Nick Saban gets real on ‘biggest mistake’ in his coaching career
Nick Saban has one mistake his wishes he could do over.
Even the best in the world have their mistakes, and that’s the case for former LSU football head coach Nick Saban. After he left the Tigers to coach the Miami Dolphins in the NFL, something was missing. He felt that college and the pros were two different entities. While Saban retired from coaching, he’s been sharing some stories.
On-the-field play aside, Saban realized he missed something important. He explained on The Pivot Podcast what he truly missed about coaching in college.
When I left LSU, that was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made,” Saban said. “Not because we didn’t have success in Miami, because I enjoyed coaching in Miami. I found out in that experience that I liked coaching better in college because you could develop players personally, academically, athletically, and all that a little more than in pro ball.
“Even though I loved the status of coaching in pro football and the kind of guys you coached, and you’re coaching in the best league, against the best players, I loved all that. Then I can’t go back to LSU, I go to Alabama, and no disrespect to Alabama, it’s not Alabama versus LSU.”
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