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Nick Saban is critical of Major

Posted by HenryJames on October 8th, 2007 under Football

I don’t know who Alabama coach Nick Saban thinks he is, but you do not criticize Major Applewhite. That kid has never done wrong.

After Alabama’s closer than expected win over Houston, Saban said he wished that the Tide had passed more and run less.

“You can’t just run the ball,” Saban said. “In this day and age of football, you’d better be a very, very dominant team. The more they put them up there, the more we should have been passing it.”


‘You want to criticize Major, you step outside with me!.’

Realizing what he had just done, Saban rightfully backtracked.

“I’m not second guessing any play calling, because they all get called through me,” Saban said. “So I could tell them to pass it anytime.”

Don’t let it happen again, Nick.

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  1. A possee of Applewhite cultists awaits the next transgression. Tread carefully Nicky boy…

  2. Facebook User said:

    October 8th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    Reporter: Coach Saban – Where did Major learn that conservative style of play-calling?

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  3. doesn’t saban realize that major is just a child and he sits there and criticizes him and then backtracks? you NEVER backtrack on a child, if you’re going to backtrack somebody you better make sure they are a 40 year old man first…

  4. Woody Bombay said:

    October 8th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    Chris Simms stood on the sidelines and laughed his ass off when Saban said that.

  5. CrazyJoeDavola said:

    October 8th, 2007 at 2:58 pm

    You guys keep leaving out the all-important “the” from the nomenclature.

    Like “The Sudan” and “The Shit”, it’s “The Major”.

    Two Hail Marys and an Our Father, even if you aren’t Catholic.

  6. Does Larry Applewhite have a tailgate at the Alabama games now? Saban is screwed if he does. I say we have the makings of a full-blown OC controversy on our hands.

  7. Facebook User said:

    October 8th, 2007 at 4:59 pm

  8. Saban just made my shit list in my Big Chief tablet.

  9. Take care of your valve, kc.

  10. The sleeveless “Fire Major” t-shirt should explain everything…

  11. That Quicktopic board is, well, disturbing.

  12. Facebook User said:

    October 9th, 2007 at 12:43 pm

    For those at Alabama who want him gone…YOUR IGNORENT

  13. Fortuna is a bitch.

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