In the Wall Street Journal
It was during the Bryant years that football ceased being a passion, pastime, or game in Alabama, and became our official religion. When all hope was lost, Bear Bryant descended on beams of light from golden clouds, by way of Texas A&M. Coaches come and go, but the Bear lives forever, like Elvis.
This is why, after seven attempts to find Bryant in the eyes of another coach, Alabama has fallen so desperately deeply in love with Nick Saban.
Saban is Bear Bryant 2.0. He exists only to win football games. Nothing makes him madder than a player who doesn't care. Watch him storm onto the field in a spitting rage, despite the fact that his team is leading by 51 points, because one of his linebackers dared to saunter off the field in a way that struck Saban as nonchalant.
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