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Title: "Nick Saban understands why Tennessee fans are so mad at Lane Kiffin"
Post by: WALL-E on October 26, 2014, 05:22:02 AM
Nick Saban understands why Tennessee fans are so mad at Lane Kiffin
(http://media.al.com/alphotos/photo/2014/10/26/16179753-large.jpg)KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- Emotions were high and security was tight. But in the end, there were no major incidents as Lane Kiffin made his return to Neyland Stadium on Saturday night. He led Alabama's offense to the 34-20 win over...

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Title: Re: "Nick Saban understands why Tennessee fans are so mad at Lane Kiffin"
Post by: Chechem on October 26, 2014, 06:17:03 AM
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"I think why all the people in Tennessee are pissed off at him is because they know he's a good coach and they were upset when he left," Saban said. "I get that. I understand that. But I know that there's a lot of really good fans here. We have a tremendous amount of respect for Tennessee and the people that support this program. It's a great program. I can understand why they'd get upset."

Saban has some experience in this.

"I understood why they, you know, burnt me at the stake in Baton Rouge the first time I went back there after going to the Miami Dolphins, then coming back to Alabama," Saban said. "So I get it. We all have fans that way, but we all have a lot of fans that really appreciate when people do a quality job. I'm sure there's a lot of our fans and Tennessee fans that realize Lane Kiffin is a really good coach." ...

Coach knows best!

And I'm glade he chose Kiffin as OC and Sims as QB.
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