There are teachable moments and come-to-Jesus moments for college football head coaches. I’m thinking the Alabama football team got a healthy dose of both in the halftime locker room not long ago.
Expected to feast on an FCS cupcake ahead of the Iron Bowl, Alabama has instead found itself in a bit of a fight with Chattanooga. At the end of the first quarter, the top-ranked Tide was trailing 3-0. Through two quarters, the Tide held just a 145-135 lead in total offense on the Mocs.
While they righted the ship and took a 14-3 lead into halftime, Nick Saban seemed far from pleased with how his charges seemed to float and skate on its lofty laurels through the first half.Nick Saban seems unhappy. pic.twitter.com/GcB4roBYCd
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 20, 2016
First, I’m hoping the sideline reporter survived the dagger Saban’s eyes tossed her way as he was trotting off and is in good condition at whatever local hospital to which she was transported. Secondly, what’s left of his players’ collective asses after the halftime chewing they undoubtedly received will be on full display, much to the detriment of the Mocs no doubt.
What I wouldn’t give for audio of that chewing, though...