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Seems Paul Finbaum and others are jumping all over CNS saying he was disrespectful to her during her interview last night asking another QB question.

My take is that CNS is sick and tired of the incessant QB questions from the press and just had enough. I know the press has a right to ask their questions but they all know how prickly Saban is on this issue. So, I just think it was classic Saban who wasn't in the best of moods last night and the question just rubbed him the wrong way.

He is being hypocritical in that he'd punish a player that spoke to her that way.  You can't effectively preach composure and self-control if you're committing "personal fouls" yourself.  In the end, he'll be flagged by the head referee in this situation, Ms Terry, and issued the appropriate ass chewing.  I wouldn't be surprised if she requires a call or note of apology as well.

Well Joey Galloway even said on ESPN that it was enough already. Even the sportscasters were tired of it it was time to move on. I had to agree with him. RTR!

 #+ e-cred ya on this one HL. RTR!

The question wasn't even about who is getting the starting job. It was a legit question as to how he thought they performed. I'll be honest with you, I'm very disappointed in Saban's lack of class with that vitriol response . It was totally uncalled for.

Yeah, I get he's irritated at all the questions directed at the QB situation, but when you are the premier coach of the premier college football program in the country, you're gonna get asked those questions. You'd think he'd be used to it by now. I think what Finebaum said about Saban was dead on. It WAS totally classless.

And to Maria's credit, she handled it better than I would have. Kudos to her.

Here is the question that Maria asked with Saban's response.  I think he simply misunderstood her question due to the celebratory crowd noise.  I'll give him a pass if that is the case.  

Click here to watch and listen... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybgb6I9bK7E)

Well now that all the bells and whistles are done, I think CNS was stunned by the big margin of victory. He didn't know how to actually answer that or maybe he really was tired of hearing this since the NCG of last year. RTR!

Preacher, I actually think he was irritated by the sloppy play near the end of the game. He was definitely in a bad mood when she interviewed him. I just think that if he is a professional, he should handle himself better than that.

It is what it is. Part of the process. CNS did not like the sloppy play at the end of the game. He was ready to chew someone out and she was standing there with a microphone in her hand and he her a chewing out. No big deal.

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I've seen Maria's interview a couple of times.  CNS was 'hot' at the end of the game but I don't think his response to her was disrespectful, nor was it classless.  Doesn't rise to the level of either of those things.  Maria handled it well, stood her ground  and finished her interview.

But I do wonder...if Joey G had asked the same question and gotten the same reaction from Coach, would the reaction be the same?

maybe we should get Coach Shula back  :dunno:

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I wouldn't trade CNS for the world, but any way you look at it, he was wrong and IMO totally classless. He apparently has, though, apologized to Maria. I feel better now.  :clap:

https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/09/02/nick-saban-called-espn-maria-taylor-apologize-abrasive-interview-answer-qb-situation

OK so he used his cell phone. I wonder if he has an ink pen like our past president? RTR!

all I know is that Joey Galloway and Finebum are two fleas on a Lions butt ...
 
if they don't like it , I will probably love it  :lol3:

NO. 
We are expected to treat women like men, equally and without special behavior.
BUT, women are more likely to be thin-skinned if we raise our voices, as we often do when interacting with men under stressful situations.

Choose your saying: "You can't live with them or ...".  "Can't load them with a pitchfork..."

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I believe  Coach Saban thinks she should just interview basketball players only

 

Dumb question to ask Saban, although she was probably told to do so.  Maria is a strong woman, and I don't feel that she is owed an apology any more than if a man had asked the question.  Equal job, equal treatment.

As ricky said, everyone is sick of the question.  Joey Galloway exploded after it was brought up yet again in College Football Final.  I change channels or fast forward when it gets brought up now.

Saban has pretty much been saying for months that it isn't a question he is going to answer.  He has been telling people to stop asking.  As he has been ignored, and asked again, his response has gotten more direct and irritated.  I think being asked, yet again, to compare QBs after the game, when the decision clearly has been made, was the final straw.  Saban doesn't want to be asked that question one more time -- it stops now -- and he wanted there to be no question about it.

I don't think he was being rude to Maria Taylor.  It could have been anyone.  Saban was sending a message that he had his QBs backs.  He isn't going to talk about shortcomings in the press.   So stop asking.

My personal interpretation of what he was asked by Ms. Taylor wasn't to compare the two QB's but "what have you learned about the qb's" instead.  Totally different question in my mind.  I thought her question was a good question to ask.  As I said earlier, I think the noises of the crowd celebrating another Bama opening game victory was probably a factor in CNS thinking that she was asking for a comparison.  I personally don't think he owed her an apology either.  Let's face it, women want to be treated equally as men but when that treatment happens to be more negative then the talking heads lose their minds. Double standard at it's best...

^^^This. I don't care who the interviewer is, they didn't deserve that. Saban would never have apologized if he didn't think he was wrong.

I thought CNS got his point across and it will be a while before he's asked about his two quarterback situation again

I be glad when we start talking about the games again. RTR!

 
news media as a whole need to get over their feeling of being a victim, they tend to bring it on themselves.

Ha..ha...ha...LOL.  Well said SBO.  I saw on a crawl on SEC Network that CNS has apologized to Maria.  That should be the end of this story but the media will probably keep beating this dead horse for another 3-days or so.

This incident may do more for Maria's career than anything else she's done on TV!!!  She handled herself well under fire.

I agree 10,000% but that's all I've got to say about that...

 :-X

Well of course because they don't want to talk about how good Alabama is this year. RTR!

I think you're right about that.  Maybe he didn't want to talk about it because what he learned about Jalen wasn't all good.

 :lol: Never thought about that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTVvKHvSp_o

So, did anyone think Bear should apologize?   ???

I'm fairly certain he would have punished a player for the same attitude. 

I think he should have fired up a Chesterfield and blew the smoke in her nose holes  :panic:


 :dunno: :clap: :lol3:

 :lol: :lol: :lol: this is funny but I could tell you al something I bet you don't know. A man from our Cleburne baptist assoc. who was the Director Bro. Padgett Cope was the one in CBB office talking to him when got SAVED! The still is a granduer thing around here. RTR!

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If women are going to be on the sidelines interviewing coaches, they need to be thick skinned.

Or the folks watching...

I have to agree with this totally. I WILL explain why. The moment in college football the hairs are standing because of the big money, coaches being fired, for not winning. You have to understand that the rush is in the blood at that moment and there needs to be a calming period if you don't want the reactions then wait till the calming period is over. RTR!

Preacher, it seems like you may be taking a bit too much pain meds because I didn't understand anything after the 2nd sentence.  Maybe it is just me though... 

 ;)

I think the good Pastor is saying ...
 it's like when you buy a gun
there should be a "cool down period"

 :dunno:

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Well what I was saying is about the big rush going on at that time at the end of the game. They had just won a big game by a lopsided score and all the excitement somebody might say the wrong thing as the guy "EDWARDS" did from Michigan. These interviewers need to ease off some.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24574454/braylon-edwards-michigan-wolverines-tweets-excessive-stance-same

RTR!

Saban was a d*&k, regardless of skin thickness.  :lol2:

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he was just being the BEST dick he could be , it's a process  :lol2:

with all things considered ...  I'm pretty glad he is our DICK  :-*

 8)

Me too, X. He's obviously the best one out there.  :lol2:

Just not the biggest one...   :lol3: