{"id":1631100,"date":"2022-09-02T12:33:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631100"},"modified":"2022-09-02T12:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:34:31","slug":"new-contract-proves-nick-saban-is-one-of-a-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-contract-proves-nick-saban-is-one-of-a-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"New Contract Proves Nick Saban Is One Of A Kind"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-contract-proves-nick-saban-is-one-of-a-kind%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This week, University of Alabama head football coach, Nick Saban, agreed to a $93.6 million contract extension that extends through February 2030. He will earn $11.7 million per season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not only does Saban\u2019s agreement surpass Kirby Smart\u2019s $11.2 million per year contract at Georgia, but it also includes a clause stating Saban\u2019s guaranteed compensation can be revisited if his contract is less than the three highest paid SEC coaches or the top five coaches nationally.<\/p>\n<p>The funny part is, Saban is worth way more than that to Alabama. Since his teams started this incredible run, out-of-state enrollment has shot through the roof and there is no telling how much money he has made the University as a result. Do I believe Saban will coach through the end of this contract until he\u2019s 78? No. But you have to pay the greatest coach ever the most because that is the nature of the college football arms race.<\/p>\n<p>For other coaches and programs, this isn\u2019t the greatest news \u2013 because I don\u2019t see Saban losing his effectiveness any time soon. It\u2019s amazing what a couple Little Debbies and coffee can do for a person. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if at the end of this, he was blended with a robot and the \u2018Sabantron 3000\u2019 roamed the sidelines until a meteor hits.<\/p>\n<p>This also means that another group of young or troubled coaches will be able to catapult or resurrect their careers under Saban\u2019s tutelage. Despite all the money that gets talked about and all the championships he has won, neither will be the biggest part of his legacy. He has helped so many coaches find success, get the blueprint and thrive in a cutthroat business. He has mentored thousands of young men on how to work to find success and changed countless family trajectories. Football is one of the greatest teachers of life, and Saban is basically Gandalf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The numbers Saban has accumulated up to this point in his college head coaching career are eye-popping. He has won 7 national championships, 10 SEC championships, and numerous Coach of the Year awards. His overall regular season record is 274-67-1, 18-11 in bowl games, and a dominant 9-4 in college football playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>There is not just one reason Coach Saban has been able to attain Mount Rushmore status among college football coaches, but if I had to pick one key factor contributing to his success, it would be his malleability. The hardest part about staying on top is being able to change with the times.<\/p>\n<p>As with many other aspects of life, football continues to change almost yearly. When offenses started to find ways to create havoc by using a faster pace of play, Saban knew he had to adjust his old-school style of play to keep his advantage. Gone were the days of his bland, run to pass and don\u2019t screw it up offensively method and in came the day of going fast and taking chances. Similarly, when the transfer portal and new rules around athletes\u2019 name, image and likeness (NIL) burst into college football, Saban embraced something he disagreed with and even led the way on how to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>Most people who find a recipe to make it to the top struggle to change or adjust \u2013 like Red Beaulieu and the green notebook in \u201cThe Waterboy\u201d \u2013 but if you aren\u2019t evolving, you are dissolving.<\/p>\n<p>Saban has been able to zero in on a moving target, and that is why his success level hasn\u2019t dissipated over the course of time. While it does take a big ego to be Nick Saban, too much ego can destroy even him; because just when you think you have all the answers, you are destined to be wrong.<\/p>\n<p>How many more titles will Saban win? The smart money is a couple, but in the grand scheme of things, he\u2019s already won.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jake Crain is co-host of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/crain-and-company\">\u201cCrain &#038; Company.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0the Daily Wire\u2019s sports show, also featuring co-hosts Blain Crain and David Cone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, University of Alabama head football coach, Nick Saban, agreed to a $93.6 million contract extension that extends through February 2030. 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