Nick Saban vs. College Football: The Case for College Football's Greatest Coach
When coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, he boldly proclaimed “We want to be a champion in everything that we do.” Since that time, Alabama has won three national championships and become the nation’s number one destination for recruits and the top source of NFL talent while simultaneously graduating its players. No other program has won more games, captured more awards, or come close to approaching the kind of consistent success as the Crimson Tide. In Nick Saban vs. College Football, author Christopher Walsh not only explains what separates Saban from his peers and compares his accomplishments to some of the all-time legends, but tells why, if there were a Mount Rushmore of college football coaches, Saban’s face would already be on it. From his upbringing in West Virginia to his relationship with legendary coach Bill Belichick, “the process” has not only led to Saban having a statue along Alabama’s “Walk of Champions” in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium, but the establishment of a new standard that may be unparalleled in college football history.

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Nick Saban vs. College Football: The Case for College Football's Greatest Coach
When coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, he boldly proclaimed “We want to be a champion in everything that we do.” Since that time, Alabama has won three national championships and become the nation’s number one destination for recruits and the top source of NFL talent while simultaneously graduating its players. No other program has won more games, captured more awards, or come close to approaching the kind of consistent success as the Crimson Tide. In Nick Saban vs. College Football, author Christopher Walsh not only explains what separates Saban from his peers and compares his accomplishments to some of the all-time legends, but tells why, if there were a Mount Rushmore of college football coaches, Saban’s face would already be on it. From his upbringing in West Virginia to his relationship with legendary coach Bill Belichick, “the process” has not only led to Saban having a statue along Alabama’s “Walk of Champions” in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium, but the establishment of a new standard that may be unparalleled in college football history.

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Nick Saban vs. College Football: The Case for College Football's Greatest Coach

Nick Saban vs. College Football: The Case for College Football's Greatest Coach

by Christopher Walsh
Nick Saban vs. College Football: The Case for College Football's Greatest Coach

Nick Saban vs. College Football: The Case for College Football's Greatest Coach

by Christopher Walsh

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Overview

When coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, he boldly proclaimed “We want to be a champion in everything that we do.” Since that time, Alabama has won three national championships and become the nation’s number one destination for recruits and the top source of NFL talent while simultaneously graduating its players. No other program has won more games, captured more awards, or come close to approaching the kind of consistent success as the Crimson Tide. In Nick Saban vs. College Football, author Christopher Walsh not only explains what separates Saban from his peers and compares his accomplishments to some of the all-time legends, but tells why, if there were a Mount Rushmore of college football coaches, Saban’s face would already be on it. From his upbringing in West Virginia to his relationship with legendary coach Bill Belichick, “the process” has not only led to Saban having a statue along Alabama’s “Walk of Champions” in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium, but the establishment of a new standard that may be unparalleled in college football history.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781600789120
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 09/01/2014
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Christopher Walsh is an award-winning sportswriter. His honors include the First Amendment Award from the Associated Press Managing Editors, two Pulitzer Prize nominations, the Herby Kirby Memorial Award from the Alabama Sports Writers Association, and Enterprise Story of the Year from the Football Writers Association of America. He is the author of 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Need to Know & Do Before They Die and Crimson Storm Surge: Alabama Football Then and Now. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tony Bamhart v

Introduction ix

Part I

Reasons Why Saban Is Such a Good Coach 3

How They Stack Up, Part I: National Championships 95

The Mount Rushmore of College Football: Paul W. "Bear" Bryant 99

Part II

Saban's National Championship Teams 107

How They Stack Up, Part II: Dynasties 129

The Mount Rushmore of College Football: Knute Rockne 141

Part III

Saban vs. His Peers 147

How They Stack Up. Part III: All-Americans and the NFL Draft 185

The Mount Rushmore of College Football: Bobby Bowden 193

Part IV

Saban vs. History 201

How They Suck Up, Pan IV: Winning Big Games 257

The Mount Rushmore of College Football: Nick Saban 265

Acknowlegments 269

Sources 271

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