Nick Saban has been on the sidelines as a college football coach for decades. In 2023, he’ll mark 50 years in the business, a career that started as a graduate assistant at his alma mater of Kent State in 1973.

Of course, he hasn’t always had a straight path throughout that half century (just ask the Miami Dolphins), but his 6 national titles at the helm of Alabama coupled with the one he won at LSU speak for themselves. In any event, Saban’s seen a great deal over the years as the game has evolved significantly since the 1970s.

Saban, during his radio show on Thursday, opined on what he felt was one of the most overrated things he’s observed in sports.

“People criticize calls. ‘You didn’t use the guy right. You didn’t do this right, you didn’t do that right.’ But really what it comes down to more often than not is execution,” he said.

Of course, that laser focus on execution, as well as his immense attention to detail and his perfection, has gotten Saban to where he is now. We’ll see how he and the No. 3 Crimson Tide fare on Saturday against No. 6 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium.