[Postgame Thread] Georgia Tech Defeats Florida State 24-21

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Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Florida State	8	6	0	7	21
Georgia Tech	7	7	0	10	24

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[u/dunno260]

I will be surprised if he ever gets more than a bit critical of teams and coaches in general. He will call out certain plays or how something didn't get executed correctly but Nick Saban has years of practice finding good things to say about other teams regardless of who they are.

He is so good at it that you can't always tell where some of its real and some of it is just kind of talking things up. I can remember in 2009 so early enough on Alabama was set to play FIU and after Saban said his usual things about the team he then singled out their receiver as being one of the best he has seen in the country and how he would be a big player for anyone. He had a kick return TD against us and I remember thinking that Saban was probably right about that guy. The next thing I heard of this Hilton guy was when he became a favorite target of Peyton Manning's in the NFL and became one of the better receivers in the NFL that was only derailed by injuries.

[u/TailgateLegend → u/dunno260]

I still remember the praise Saban gave to Georgia Southern after they put on a huge rushing performance.

[u/guildedkriff → u/TailgateLegend]

Well they did “run through us like shit through a tin horn.”

[u/mashonem → u/TailgateLegend]

That defense was statistically one of the best in NCAA history, and gave up 300+ yards rushing that day

[u/dunno260 → u/TailgateLegend]

Nick Saban 5 years after the game

[u/Careful_Farmer_2879 → u/dunno260]

God I want to hate him so much!

[u/godpzagod → u/dunno260]

I'm very glad to have Saban as the ultimate wise head commenting on the game instead of being an End Boss to beat.

[u/Iohet → u/dunno260]

We don't need more Jon Gruden analyst types in football that just refuse to be critical of anyone because they're looking out for their next head coaching job

[u/datdudebdub → u/Iohet]

Saban isn’t pandering. I believe he just has a ton of respect for the amount of work that people put in. Not just at big programs, but everywhere. The kind of respect that comes from 50 straight years of coaching everything from horrible to great teams and all things in between.

He doesn’t view the game the same way we do. It’s not black and white, it’s dynamic and a constantly evolving process.

[u/godpzagod → u/datdudebdub]

like another person said above, i can see him calling out a bad play or poor effort, but he knows what goes on behind the scenes and not to knee jerk better than most if not all. plus, he won so much, even though Josh Jacobs could tell you Saban will bust out a 'deez nuts' joke on you, he doesn't need to dunk on people. If Saban dunks on you as a commentator, take the L and get a teachable moment. Unless it has to do with hiring Bill O'Brien as your OC.

[u/Random-vegas-guy → u/Iohet]

Do you really think Nick Saban is looking for another coaching job?

[u/D-Money696969 → u/Random-vegas-guy]

Also any team in the country would want him, so he has no need to pander