How Nick Saban Built A Dynasty, One Recruit At A Time
The Lead
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🗓️ 3 January 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
After blowing out Cincinnati on Friday, the Alabama Crimson Tide and head coach Nick Saban are in yet another national championship game. So how exactly do Saban and 'Bama keep winning? A big part of the answer is recruiting -- Saban has brought in the top-ranked recruiting class in nine of the past 11 years. So how exactly does he do that? The Athletic's Aaron Suttles joins us today to explain why Saban thrives on the recruiting trail, and how that has enabled him to build one of the best dynasties in college football history. Plus, what does Alabama need to do to knock off the Georgia Bulldogs on January 10th?
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| 0:46.0 | Nick Sabin, if he hasn't cemented his legacy as the greatest college football coach of all time, |
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| 1:01.0 | Nick Sabin and the Alabama Crimson Tide are headed to yet another national championship game. |
| 1:06.0 | For Sabin, a win next Monday would give him seven national championships in 14 full seasons at Alabama. |
| 1:12.0 | So how exactly does the guy do it? Today, the Athletics Aaron Suttles breaks down one of Sabin's secret weapons recruiting. |
| 1:21.0 | And it turns out it's a world full of meticulous research, hard truths, and soul food. |
| 1:27.0 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Andres Keltow. It's Monday, January 3rd, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:37.0 | Aaron Suttles, welcome to the show. |
| 1:39.0 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:40.0 | So, Aaron, if I have this correct, you are from Alabama. You went to the University of Alabama. |
| 1:45.0 | You've been living in Tuscaloosa and covering the Crimson Tide for more than a decade now. |
| 1:50.0 | So my question is, have you been given the key to the city out or the key to the state? |
| 1:54.0 | If not, how many years away would you say you are? |
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