the CONTRACT DEMANDS of Brees were more than THEY wanted to invest”.
“Culpepper had been talking to the Dolphins for the past week, expressing his desire to be with the Dolphins along with showing a willingness to REWORK his contract to FIT into the Dolphins salary cap”.
Brees had a lot of question marks physically, he wasn’t cleared and he wouldn’t negotiate his high contract demands. I guess Ricky getting suspended right before the season was Sabans fault too?

By: 2buku4u

2buku4u — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:51:20 +0000

The only thing I’m still a little bitter over is the fact that he passed over Brees for Daunte…but we have Henne now and a much brighter looking future than we did with Saban.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:58:55 +0000

@Blitz87 …
And Weis couldn’t cut it in college. Who cares? They’ve all reached the pinnacle in their area of expertise. Doubt you can say the same.

By: Slow Joe

Slow Joe — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:46:44 +0000

“ALL OF YOU I WILL BUY YALL SOME CHEESE WITH ALL OF THAT WINEING”
Typical grammatical skills of an Alabama student-athlete.

By: Blitz87

Blitz87 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:59:17 +0000

“because I had not talked to Alabama and did not talk to them until the season ended”
Haha yeah, okay.
Like Spurrier, he’ll always have to live with the fact that he couldn’t cut it in the pros.

By: Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:31:47 +0000

Since “The Don” retired, the fins have wandered around in the wilderness and haven’t been worth much since. The best thing Saban did was leave that mess and I do not blame him. Bama is the better for it. Go Jets!

By: pike360

pike360 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:37:01 +0000

as lifelong Dolphin fan I have to say the entire Saban thing has been been WAY overblown… it was pretty obvious that he was overwhelmed and thus not a schocker that he bailed.
Why are we waisting our time on this non-controversy?

By: rebdaddie1

rebdaddie1 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:22:55 +0000

I can’t wait for NCAA Sanctions to catch up to Nick the Pri(k. He put he franchise so far behind. He left Cameron w/ nothing. He can spot HS talent, nut not NFL Talent. Hey Nick there are conferences out there to draft from besides the SEC. Thank You for being available Big Tuna and Thank You for hiring him Wayne.

By: jambithegenie

jambithegenie — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:09:51 +0000

jetboy says:
June 19, 2010 11:17 AM
he was the best Dolphin coach in their history, I don’t see why everyone’s pissed off.
moron. you know jetboy is a term for gay prostitute?

By: TryTheVeal

TryTheVeal — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:08:32 +0000

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Least Favorite
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And the newest addition to the Oxymoronic top 10 list….Professional Mishandling

By: SomeFans

SomeFans — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:52:37 +0000

I though that Patriot fans were the low level mark in intelligence until I read the posts …
Nope, that would be the jest fans. They’re the dumbest most obnoxious losers in all of sports.
Keep trying there whiner

By: bamafreak1978

bamafreak1978 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:49:31 +0000

Pretty simple really, Saban was approached about coming to Miami and he declined. After much persuasion, he finally took the bait. Saban knew it wasn’t for him early on, but he still tried to do the right thing regardless of what’s being said here. He approached Wayne Huizenga with his concerns and WH tried to ease his mind, but it wasn’t enough. Even with that being said, Saban was praised by WH for how he handled the situation and he even gave Saban his blessing in moving back to the college game.
You see folks, it really doesn’t matter what any of us think. Saban finished the season and didn’t leave his boss hanging in the wind like Petrino. Aside from lying to the media to protect the integrity of the organization, Saban handled the situation the best he could and most importantly, he did it in the light of day, face to face, with the very man who hired him.
Get over it. If I didn’t know any better I’d think I was reading a high school cheerleading forum. Time to move on…

By: HC

HC — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:45:16 +0000

The same problem arises every time an NFL coach decides to become a college coach; this was not unique to Saban. The colleges won’t wait until the NFL season is over to make an announcement of a new hire; they want to appease their boosters (who are their de-facto board of directors) and also use the announcement of a new coach to influence high school players for recruiting purposes.
If a coach denies the rumor he’s a liar. If he admits he’s leaving he’s considered to be an unfocused lame-duck traitor. It’s a no-win situation for the coach and the pro team. Unless the NCAA says no new college coach announcements until after the last bowl game and NFL regular season is finished, this type of thing is going to keep on happening – but I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

By: bama#1

bama#1 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:43:46 +0000

ALL OF YOU I WILL BUY YALL SOME CHEESE WITH ALL OF THAT WINEING

By: william sizemore

william sizemore — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:41:06 +0000

One thing that Nick did was to coach a major college program and a NFL team, I wonder how many experts on this blog has done just one of those jobs. Bill

By: bama#1

bama#1 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:38:26 +0000

WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:38:05 +0000

Don’t blame Miami fans for disliking Saban, but all this posturing over integrity is ridiculous. Check your team history, boys. The Dolphins weren’t such sticklers for integrity when Old Man Shula was screwing the Colts and the league was fining you guys for tampering. Not many lily-white angels flying around the NFL sidelines.
And it’s hysterical reading comments from the Auburn and Florida fans tossed into the mix. Hey, AUBlitz, y’all still have that pine box they used to carry Tubby out of Ole Miss? And Norv Turner, how’s Urban’s retirement going? Yeah, there’s sooooo much integrity in the college coaching ranks. LOL
ROLL TIDE ROLL!

By: dcole001

dcole001 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:35:37 +0000

Nick Saban’s Skill set works better in College. NFL Players have to be handled differently than College Players. He did what was right for him. At least he did wait till the end of the Season to leave. Look what happen to the Falcon’s a couple of years later. There coach left with 2 or 3 games left on the schedule. He might have been telling the truth when he said he had not talked to Alabama yet. I am sure his agent might have been talking. Also for Miami Fans you should be glad he was gone. It was never going to work. Now your team is better off for Saban leaving

By: Mykl954

Mykl954 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:29:49 +0000

# jetboy says: June 19, 2010 11:17 AM
he was the best Dolphin coach in their history, I don’t see why everyone’s pissed off.
and Rich Kotite is the best jest coach since Weeb Eubanks.

By: Slow Joe

Slow Joe — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:24:21 +0000

“Speaking of Belichick, he’s not well-liked by the national sports media or fans outside his home base either. Doubt he or Saban worry about it when shining their trophies.”
Good point.
“Calling Saban a turd is total disrespect to feces everywhere.”
LOL!

By: dmp5687

dmp5687 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:09:22 +0000

He who repents of an action is doubly wretched. (Spinoza)
Saban is a me-first jerk. (Me)

By: johns320

johns320 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:59:18 +0000

Haters. Oooh, he left a shitty NFL team for the greatest college football program ever. How dare he leave with the owner’s consent for better pay and more control?
Nick Saban doesn’t have time for shit.

By: bbq

bbq — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:53:40 +0000

Whatever, who cares about the Dolphins when the Patriots and Jets are in the same division?
Roll Tide!

By: LateNightRoach

LateNightRoach — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:50:58 +0000

Just as cocky as Saban, aren’t you DoughBoy?
Go toot your favorite college team horn elsewhere.

By: Cubano

Cubano — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:37:40 +0000

SF Saints Fan says:
“Calling Saban a turd is total disrespect to feces everywhere.”
LMAO!!!!!!!!