Nick Saban praises Cadillac Williams for succeeding in a difficult situation
Nick Saban praised Auburn interim head coach Cadillac Williams ahead of Week 13’s Iron Bowl rivalry game.
Saban said that Williams has done very well in a situation that was not easy. Auburn is 2-1 since Williams took over with wins over Texas A7M and Western Kentucky, losing a narrow one in overtime to Mississippi State.
And hey, never say never in a rivalry game.
Saban on Cadillac Williams: “They’re playing really well right now, and I think you’ve gotta give Cadillac a lot of credit for that because it’s not an easy situation that he inherited relative to a changing of the guard right in the middle of the season.”
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There are some who believe Auburn should retain Williams as head coach after the season, a thought that would have more credence if the Tigers were to do the unthinkable and down the No. 7 Crimson Tide Saturday at 3:30.
That’s a pretty big “if.”
Auburn should give him a 3 year contract priced for a first time head coach. Let him prove it on the field and see what happens.
That’s not how it works.
It’s going to be a close game and the mighty tigers will expose the gumps yet again.
It was closer than the score indicated, but turnovers and a blown onside kick doomed the tigers in the end. However, Auburn’s new found running game put well over 300 yards into a Saban defense and showed the country that Alabama might be vulnerable to a serious ground game and that Cadillac Williams is a true leader, motivator and molder of young men.
Nick Saban is 100% right…..”Coach Lac” did an incredible job turning a very bad situation around and re-energizing Auburn’s football program and Auburn. He proved that when a true leader and molder of young men…..you can do quite well as a big time HC at a place like Auburn.