True; I just had to get that point into the conversation. And I never said Saban isn't a good defensive coach. I said Chavis apparently is better.
Noted. I don't doubt that Saban is motivated by wanting the best situation for his defense, that's what they pay him for. I just think he wants more time because it is a very good defense, not because it's not one.
Nothing wrong with that, and debating the overall talent level of Alabama's defense really isn't the point. The point is, what do you think of a coach who, when faced with a challenge he has difficulty solving, attempts to use his influence to change the rules, rather than attempting to adapt to the situation? I bet 11 coaches in the PAC 12 will applaud, but is that fair to the guys at Oregon, who found an innovative way to score more points within the rules?
what's different is he chose to go directly in a secret meeting instead of at the coach's convention, where evidently he didn't say a peep about this...
I've read the original post once again. What about the NCAA football rules committee meeting made it "secret"? They made a proposal, it's not even a rule yet. "Coach Saban asked for the opportunity to meet with the committee and talk about this," Redding said. "It's not routine, but it's not unique, either."
by secret, i think they're meaning it was secret to the other coaches... it's being reported that instead of choosing to voice his concerns at the American Football Coaches Association's meeting (which was held just a month prior), he chose to go directly to the NCAA rules committee... as you quoted in the article "not routine, but not unique either", that just means its happened before but its not a normal occurrence (like an eclipse)... there's a reason why the media are using words like "backdoor meeting" and "clandestine" when describing this meeting with the NCAA rules committee...
