Nick Saban, untethered from football, is living his best life at The Masters
Nick Saban undoubtedly misses certain aspects of college football from time to time. However, this weekend is not one of those times.
This weekend, Saban is at Augusta National to take in The Masters and took time to sit down with ESPN’s Laura Rutledge. To anyone accustomed to Saban’s occasional gruff exchanges at press conferences, the interview comes as a bit of a shock to the system.
Saban, clearly enjoying his life as a retired coach, could not stop smiling throughout the exchange. Meanwhile, new head coach Kalen DeBoer is getting Alabama prepped for A-Day with Saban acknowledging he would not get to be in Augusta during his coaching days.
“(Retirement’s) been great so far,” said Saban with a wide smile. “Got a little time to play golf, and I wouldn’t be here today. We’d probably be having practice.”
For Saban, golf has been a steady part of his recently retired life, but he did not list his golf game as the best part of retirement. Always philosophical, Saban admitted he has finally realized he was “in a hurry” for the better part of 50 years, something he has finally determined is not normal.
“The best thing is I spent 50 years being in a hurry and didn’t even know it. When I retired and sat back and didn’t have so many things today, I figured out that that wasn’t normal,” Saban explained. “This kind of life is a little more normal, even though I’m staying busy and looking forward to doing the draft and doing GameDay.”
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As for Miss Terry, Saban says she has not yet grown tired of the head coach being around the house regularly. However, there is one caveat to the arrangement: His daily chore list. That consists of making the bed, taking out the trash and eating with Miss Terry among other things.
“I’ve tried to live by (Miss Terry’s 12 commandments of retirement), but I’ve found out: If I do my chores, then I can go play golf,” cracked Saban. “So I get up early and get my chores done and then it’s like can I have a free pass to go do what I want to do?”
Ultimately, Saban’s brief time in retirement is another sign that the legendary head coach is indeed human. For years, the legendary head coach was nothing but a football machine to so many.
Now, finally free of the sport and the weight of leading Alabama, Saban has found a time where he truly looks happy and appears to have found some peace. For a coach of his stature, so few have found a way to have the success and the time to enjoy it, but it looks like Saban is truly joyful with his carer complete and his time at home with family. (And on the golf course.)
After all he did for Alabama, Saban has truly earned his time to relax, and he’s taking advantage of it.
It is remarkable how different he is. Relaxed, smiling, laughing. Great to see. Enjoy our retirement, coach!
Great to see Coach Saban smiling & obviously enjoying his retirement. Thanks for the Great Memories coach. Roll Tide !
Alabama fans are all singing the same lyrics right now…..
” Nicky come back, you can blame it all on me. I was wrong and I just can’t live without you!!!! LOL ”
Just starting the 2nd quarter and the defense has given up 31 points!!! Like a hot knife through butter!!!!
Alabama can score a little. Yea!!! They can’t stop a single play! And those Alabama sunshine pumpers on the Mic trying to sugarcoat it, Saying….
” oh Alabama doesn’t want to show much on defense right… ”
Don’t worry they are not showing anything!!!!
I don’t care if you average 50+ a game. If this defense continues. Alabama will be lucky to win 6 or 7 games!!!! REALLY LUCKY!!!!!!!!
Tyler Booker claiming this team is 7 points away from a national title is a LIE!!!! A… ITS NOT THE SAME TEAM AT ALL. NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!! B… GEORGIA STILL EXIST AND WE ARE A COMPLETE TEAM!!!!!!
I don’t care about these GOOFY so-called scores by the defense… 31 points in the first quarter speaks volumes!!!!
Saban would have already had 15 fits of anger… And he likely fires the defensive coordinator on the spot!!!!
PS. Nobody argue with me here…Because you know I’m right!!!!
Negan
Miss Negan. You are still breathing and who is your team this year
Scoring is worthless in these games but you know that
Please take your weak sh— back to your mother’s trailer or the car you sleep in. Why spend so much time on a Bama thread?
Shut the heck up and please stay away. Wee beat a great Georgia team last year and you never wear a jersey. You never played anything but with yourself.
Please please go away. I will write the check. Your takes are shameless and useless. Stop sleeping with your sister.
Miss Negan
As you are a Tennessee women, you must be so proud of another Tennessee graduate. Lars Jorgensen the swimmer. Maybe that is your issue. Did you swim with him and bunk with him? Another outstanding criminal from Tennessee!!!! Shame shame shame
Negan, I am a Georgia of long and proud standing. Been reading your drivel for many seasons. You are an embarrassment to true Bulldog fans.
Saw him yesterday at Augusta. He was following JT. Unfortunately, JT completely unraveled.
Amazing how relaxed he was! Glad to see he was able to compartmentalize the coaching aspect of his life and move on. Best wishes!
I’d be smiling too if Laura was sitting next to me. She has that effect on men.
Yankeepig…You are Quite-Right.
I hope there were plenty of women around for him to smack around in the event he becomes scared.
Maybe even a little side hit on the blunt, as we move to the Marxist section of the crowd.
Good riddance.
From what trailer park were you raised in?? You are so lost in your personal worthlessness you cannot see a great man.
Great men don’t make excuses for violent assault, armed drug-running, Marxism, racism, voter fraud etc…
Save your idolatry for our cousins.
Truvol breaking out two of his fake ID’s to make a ridiculous point. The clown knows no bounds.
What the heck sister. You are from LSWHO. That school had more arrest then touchdowns the 5 years. Even the women’s basketball team and that rabid coach that leads them.
Bayou sister Buford
Would like to meet you and talk facts. Voter fraud?? Racism??
Sister or little boy remember the cancer ridden coaching and teams your trailer park cousins live in.
The air is cleaner and smells so much better up here – child!!
Bayou Buford and BubbaTime are the same guy, and that guy is a Tennessee fan just trying to embarrass other fan bases.
Like Doug from Alabama .
TruVol, TruDawg, Bubbatime, and Bayou Buford are all the same guy. No question.
@Saban_is_my_former_coach
Musings of a lunatic, nothing more, nothing less.