I would like to voice my observations and provide my thoughts on this issue.
I don't like Coach Saban. I don't like him because he coaches the competition. It's not because of who he is, how he acts, or what he says. To me, he's the simply the competition and he will continue to be that to me as long as he coaches a team I do not root for. He's coaching the competition and he's obviously great at what he does. But, I don't have to like Saban to respect most of his achievements. Fact of the matter is, I actually have a lot of respect for Coach Saban and everything he has achieved. As a true college football fan and a die-hard UT VOLS fan, I cannot overlook his accomplishments and I agree that his accomplishments certainly serve as credit for him to be one of the best and most successful college coaches of all time. He is a very talented man and obviously knows how to coach a successful team and run a successful program. What I especially don't like about what he is commenting is the fact that now that Alabama has had a sub-par season, he has chosen to start throwing out disrespect to coaches who used to be a part of his staff. In m opinion, his statements are not professional, and they are totally unnecessary. Coach Saban's actions and his statements however, keep the media attention focused on Alabama. He's a mastermind at handling the media and keeping Alabama in the spotlight and he's continuing to do it. That's part of his job as a coach. I do question why he has chosen this particular time to be so outspoken about something that has been going on throughout many years in college football and in all conferences within college football. Heck, what he is upset about happens in workplaces and companies all of the time.
With all of this being said, I do believe the coach that will specifically make his team's future games with Alabama the most dramatic will be Coach Kiffin. He may even want that victory probably even more than he will want to beat Tennessee, but we will have to wait and see. Coach Kiffin will show no one mercy, nor will he show any team any mercy, and his past actions prove this. The SEC is very competitive and coaches are very competitive. The next season in the SEC will be very interesting and even more competitive and I am definitely looking forward to it. What Coach Saban is upset about is simply a part of the entire college football system we currently have and it will continue regardless of whether or not he agrees or disagrees with it. I say he needs to get over it!
Just my thoughts and perspective.