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I can appreciate Nick Saban expressing his “dissatisfaction” with his Alabama Crimson Tide football team but I’m not buying it.
This is classic head coach lingo to make sure his players don’t lose their edge between now and two-a-days this summer.
I don’t doubt that there may be things Saban is upset with and probably would like to see improve; however, his overall evaluation of his team is more than likely nowhere near sub-par.
The Crimson Tide officially wrapped up spring practice this past week and while they may be the defending national champions again, Saban—just like any other coach—wants to make sure they treat the offseason and their free time with the thought that they are nowhere near as good as last season.
Truthfully, its kind of lame. Do you really expect people to believe your team is in dire need of improvement?
“If I was happy with them, we wouldn’t have summer conditioning, we would not have fall camp, we wouldn’t have 30 practices to get ready for our first game against Virginia Tech. We’d just pack it in and say, ‘All right, let’s go to Atlanta and play the game.’ We’re not there yet,” Saban said in an article featured on ESPN.
That is an over-exaggerated statement by Saban. Of course, every coach in the history of sports as well as every athlete is never satisfied. I just find this to be an attempt to send a message to his players and his fans that they should not expect greatness and national championships. It is something that is earned and for his current players, they need to stay focused on earning it.
I get it.
I just think there are better ways to keep your team hungry for more than making a statement that suggests you’ve regressed to a point that you’re worried and “not there yet.”
