In a banquet hall nestled deep in the Birmingham suburbs, Nick Saban managed a chuckle. He’d been there before.
And at least one important person believes the Alabama football coach will be back again. For the second time in its three-year existence, Saban was honored as the Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year.
“I’m just proud to have someone like him win this darn thing,” said Bowden, whose 377 wins ranks second in major college football history. “I think maybe me and him meet here, and we won’t invite y’all.”
“Before the game against LSU, I was comparing the defense from Alabama to 1986 Oklahoma defense, which was considered by many as the best defense in college football,” Lee Corso said. “But after that game, after Nick’s great performance, they went down as the greatest defense in college football.”
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