Nick Saban Does, In Fact, Not Hold the Key to the Fourth Circle of Hell - Part 1: Ian Rapoport Interview

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Oh, the joys of the off-season. This is the time of year where there is very little news about football and what little news does come across the wire is blown completely out of proportion. Such was the case last week when a video clip of Nick Saban becoming agitated with a reporter when questioned about the math involved in athletes currently on scholarship, incoming recruits promised ... [link]

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CURIOUS INDEX, 4/21/08
Published 4/21/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... Picture Me Rollin’ has an interview with Ian Rapoport, the reporter who set off Nick Saban with a question about the Tide’s scholarship limit. Rappaport then challenged Nick Saban to a fight! And they ripped each other’s scalps off and slapped each other with them like they were silk gloves OMG!!!!111. Or, the press conference ended abruptly with an emotional answer and an awkward silence, much like your last date, single people. Rapoport is the mature media type about the whole thing: ...

Reporters' Notebooks
Published 4/22/2008 by dawizofodds at The Wizard of Odds
... One reason given is to get more plays in during the course of a game — and season. Missouri, which ran a no-huddle, was second in Division I-A with 1,112 offensive plays in 2007. Doug Segrest, Birmingham News: The Pizza Bowl, a Wiz favorite, will be staying in Birmingham for at least the next two years. Picture Me Rollin: Ian R. Rapoport, the Birmingham News reporter who questioned Nick Saban about his scholarship numbers, talks about the incident. Thanks to EDSBS. Jeff McLane, Philadelphia ...

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