Look through the stories on our 2012 draft picks. Many of them say stuff like this.....
Kirkpatrick is a physical cornerback who impressed the Bengals with his understanding of Alabama’s complex defensive system. Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer said the system Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has in place is more complicated than the Bengals’.
Remember when Javie was a rookie and their were stories of him going up to the board at meetings explaining the defensive sets?
And almost all of them refer to CNS. Stories about other draftees rarely reference their coach, or the quality of their mental and skills preparation. It really is about coach. We are damned lucky.
CNS is establishing a new standard in college football that will be difficult to match. We hear of college football coaches coming to Tuscaloosa to to see what he doing. We keep hearing NFL coaches and prominent media extolling the virtues of his prep program training these kids to succeed at the next level.
Yes, we are indeed fortunate to have CNS as our coach.
He has made Tuscaloosa the epicenter of college football.