Nick Saban is entering his tenth season at Alabama and some other schools are trying to use his age as a deterrent for recruits to go there. But he wants to make it clear that age is very much just a number.
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Saban was asked at the SEC meetings this past week about how he feels at his age —- he will turn 65 on Halloween this year —- andbasically said that he feels as good as he's ever felt and maybe even better. The SEC better watch out because a motivated Nick Saban is a scary one. This is specifically what he said to Chris Low of ESPN:
"I really can't imagine not coaching. The only way I could imagine it was if I got to the point where I couldn't put the same amount of work into it and couldn't give the players the same commitment I always have. When that happens, that's when I'll get out. It really doesn't have anything to do with how old I am. And right now, I'm as energetic and look forward to practice and recruiting when I get up every morning as much as I ever have.
"It's the same way it's always been for me. Nothing's different."
Saban having to replace defensive coordinator Kirby Smart should spark a fire in Saban as well to show that he can run the defense on his own and prove once again that he owns that side of the ball.
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It sounds very much like Saban will be on the sidelines for maybe even a whole decade longer and rival SEC coaches better take note because he is not going away and not going in to the night quietly.
[h/t Saturday Down South]
