Published December 15, 2011 - 2:08pm
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We all knew that Nick Saban had the same stoic personality as his statue outside of Bryant Denny Stadium. There was just never that one moment that epitomized his football robot persona. Until now…
Heath Evans, former fullback with the Patriots, Saints and the Nick Saban led Miami Dolphins recently had this to say about his former coach.
Per Evans….
“Jeno James, our best offensive lineman at the time, comes in and collapses after practice, uh, vomiting all kinds of stuff that would make a billygoat puke, eyes rolled in the back of his head. Myself, about four other lineman are trying to carry him from the locker room, to the training room. Obviously it’s a moment of panic, everyone, you know, we don’t know if this guy’s, you know, gonna die, I mean, the whole deal. But he’s so big and sweaty and heavy that we actually have to set him down in the hallway between the locker room and the training room. Nick Saban literally just starts walking in, steps over Jeno James convulsing, doesn’t say a word, doesn’t try to help, goes upstairs, I don’t know what he does. But then obviously they get Jeno trauma-offed to the hospital. Saban calls a team meeting about 10:30 that night, comes down and says, ‘You know, the captain of the ship can never show fear or indecision, we’ve always gotta have an answer, and so I had to go upstairs, that’s why I walked over Geno like that, I had to collect my thoughts and decide what’s best for our team.”
“He showed no human emotion for one of his best players,” Evans explained. “He literally stepped over him when four or five grown men are trying to carry Jeno to the training room.”
If you need a hug, get a Teddy Bear. If you need to win, get a Saban XWIN5000. Joy and compassion aren’t necessary when there are football games to be won.
2 points
1) Why did these allegations take so long to come out?
2) You realize Heath Evans is an Auburn player and the came out with these allegations a week or so after the whooping Alabama put on Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
Coincidence? I think not.
Sounds like somebody needs a hug. He gets paid $$$$$ to play a game and he wants to be MOLLYCODDLED???
I happen to know for a fact that Nick Saban loves his players and would do anything for them. This Auburn jerk needs a good paddling from Nick, or maybe he’s already had one and that’s why he starts something like this. Why do you write such junk after one person’s say-so? If I was Saban I would sue the pants off him!
No, certainly no coincidence and all of it is a bunch of crap. Just more of Auburn players whining. All I have to say is Evans was never any good.
Also, this so called “story” broke about two weeks ago. Where is the credibility. You started a story based off one players quote. Nobody else has come forward claiming this happened. Saban is one of the best recruiters in the country, players look up to him. If this were his attitude he would not be the coach at Alabama.
You are either a bad journalist or the world’s greatest troll.
Either way shouldn’t you be writing some more fodder about the honey badger?
this was supposed to go live the day it broke. Editorial lapse. Sorry, but still accurate.
This piece is a complete hack job. Any other accounts? Why so many years later? Source of the quote? Any other perspective on the story?
I bet Craig James gets all over this one.
In other related news Saban was cast to star in the next Terminator movie. No make-up/acting lessons required. Nick Saban and the Skynet Take Over coming to a theater near you.
Seems that this writer is digging a bit huh? Write this off as garbage unless some truth comes out of it.
You’re obviously an AU fan…considering the pic. I just wanted to say thank you. I’m a Tide and True Alabama since birth and it is refreshing to see and AU fan defending Saban. Most trash writers are just that……TRASH. They write trash on here because they can’t get real jobs. Again, thanks!
You’re welcome. I just think this is a writer digging for a story while we have a month to wait for the game. If there were some credible information supporting this story it would be different but there is none that I know of.
Maybe you should have read this story before writing your trash; Ex-Miami Dolphin Heath Evans rips Nick Saban but Yeremiah Bell defends his ex-coach: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/dolphins/ex-miami-dolphin-heath-evans-rips-nick-saban-2019071.html
“James had to be hospitalized that day but said he was visited in the hospital by Saban, who arrived at the hospital 45 minutes after James arrived and stayed until about 12:15 a.m.”
“It made me feel pretty good about this team to see my head coach there,” James said at the time.
Maybe you and Evans should stick to telling your own life stories and stay out of other peoples.
Amen, any journalist worth his weight would check his facts before writing a story. That’s why Saban came back to college, he was tired of dealing with losers making millions that has nothing better to do than trash other people.
Too bad sports journalism isn’t about checking facts. It is about putting out what will create the most buzz, even if it is complete fodder. This isn’t even an article, this an LSU homer forming an opinion with limited resources and information.
My take on this, is it’s a crock of malarkey and has no proof. Where is the comment from Saban himself, and any other persons involved. I have seen many reports like this and it leads no where, just a journalist wanting to get recognition and probably paid this “A” hole to say it.
anyone who disbelieves that this happened is either WAAAAAAAAAAAY too big a homer or knows nothing about Nick Saban. He’s not “St. Nick” people.
No we all know he aint any saint, but he does show that he cares about his players and students.
Remember a few weeks ago when the fake quote was released that Nick Saban said something to the extent of “if you don’t win your conference you don’t go to the BCS.” Media jumped all over it, guess what, not true. This is in that same category.
@ David Hopkins
Envy is an ugly thing. This article wreaks of jealousy. Nick Saban left LSU to try his hand in the NFL. Perhaps it’s time to grow up, grow some thicker skin, get a grip and move on. This article also serves well to expose what a pathetic no-talent hack you are in regards to your writing skills. It’s no wonder you have to resort to an internet blog to have your garbage read by anyone at all.