TheBigLead- The Alabama coach fired a preemptive salvo during SEC Media Days, bringing up an issue unprompted.
“The No. 1 thing you’d like to talk about is the quarterback controversy you love to create and continue to create, you love to talk about. It’s still to be determined,” Saban said. “You can ask all the questions you want. I’m going to say, ‘We’ll see.'” ------- Say what you want about Nick Saban, but don't tell me he's not a man of conviction. His beliefs could use a little work since I'm pretty sure he views the sports media with the same skepticism with which 9/11 truthers view the United States government, but there's something to be said for how strongly he stands behind them. I mean, there is absolutely a quarterback controversy in Alabama and it was absolutely not created by those who are professionally obliged to ask about it, but that's not really the point. The point is that Nick Saban is so extreme in his animosity towards the media that he can't even see that the fact that one even exists is massively complimentary to him. Let's work backwards here. If there were currently no squabble as to who was going to start under center for the Crimson Tide then there would currently be no title that needed defending in Tuscaloosa. If this quarterback controversy is to be attributed to the media then it's a wonder they didn't ditch their notepads and tape recorders to collectively hoist the trophy at mid-field of Mercedes-Benz Stadium on behalf of Bama. Simply put, the person that made the daring and damn near unprecedented decision to insert an unproven freshman in place of a established starter at halftime of the most consequential game of the season both started a quarterback controversy and sparked an incredible comeback. I think I'd be willing to accept responsibility for the former if it meant getting credit for the latter, but that's just because I'm only stubborn enough to preemptively point the finger at others when my risky actions return bad results as opposed to, ya know, National Championships.
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