You dig up stories that only people who really follow a team remember and even then slip through. Your channel is top notch. How you do this everyday and make it interesting always is remarkable. I've said it before but seriously, most undersubbed sports channel ever, and it's tragic.
I'm viewing Saban's exit from South Florida differently now. Flunking Brees on the physical was disastrous enough, but knowing about Heinrich's situation makes the Dolphins look like cheapskates. The Dolphins changed football history and didn't even know it until a few years later.
@@matthewdaley746 that’s right. I had forgotten about that until recently when I watched an NFL films video about the "sea of hands" 74 divisional playoff game against the Raiders.
@@jmad627 Yeah, if, not, for, that, the Steelers don't, win, four, SBs, and, the Raiders of the 1970s "might," not, have, won, any, SBs, 1980, and, 1983, were, after, those teams had retired.
@@matthewdaley746 yeah I don’t think so either, maybe a couple. On the documentary of the game I saw, George Attkinson mentioned that. He thought that after the Raiders beat Miami that they would’ve been the team of the seventies, not Pittsburgh. I’m not a Dolphins fan, but I think those back to back super bowl championship teams were the best football teams of all time. Too bad it ended the way it did.
@@jmad627 John Madden had the same problem, as, Bill Cowher, and, Mike Tomlin, constantly, Playing Down To The Level Of Their Competition, the, only, teams he took, seriously, were, the, Steelers, and, the, Dolphins, and, they, usually, won, anyway, the, Raiders, were, lucky Ted Hendricks fell into their laps, in 1975, otherwise, they, "might," never, have, won.
This gives me more respect for Saban, always thought he was a mediocre pro coach but its not entirely his fault considering Miami's front office was so inept, not many talented guys on his Miami rosters. Hell I guess the dolphins still have problems with their front office getting fined for tampering etc.
All things considered, Saban’s first season with Miami in 2005 wasn’t exactly a failure. They were a miserable 4-12 in 2004 but in 2005, they more than doubled their victories and had a winning season with Gus Frerotte at quarterback. Yes they did miss the playoffs at 9-7 but you could tell that he was starting to build something with the Dolphins, they just needed stability at the quarterback position and if they had gotten that, Miami was back. The Drew Brees situation really soured Saban on the NFL, they had to settle for an injury prone Daunte Culpepper and it created a ripple effect. Brees goes to New Orleans and resurrects a downtrodden franchise, winning a Super Bowl and turning the Saints into contenders, Saban goes to Alabama and builds a dynasty, and the Dolphins didn’t find a franchise quarterback until they drafted Tua, and even that is still uncertain, I hope this doesn’t happen but I think if Tua suffers one more serious head injury, his career might be over.
Personally I thought the whole Nick Saban thing with the Dolphins was a joke. I thought he was just trying to go for having more power than he deserved but now that I know this story, the whole thing as to why he left makes a TON OF SENSE. He's gained my respect for doing what he did when he clearly didn't have to.
Everyone has hated on Sabin on his time in the NFL! However 15-17 over 2 years in Miami with that roster without a QB is pretty successful. Add to the fact that they were 4-12 the year before he arrived and 1-15 after he, did a great job! It took a couple of years for him to get Bama rolling, given time and a competent organization, he’d have succeeded there!
@@a.grimes4202 I think it’s dumb to hate a coach for leaving for another school especially if the ladder school isn’t willing to give him what he wants.
@@fivehundrediq5212 He left because LSU offered him tons of money, and practically did it in the middle of the night, too. MSU was playing in a bowl game in 1999 after going 9-2 under his guidance, and he just leaves before the bowl game even takes place because of money? Selfish and greedy. Fuck him.
It seems a lot of Alabama's success is due to a mindset change in HS kids. We were once more geographically loyal now we are more prone to bandwagon jumping and kids are more sophisticated about the NFL as a career
Well looking at where some of these Bama players came out of its pretty easy to not be geographically loyal. In the case of Bryce Young, college football in LA is practically dead, same goes for Najee Harris in Nor Cal, Minkah is from Jersey those players hardly ever stay around the area. Not saying you’re wrong though.
Knute Rockne only lost 12 games his whole coaching career. I remember when for the longest time they called Bear Bryant the best was only when Nick Saban beat him in national championships when he became the number one. Nick Saban still doesn't hold the all-time winning percentage
Reminds me of how stingy the Vikings used to be for paying their draft picks. I’ve heard many stories about how players never wanted to go to Minn b/c they wouldn’t pay them what teams were paying.
Saban, thank you for having so much character. I never knew the Dolphins did this kind of stuff, l just know they have been a horrible organization with hardly any glimmer of hope even now. Go Bama!!
I remember hearing Joe Rose literally trash Saban about the way he left the Dolphins. Looking at it with this and considering the Brees situation yea....honestly changed my view on him with the Dolphins. The Dolphins are just shit
They've been that way, since, 1974, Joe Robbie's greed, destroyed, The, Mini-Dynasty, and, if, not, for, 1970-1974, he's, The, Southern Version Of Hugh Culverhouse, that simple.
There's an alternate universe somewhere where Drew Brees signs with the dolphins Nick Saban and Drew Brees end up forming the next dynasty in Miami win like three or four super bowls where he ends up the next Don Shula. Where he's like second only to Bill belichick
@@matthewdaley746 it is pretty ironic maybe the greatest regular season team ever and some would say maybe the greatest playoff team ever losing to a 9-7 team. Which is great because it keeps Miami's record intact. Then you have the unlikely eagles but I got to hand it to those guys they played incredibly hard defense and that's how you beat Tom Brady put up even more points I don't think Tom Brady has ever put up more than 35 points in a super bowl. The Brady moment that always gets me is it super bowl 49. Where he was on the sideline with that :-( where he just looks all mad. Then he totally changes and jumps up when that freak interception is made. Would have been nice if they would have lost that super bowl just to hear and whine the next day and make a bunch of excuses and walk around with a scowl
@@animemaster4861 Actually, that, was, the, one, time I, was, rooting, for, him, because, the Seahawks, weren't, sympathetic, at all, after, they, "won," The, NFC Championship Game, over, the Packers, the correct course of action, was, a, subdued, locker room, celebration, not, their disgraceful taunting, as, for, SB 52, the Patriots came all the way back, but, Rob Gronkowski, also, taunted the defender, after, he scored, I've watched the rebroadcast many times, and, it's, truly, horrifying that the Patriots, only, lost, because, Tom Brady, was, too pigheaded to take the sack, and, for, the, third, time, he, "forgot," to shake the winning, QB's, hand, that's just, so, like, him, STAY, CLASSY, TB12.
@@matthewdaley746 that NFC championship against the Packers was truly an improbable victory I mean they scored a crazy amount of points in like a minute and a half that's got to be one of the most improbable comebacks ever a whole lot of luck. I watch that entire game in the whole game most of it I was like man the Seahawks are done we're not going to make the super bowl again. But if you're a Packers fan or anything yeah you're going to just be completely ticked off at that. As for the taunting the Seahawks were just basically like an old school brash football team like the raiders. A team that was good and knew exactly how good they were
@@animemaster4861 I'm a neutral observer, the Seahawks did, not, win, that Game, the Packers, lost, it, just, like, the Patriots did, not, win, the, SB, the Seahawks, lost, it, Pete Caroll had an obligation, to, control his players, and, respect his opponent, he did, neither, and, his treachery, was, ultimateIy, returned in kind.
If that is how the Dolphins were operating, then I totally understand why Saban jumped ship. What a load of crap, an NFL team stiffing a guy for $4700 just because they could.
When Saban takes over Rutgers and transforms them into a National Power then we can talk about he's the greatest this and that blah blah blah...................
Great video. Always knew that Saban was the butt of jokes for his NFL career but in retrospect, the mid-2000s dolphins were GARBAGE. I respect Saban for sticking up for his players, as far as I know hes always been a great players coach.
Nick Saban of today goes, "$4700, is that all? Hold on I think I have change in the couch". Think about not only his contract BUT every players contract that he has coached AND how much merch sales ALONG with ticket prices LASTLY Booster donations along with media revenue. Would it be fair to say that Saban has a billion dollars invested in his tactician abilities?
Nick Saban finally won at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL while coaching at Alabama ⁉🏈🌇Alabama won the 2012 BCS Championship game, 2018 Orange Bowl, and 2020 National Championship game there..
Brees had made up his mind that he wanted to play in NO before the Miami try out. Also, Miami did offer him a contract to be the backup QB, which cemented his decision to play in NO.
Imagine the Dolphins getting 10 of the 32 1st round draft picks EVERY year for the past 15 years & Miami winning multiple superbowls & Saban being declared the GOAT nfl coach. As dumb as that sounds, that's basically Alabama football in a nutshell. NFL is a lot tougher to win when the playing field is as even as it gets.
And this was when Wayne Huizenga still owned the Dolphins........before he sold the team to Stephen Ross and the Dolphins became even more of a joke as we know them today. Makes sense now. Regardless, I don't blame Nick Saban one bit for bailing on the Dolphins. As Bill Parcells said, "They want you to cook the dinner; at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries. Okay?"
Yeah, but, to be fair, Bill Belichick doing, both, and, not, falling flat on his face, has convinced a lot of coaches that performing, both, duties well, is, truly, easy, they, seriously, couldn't be, more, wrong.
@@DanStrayer Bill Parcells, was, great, but, The, Late, George Young, brought in the players, if he's, ever, given him credit, for, that, it, was, surely, off of the record, there's absolutely no question.
This divorce did have two sides. Jim Mandich once referred to Saban as a giant piece of “human turd” and reports are that he often called players by the wrong name and stepped over an injured player instead of stopping to check on him. Nick’s Dolphin days were just miserable from both sides.
I always wonder how Saban's time with Miam would have gone had the Dolphins landed Drew Brees in that 06 offseason. They finished very strong in that 05 season and a lot of experts were high on Miami going into the 06 season. Everyone always got on Saban about his time as a head coach in the NFL, but I honestly don't think he was a terrible coach and had he had a elite QB, things might have turned out different.
I am a long time Dol-Fan who at age 12 got to see my favorite team go 17-0 and has seen the team crumble after Joe Robbie the Owner during the Super Bowl years died. Wayne Huizenga was the Owner of the Dolphins at the time of this incident and he made one bad move after another basically firing Don Shula so he can charge extra with luxury boxes with Jimmy Johnson. Johnson was not bad at Miami as he drafted Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas at the team made the playoffs from 1997-2001 but when Johnson retired in early 1999 Huizenga should have let Johnson walk but instead talked a tired retired Johnson out of retirement for one more year by naming his buddy Dave Wannstedt his successor and what a failure that was. I did not like the way Saban left Miami but with the Brees situation and this episode on this fine video I see why Saban left and I don't blame him for leaving. My anger of Saban ended when Huizenga had a chance to hire Mike Tomlin to replace Saban but considered him too hip hoppy and named Cam Cameron instead who may be one of the worst NFL coaches ever so the combo of the Brees -Tomlin situations made me see why Saban left that circus and current Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross has had plenty of problems and blunders but he is competent compared to the Owner Saban left.
Wow. I thought Saban quit on the Dolphins this whole time. In hindsight, he should have resigned immediately after this incident. He was once on Belichick's staff, so I'm sure he knew damn well that this was no way for a professional football organization to be doing business.
$4700 is 2 months of salary for people? No bro. Thats 2350 a month. Meaning less than 600 a week. Which means you are working for like 12 bucks an hour.
To Andrew Grove down below Dan Marino didn't "just leave" he got old his time was up but the problem was they still haven't found a viable replacement after all these years.
Actually, his time, was, up, after, the 1998 season, but, because, John Elway retired, he hung around, one, year too, long, and, proceeded to selfishly, close, The, Kingdome, the beatdown he suffered, against, the Jaguars, was, truly, satisfying, totally, was.
@@karlcooper7016 Yeah, when he, was, down late, against, the Seahawks, knowing, neither, team, was, likely, winning, the next Game, and, The, Kingdome, was, on its, last, legs, he chose to be, selfish, rather, than, noble, but, what goes around, comes around.
@@matthewdaley746 Brady is in the same spot he would rather hang on for one more moment of glory that may not come rather than to hang on to his marriage.
Slowly things are coming out about the fins after Shula was forced out up until Grier/McDaniel took over. The team was total trash because the ownership and front office were crap.
I can see what Nick Saban was pissed about because this also happen to Jim McMahon and Bill Belichick when Belichick was the Head Coach For the Cleveland Browns back in 1995. His interview with Dan Patrick ua-cam.com/video/5EegMPzPGHU/v-deo.html
I have a different take on this: did nick saban not have enough foresight to do his due diligence on the team before accepting?? I am sure a good background and search firm would turn up plenty of information..not too bright, but then again he is a football coach in alerbammer...so how smart could he be
I missed the first minute of what he said because I was looking at that Coca Cola and how he always has a coke put there but doesn’t seem to ever drink it
that's why the successful college coaches should remain college coaches. they don't have the temperament for the nfl job. plus they get better pay in college.
Daunte Culpepper also wanted to fight Saban around this time, for what reason who knows? But it is one of the many reasons why I never liked Culpepper, once he reached Detroit he was beyond washed and his attitude clearly terrible. Aside of that it's incredible how terribly did the Dolphins set Saban up for failure in more ways than one and they ended up rightfully paying for that, by not getting Brees who will be a hall of famer, Saban who's now a legendary coach and they're currently a team who's not come close to any success due to constantly repeating their failures.
Or, how, about the time, he didn't, win, his, Conference, but, thought he, "deserved," a, Playoff appearance, the gutless Committee, gave him, one, and, he stole, Georgia's, Championship, plus, Alabama, would play poorly enough to, lose, five, Games, somehow, lost, only, one, of them, and, nearly, robbed, Georgia, of, a, Championship, (again), the, only, times I've been as happy to see a team, lose, were, Miami, in 2002, and, USC, in 2005, I'm, fairly certain that, Georgia's, QB, was, crying, Tears Of Relief, not, Tears Of Joy, and, who can blame him, Georgia, probably, isn't getting multiple shots at this.
They, never, really recovered from, losing, three, of their, best, players in 1974, seems, there'll be, at least, two, more, years, before, things get any, better.
Makes sense, as, both, were, also, coached by sadists in the 1970s, and, in, Alabama's, case, one, who had to essentially be blackmailed into integration, but, fortunately, the, former, won, and, the, latter, not, only, won, but, far, more, importantly, died, before, the terribly sordid details, of his career, could be exposed.
"I don't know who you could possibly put above him." Bear Bryant, Bud Wilkinson, Tom Osborne. Not saying I would, but arguments can be made for all three. And Urban Meyer might be a scumbag, but he's at least on par with Sabin.
To be the, best, at, anything, you, truly, have, To, Sell Your Soul, Tom Brady gave up his family to keep playing football, for, two, more, seasons, there's no question, I'd, also, add, John McKay, who, won, four, National Championships, but, was, completely overshadowed, by, Bear Bryant, and, his disastrous tenure, with, Tampa Bay.
@@robertpaige4505 Yeah, well, in the end, it'll, likely, be, for, nothing, even he can't play the sport, forever, and, this team, likely, can't be, "Refballed," to, the, SB, with, a defense that terrible, especially, considering the bye is, now, completely out of the window, period.
There will never be another Saban. This is bush league if it's true. No wonder he accepted the Alabama job. The rest is history anyway. Alabama gave him the keys to their struggling but also glorious Kingdom. A sleeping Giant looking for some stability. They will do Espn 30 for 30's on Saban at Alabama. He did the right thing leaving the Dolphins.
No, John Gagliardi has the most, wins, and, unlike, Bobby Bowden, he, wasn't, an, incorrigible, cheater, who wound up, with, as many, Championships, as Dennis Erickson, there, simply, aren't, that many coaches who, were, better, at doing, less, with, more.
@@matthewdaley746 I bet you that a lot of these division 1 coaches should be in prison for aiding and abetting criminal activity among their players and coaches.
@@jab1289 No, just the, ones, who got away, with, it, due to their, "Aw, Shucks," attitude, but, his, Karma, came in the form of, winning, only, two, Championships, despite, all that talent, but, to be fair, he brought it on himself, turns out, not, recruiting good, Kickers, has consequences, it does.
I’ll just say it’s easy to coach in Alabama as every 5 star recruit seems to flock to that program. When you have a team of nothing but 5 star recruits, it’s hard to lose.
Having said that, his, truly, absolutely, worst, team, by, a, country mile, came, within, one, quarter, of, winning, The, National Championship, good luck, ever, sleeping, again.
@@matthewdaley746 yes les won one but left many loaded five star teams with nothing. and haurgh bo is a loser. lucky to have caught Tosu on a day when they played their worst game in 20 years. he wont get that kind of luck in columbus in nov. Tosu doesn't forget.
Nick Saban is a beneficiary of favorable circumstances in college. I do not consider him number one. Anyone can win national championships at Alabama with what he has.
@@chrisp679 You literally didn’t say that #1 Alabama only won 1 national title between Between 1982 & 2008, #2 Historically Michigan State has never been a good program #3 Before His first national title at LSU, their last title was 1957, So I don’t know where you get the idea that These schools were superpowers when he arrived, His last year at MSU they went 9-2 & prevented Michigan a National title shot Excellent season by MSU standards) I feel you’re just a Saban hater……but that’s a you problem 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@@fivehundrediq5212 yeah. I didn’t say that because it wasn’t relevant to my point. He can only win if he gets bodies was my point. Put him anywhere else and he’s not having this type of success.
Well, Georgia, "bought," last, year's, National Championship, from him, so, at least, there's the occasional fluky year, where things don't work out, according to the plans, that, he's, apparently, set into motion.
Total respect here. Cutting players has to be horrible unless you do not care. The fact that he stood up for this guy shows that he does.
You dig up stories that only people who really follow a team remember and even then slip through. Your channel is top notch. How you do this everyday and make it interesting always is remarkable. I've said it before but seriously, most undersubbed sports channel ever, and it's tragic.
100% agree. Whatever this guy makes doing this it's not enough. The content is always worth watching and entertaining.
Excellent video. I had not heard about this before. It’s changed my attitude about the way Saban left the dolphins at the end of the 2006 season
I'm viewing Saban's exit from South Florida differently now. Flunking Brees on the physical was disastrous enough, but knowing about Heinrich's situation makes the Dolphins look like cheapskates. The Dolphins changed football history and didn't even know it until a few years later.
They, changed, history, in, 1974, when, three, players, left, A, Mini-Dynasty, for, a, doomed, league, because, they, were, so, dirt-cheap.
@@matthewdaley746 that’s right. I had forgotten about that until recently when I watched an NFL films video about the "sea of hands" 74 divisional playoff game against the Raiders.
@@jmad627 Yeah, if, not, for, that, the Steelers don't, win, four, SBs, and, the Raiders of the 1970s "might," not, have, won, any, SBs, 1980, and, 1983, were, after, those teams had retired.
@@matthewdaley746 yeah I don’t think so either, maybe a couple. On the documentary of the game I saw, George Attkinson mentioned that. He thought that after the Raiders beat Miami that they would’ve been the team of the seventies, not Pittsburgh.
I’m not a Dolphins fan, but I think those back to back super bowl championship teams were the best football teams of all time. Too bad it ended the way it did.
@@jmad627 John Madden had the same problem, as, Bill Cowher, and, Mike Tomlin, constantly, Playing Down To The Level Of Their Competition, the, only, teams he took, seriously, were, the, Steelers, and, the, Dolphins, and, they, usually, won, anyway, the, Raiders, were, lucky Ted Hendricks fell into their laps, in 1975, otherwise, they, "might," never, have, won.
This gives me a different perspective of Saban as an NFL coach (and as a person in general). He didn't win, but he's earned much respect.
This gives me more respect for Saban, always thought he was a mediocre pro coach but its not entirely his fault considering Miami's front office was so inept, not many talented guys on his Miami rosters.
Hell I guess the dolphins still have problems with their front office getting fined for tampering etc.
All things considered, Saban’s first season with Miami in 2005 wasn’t exactly a failure. They were a miserable 4-12 in 2004 but in 2005, they more than doubled their victories and had a winning season with Gus Frerotte at quarterback. Yes they did miss the playoffs at 9-7 but you could tell that he was starting to build something with the Dolphins, they just needed stability at the quarterback position and if they had gotten that, Miami was back. The Drew Brees situation really soured Saban on the NFL, they had to settle for an injury prone Daunte Culpepper and it created a ripple effect. Brees goes to New Orleans and resurrects a downtrodden franchise, winning a Super Bowl and turning the Saints into contenders, Saban goes to Alabama and builds a dynasty, and the Dolphins didn’t find a franchise quarterback until they drafted Tua, and even that is still uncertain, I hope this doesn’t happen but I think if Tua suffers one more serious head injury, his career might be over.
Personally I thought the whole Nick Saban thing with the Dolphins was a joke. I thought he was just trying to go for having more power than he deserved but now that I know this story, the whole thing as to why he left makes a TON OF SENSE. He's gained my respect for doing what he did when he clearly didn't have to.
Everyone has hated on Sabin on his time in the NFL! However 15-17 over 2 years in Miami with that roster without a QB is pretty successful. Add to the fact that they were 4-12 the year before he arrived and 1-15 after he, did a great job! It took a couple of years for him to get Bama rolling, given time and a competent organization, he’d have succeeded there!
And that's not to mention he went 2-2 against Belichick during that tenure.
Another great job researching and reporting on this story. You explained the drama and conflict so well. Very well done video
As a Dolphins fan, I have been hating on Saban for fifteen years, but hearing this makes me hate him a bit less.
As a Michigan State Spartans fan, we’ve hated him ever since he left for LSU. *#BeneNickSaban*
@@a.grimes4202 I think it’s dumb to hate a coach for leaving for another school especially if the ladder school isn’t willing to give him what he wants.
@@fivehundrediq5212 He left because LSU offered him tons of money, and practically did it in the middle of the night, too. MSU was playing in a bowl game in 1999 after going 9-2 under his guidance, and he just leaves before the bowl game even takes place because of money? Selfish and greedy. Fuck him.
@@a.grimes4202 Michigan State to LSU sounds like a logical jump
@@MJForever1999 Well...it wasn’t.
It seems a lot of Alabama's success is due to a mindset change in HS kids. We were once more geographically loyal now we are more prone to bandwagon jumping and kids are more sophisticated about the NFL as a career
Well looking at where some of these Bama players came out of its pretty easy to not be geographically loyal. In the case of Bryce Young, college football in LA is practically dead, same goes for Najee Harris in Nor Cal, Minkah is from Jersey those players hardly ever stay around the area. Not saying you’re wrong though.
Nick Saban is certainly in the discussion for greatest college football coach. So are Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, and Paul “Bear” Bryant.
Knute Rockne only lost 12 games his whole coaching career. I remember when for the longest time they called Bear Bryant the best was only when Nick Saban beat him in national championships when he became the number one. Nick Saban still doesn't hold the all-time winning percentage
Woody Hayes?
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Dems fightin’ words!
@@CTubeMan he rules
On the NFL Network, they demonized Nick Saban on the top 10 list of 10 coaches who belong in college.
Miami not wanting to come off $4700 is absolutely hysterical.
Apparently they were willing to give 100 grand to Flores per loss.
Reminds me of how stingy the Vikings used to be for paying their draft picks. I’ve heard many stories about how players never wanted to go to Minn b/c they wouldn’t pay them what teams were paying.
Saban, thank you for having so much character. I never knew the Dolphins did this kind of stuff, l just know they have been a horrible organization with hardly any glimmer of hope even now. Go Bama!!
At least he waited until the end of the 2006 season to leave, unlike a certain Falcons coach with the initials BP...
