How Phillies approach bullpen strategy: 'Everybody's available'įisher this past offseason understandably was buoyed by the Aggies’ 41-38 upset of Alabama last October at Kyle Field, the first time a former Saban assistant had defeated the old boss in 25 tries. “When we play Texas A&M,” Alabama All-America linebacker Will Anderson said this summer, “everything will be addressed then.” Saban was wrong - not every A&M signee in the class of 2022 had an NIL deal before or even since - and Fisher was wrong to respond so personally, at least based on still having to meet up with Saban between the lines, where Saban owns a 4-1 advantage between the two (including Alabama versus Florida State in 2017). He added that he didn’t accuse anyone of breaking NCAA rules, only that A&M and its boosters were using the new NIL (name, image and likeness) guidelines through the NCAA to the fullest in recruiting prospects to College Station. Saban placidly apologized in the days after his original comments and said he regretted singling out any one program. These days, he won’t even acknowledge the feral press conference drunk with accusations at his former boss, whom he labeled a “narcissist.” There appear to be few voices of common sense around Fisher - at least ones brave enough to offer the demonstrative coach a dissenting opinion now and again - and the coach called a press conference the morning after Saban’s piping hot take to bash his fellow West Virginian.įisher spent nearly 10 minutes trashing the game’s most iconic figure, who’s won more major national college football titles than any coach in history (six at Alabama and one at LSU prior) and is a vengeful man known to quietly make things quite personal - especially when the other side first personalized the goings-on.įisher won’t say if he regrets doing so. Saban has, from the start, played the hot feud cool, a rhubarb among mentor/protégé stemming from Saban's telling a gaggle of Alabama business leaders on a May evening that A&M “bought” its entire top-rated 2022 recruiting class.
It’s not, because as one longtime SEC insider pointed out this week, this is “personal” for Saban based on the barbed accusations of Fisher, who spent five seasons as Saban’s offensive coordinator at LSU beginning at the turn of the century.
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The scene at this week’s A&M press conference to preview the Alabama game was reminiscent of a kid in a scary movie scrunching his eyes, with the notion that might make it all go away.
What a difference in tone a game week can make - especially when you’re already on the ropes from failing to meet expectations five years in at A&M. People say he’s one of the best ever or the best ever, (and) there’s a huge argument for that,” a glowing Fisher said this week. Saturday at Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, and the top-ranked Crimson Tide are more than three-touchdown favorites over the Aggies. We’ve moved on,” he said.įisher began learning on the playground about 50 years ago if you’re going to talk trash about someone, you better be ready to back it up. “Listen, that’s over with, and he and I are in great shape.
This week, a “who, me?” Fisher seemed a tad taken aback anyone would dare dig into his prior suggestion of digging into Saban’s past.
For added oddball measure, Fisher suggested Saban perhaps needed a slapping as a child.
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