Nick Saban has promised to be an asset for brand spanking new head coach Kalen DeBoer. And what an asset he may be.
Not solely does Saban have a wealth of expertise, however he has a wealth of championship expertise — seven championships, to be actual, six of which got here at Alabama.
He is aware of higher than anybody else on the earth what DeBoer shall be going by in his first season as head coach in Tuscaloosa. What he would not know, although, is what it will likely be like filling his personal large sneakers.
Saban did give some good recommendation to DeBoer, although, when just lately talking with one other nice former head coach, City Meyer, on “The Triple Possibility” podcast.
“Once you coach at these applications which have excessive expectations,” Saban stated (h/t On3), “which is what all of us need — there’s nothing mistaken with that — however I believe the primary factor you’ve obtained to do is be who you’re. Concentrate on the issues which are in entrance of you and don’t get impacted by exterior elements.”
There’ll clearly be a ton of stress on DeBoer to maintain up Saban’s championship tempo — it is price noting that he has picked up proper the place Saban left off on the recruiting path — however Saban relayed to his successor that the one expectations he has to handle are those between his ears.
“All people says there’s a variety of stress,” Saban defined. “All of us put extra stress on ourselves than anyone within the media, followers, or anyone else’s expectations might ever placed on us.”
In the end, the rubber goes to fulfill the street in only a few weeks when DeBoer kicks off his inaugural marketing campaign as Alabama’s head coach. The Tide’s first recreation of the season is scheduled for Aug. 31 towards Western Kentucky. It needs to be a great way for DeBoer to settle in to the job.