Hey, remember that time Ohio State beat Alabama in the Playoff? Nick Saban sure does. That's why he debriefed with former Buckeye OC and new Houston head coach Tom Herman after the game, according to Bama DC Kirby Smart:
'It makes you look at everything,' Smart said. 'I'll tell you the best thing we did, and I give Coach (Nick) Saban a lot credit, we went directly to (Herman). We flew him in. We said, "Hey, look, we want to meet with you. You know us better than anybody. You spent four weeks getting ready for us. What's our tendencies? What do we do wrong? What do you think?" And he was honest with us.'
Coaches from different teams meet all the time, but getting to tell a defensive mastermind about his defense's imperfections has got to be pretty satisfying for an offensive coach.
'It makes you look at everything,' Smart said. 'I'll tell you the best thing we did, and I give Coach (Nick) Saban a lot credit, we went directly to (Herman). We flew him in. We said, "Hey, look, we want to meet with you. You know us better than anybody. You spent four weeks getting ready for us. What's our tendencies? What do we do wrong? What do you think?" And he was honest with us.'
Coaches from different teams meet all the time, but getting to tell a defensive mastermind about his defense's imperfections has got to be pretty satisfying for an offensive coach.
