What Nick Saban has said about Alabama Crimson Tide football

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 6, 2026

Nick Saban, Former Alabama football head coach, has been quoted on Alabama Crimson Tide football 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on October 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Saban says Alabama changed its schemes to fit rule changes but never changed the culture required for success.

    “So we technically changed how we played the game to take advantage of rule changes. Got it. But we never changed the culture of what it took to be successful”

    This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 17:57

  • Saban says he retired at 72 because he did not want his age to cause the program's decline, calling it perhaps the toughest decision of his life.

    “I never wanted a coach where my age and my inability to have a positive impact was going to start to see the program go down”

    This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 49:33

Episodes

  • #689 - Nick Saban

    This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Oct 6, 2026 · 1 h 24 min

    Nick Saban talks with Theo Von about his marriage, perfectionism, coaching philosophy, retirement from Alabama, NIL-era recruiting, the College Football Playoff, and his ESPN docuseries.

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