Nick Saban: "It is what it is"

by Barking Carnival Staff on Nov 19, 2007 11:29 AM CST in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

In Nick-speak, that means fuck you for asking, Mr. Reporter.

The question asked was why did DJ Hall play in the second half after Saban released before the game that he was out for the entire game after violating unspecified team rules. It might have been because you were in a dogfight at halftime at home to the school formerly known as Northeast Louisiana University. Justice lives with a sliding scale.

Alabama Sports columnist Kevin Scarbinsky thinks you have lost the team.

"It is what it is."

I have a few other questions:

Why were five players awarded Players of the Week after you lose to a Louisiana directional school?

Can you explain "the process" of how you took a 6-7 Independence bowl team from last year and turned them into a 6-5 team that is staring at a one-game season to even be invited back to Shreveport with 14 returning starters plus both kickers?

Fuck the process, I want results

How can Alabama lose to the University of Louisiana at Monroe who's athletic budget is just shy of your annual salary?

Who is Charlie Weatherbie and would you offer him a position on your staff in the off-season because every one of your position coachs makes considerably more than he does?

Do you think you've earned your $4M price tag?

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Screw Saban, that guy is pure evil (he even ended Culpepper’s career). Don Shula is going to kick his ass one of these days

by Buddy Garrity on Nov 19, 2007 11:41 AM CST reply actions

I know the transitive theory doesn’t apply to sports, but it’s still nice to believe that we are 47 points better than Bama.

But I guess by that same reasoning, we are 70 points worse than Virginia.

by South '06 on Nov 19, 2007 11:51 AM CST reply actions

What a fuckin’ pussy.

by Bear Bryant on Nov 19, 2007 11:55 AM CST reply actions

“It is what it is”…Sounds pretty suspicious to me.

by Kenneth Starr on Nov 19, 2007 3:43 PM CST reply actions

“The process begins” is a pretty got-damn stirring slogan!

by Woody Bombay on Nov 19, 2007 4:03 PM CST reply actions

Alabama’s theme for the 2008 season will be “Barring unforeseen circumstances, the process continues to evolve as per the planned schedule.”

by BrickHorn on Nov 19, 2007 4:05 PM CST reply actions

It’s Alabama. They’ll be going with the much simpler “The process is in process.”

by MilkmanDan on Nov 19, 2007 6:15 PM CST reply actions

Tulsa beat La-Monroe.

by Gooba on Nov 19, 2007 8:27 PM CST reply actions

It gets better…now he has related the loss to 9-11 and Pearl Harbor.

From the AP (http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7467808):

Citing the 9-11 terrorist attacks and Pearl Harbor, Saban said Monday his team must rebound like America did from a “catastrophic event.”
In this case, that would be an embarrassing 21-14 loss Saturday to Louisiana-Monroe.

“Changes in history usually occur after some kind of catastrophic event,” Saban said during the opening remarks of his weekly news conference. “It may be 9-11, which sort of changed the spirit of America relative to catastrophic events. Pearl Harbor kind of got us ready for World War II, or whatever, and that was a catastrophic event.”

by BRAGGonUT on Nov 20, 2007 9:06 AM CST reply actions

“Pearl Harbor kind of got us ready for World War II, or whatever.”

Now THAT is inspiring! Or whatever.

by BrickHorn on Nov 20, 2007 9:42 AM CST reply actions

GEEZ, I thought Callahan at Nebraska said some stupid ass shit!

by Sarge_n_NE on Nov 20, 2007 9:53 AM CST reply actions

“Callahan at Nebraska?” Unless you’re talking about Bowdens or Stoops-es, I think we can figure it out there, Private.

by BoobieMiles on Nov 20, 2007 10:17 AM CST reply actions

“Unless you’re talking about Bowdens or Stoops-es, I think we can figure it out there, Private.”

That was necessary.

by BigSatan on Nov 20, 2007 10:51 AM CST reply actions

“That was necessary.”

I thought it was a useful comment.

by TittyKilometers on Nov 20, 2007 10:59 AM CST reply actions

“That was necessary.”

Yes. This blog doesn’t have enough football snobbery.

by Major Cult on Nov 20, 2007 1:03 PM CST reply actions

I’ve occasionally said stuff like what Saban said. Usually, it’s accompanied by my internal monologue screaming “STOP TALKING STOP TALKING THIS INSTANT! RUN!”

by CrazyJoeDavola on Nov 20, 2007 4:50 PM CST reply actions