RickKarle's Blog

     I give credit to Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Not only does he hold his Monday game-week newser, but two days later he meets the media again each and every Wednesday.  And tonight, Saban illustrated why he's a veteran coach:  He does not hesitate to give kudos to competing coaches who build programs the right way.

     Tonight, Saban waxed poetic about the great things he sees from Mark Richt and the Georgia Bulldogs- in fact he went so far as to say that he's trying to turn his Alabama program into a program like the Dawgs. Saban says he wants his players to line up and simply execute better than the opponent.  Saban says that the Dawgs don't do anything to try to fool an opponent, they just line up and out-execute the other team.  Superb schemes,  pass protection, defensive blitzes and yes- execution results in w's.

     Mark Richt reminds me a bit of Vestavia Hills coach Buddy Anderson. Of course the level of athlete is incomparable, but Anderson has Richt's philosophy: Do everything the right way and wins will follow. Sound a bit like Saban? You better believe it- and if the Tide knocks off Georgia this weekend, maybe it will be proven that Saban's team is a bit closer to his model than we might think.

     See you Thursday night as I go "Head To Head" with Paul Finebaum.  The bald one touches on the likes of Saban, Tony Franklin, Phillip Fulmer and more. Friday night Paul will be here at 6:20 pm with is weekend college picks, and we will be back Friday night at 10:10 with "Sideline 2008."

    I'll be taking Thursday off to catch my breath, therefore I won't be posting tomorrow. I'll see you Friday and again on Saturday as "College Football Saturday" comes your way Saturday at 9:35 pm. Have a great weekend!