He loves his coffee, oatmeal creme pies, and the weather channel to prepare him for practice, but could one picture Alabama head coach Nick Saban on television predicting the weather?
He does not like to move his hands much, so it would be interesting to see him in that career. However, he had an interesting conversation Thursday during his weekly radio with Emmy Award-winning meteorologist James Spann. Spann was a guest on Saban’s show, and he brought the weather forecast for the Crimson Tide’s homecoming matchup against Mississippi State.
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Alabama fans were highly disappointed with the loss to Tennessee. A lot of conversation came from the game, including how much blame should be placed on Saban. The Tide can run the table in the SEC West, get to the conference championship game, and make the College Football Playoff. Improvements have to be implemented, but Alabama’s aspirations are in front of it.
Saban has never been one to run a program into the ground. He enjoys coaching and does not think about retirement, but he joked with Spann about his career move if Alabama does not start playing better.
“I certainly would never wanna ride the program down if I didn’t feel like I was doing a good job,” Saban said. “If we don’t start playing better, I was gonna see if you had openings at your place and be an assistant. I watch The Weather Channel, so I feel like I’m an expert.”
How does Meteorologist Nick Saban sound? It has an intriguing ring to it; however, Tide fans want to see its head coach continue to capture as many CFP National Championships as possible. Alabama has an opportunity to get back on track on Saturday.
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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
