Nick Saban’s wife reveals choice he faced after Rose Bowl loss
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PASADENA, CALIF. – There was no official word on whether Nick Saban will return as Alabama’s football coach after his team lost to Michigan, 27-20, in overtime Monday in the Rose Bowl.
But Terry Saban, wife of the 72-year-old coach, revealed her husband’s more immediate plans: watch a movie on Netflix rather than watching Texas play Washington in the second College Football Playoff semifinal game later that night.
Terry Saban greeted her husband with a hug and a few pats on the back after he finished his postgame press conference. They spoke too quietly to be heard, but Terry Saban told USA TODAY Sports this is how their conversation went:
Terry Saban: “Do you want to watch the other football game?’’
Nick Saban: “Not really.’’
Terry Saban: “OK, let’s watch Netflix.’’
Terry Saban explained she and Nick have been watching a foreign film. “It’s Turkish or something,’’ she said, adding that having to read the subtitles would be helpful for her husband.
“It completely gets your mind off of (the defeat),’’ she said.
She spoke to USA TODAY Sports while standing with a small group of people near the large tent where Nick Saban conducted his postgame interview. He did not address his plans for next season.
When USA TODAY Sports asked Terry Saban if her husband would continue coaching, a young woman interjected.
“We’re not answering questions like that right now,’’ she said.
Asked if her husband was doing OK after the loss, Terry said, “Fifty-two years of doing it, we’ve experienced it before, right? And you try to find the silver lining to teach other players for the next time.”
What Saban said about final play call
Nick Saban indicated the final play call of Alabama’s season came from his first-year offensive coordinator, Tommy Rees. It will not go down as one of the favorites in Alabama football history.
With Alabama facing fourth-and-goal at the Michigan 3-yard line in overtime, quarterback Jalen Milroe took the snap and ran up the middle. He gained a yard before Michigan defenders tackled and ended the game.
Michigan called timeout and then Alabama called out before the play was run.
“We called three plays,’’ Saban said. “One they called timeout, one we called timeout, and the last one that didn’t work. The fact that it didn’t work made it a really bad call. You know what I mean?
“But we called timeout because we had a bad look. We had a good look on the first one. They must have known it.”
Regardless, Rees wanted the ball in MIlroe’s hands, according to Saban.
“…Tommy just felt like the best thing that we could do was have a quarterback run, which was kind of our two-point play, one of our two-point plays for this game,’’ he said.
What’s the deal with the bad snaps?
Milroe and center…
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