And he stayed at the same college unlike that coach with the initials BP
@@ManiaxOnYT Yeah, the Falcons players were REALLY pissed at Bobby Petrino for that--which should be a subject of a Jaguar Gator 9 video...
I remember hearing Joe Rose literally trash Saban about the way he left the Dolphins. Looking at it with this and considering the Brees situation yea....honestly changed my view on him with the Dolphins. The Dolphins are just shit
They've been that way, since, 1974, Joe Robbie's greed, destroyed, The, Mini-Dynasty, and, if, not, for, 1970-1974, he's, The, Southern Version Of Hugh Culverhouse, that simple.
This video has changed my opinion about Saban from negative to positive. Very eye-opening. Thank you.
same
Same here.
Great video mate
There's an alternate universe somewhere where Drew Brees signs with the dolphins Nick Saban and Drew Brees end up forming the next dynasty in Miami win like three or four super bowls where he ends up the next Don Shula. Where he's like second only to Bill belichick
Perhaps, but, in, a, twisted, way, Tom, Brady, winning, seven, SBs, mostly, against, HOF, QBs, and, losing, three, SBs, to, ostensibly, the, worst, possible, competition, was, substantially, more, Karmically, satisfying.
@@matthewdaley746 it is pretty ironic maybe the greatest regular season team ever and some would say maybe the greatest playoff team ever losing to a 9-7 team. Which is great because it keeps Miami's record intact. Then you have the unlikely eagles but I got to hand it to those guys they played incredibly hard defense and that's how you beat Tom Brady put up even more points I don't think Tom Brady has ever put up more than 35 points in a super bowl. The Brady moment that always gets me is it super bowl 49. Where he was on the sideline with that :-( where he just looks all mad. Then he totally changes and jumps up when that freak interception is made. Would have been nice if they would have lost that super bowl just to hear and whine the next day and make a bunch of excuses and walk around with a scowl
@@animemaster4861 Actually, that, was, the, one, time I, was, rooting, for, him, because, the Seahawks, weren't, sympathetic, at all, after, they, "won," The, NFC Championship Game, over, the Packers, the correct course of action, was, a, subdued, locker room, celebration, not, their disgraceful taunting, as, for, SB 52, the Patriots came all the way back, but, Rob Gronkowski, also, taunted the defender, after, he scored, I've watched the rebroadcast many times, and, it's, truly, horrifying that the Patriots, only, lost, because, Tom Brady, was, too pigheaded to take the sack, and, for, the, third, time, he, "forgot," to shake the winning, QB's, hand, that's just, so, like, him, STAY, CLASSY, TB12.
@@matthewdaley746 that NFC championship against the Packers was truly an improbable victory I mean they scored a crazy amount of points in like a minute and a half that's got to be one of the most improbable comebacks ever a whole lot of luck. I watch that entire game in the whole game most of it I was like man the Seahawks are done we're not going to make the super bowl again. But if you're a Packers fan or anything yeah you're going to just be completely ticked off at that. As for the taunting the Seahawks were just basically like an old school brash football team like the raiders. A team that was good and knew exactly how good they were
@@animemaster4861 I'm a neutral observer, the Seahawks did, not, win, that Game, the Packers, lost, it, just, like, the Patriots did, not, win, the, SB, the Seahawks, lost, it, Pete Caroll had an obligation, to, control his players, and, respect his opponent, he did, neither, and, his treachery, was, ultimateIy, returned in kind.
If that is how the Dolphins were operating, then I totally understand why Saban jumped ship. What a load of crap, an NFL team stiffing a guy for $4700 just because they could.
Wow this story is crazy. I always thought it was over Drew Brees but man. Saban and the Dolphins were a bad marriage.
The dolphins have NEVER been the same since Dan Marino left
They've also NEVER been as good as they were under Don Shula.
Nick Saban winning 90% of his games from 2008 to present?! The dude has been playing NCAA on Varsity this whole time.
When Saban takes over Rutgers and transforms them into a National Power then we can talk about he's the greatest this and that blah blah blah...................
You have to wonder how NFL and college football could have been different if the Dolphins had signed Brees
The ultimate sign of Saban's class: he hates the Dolphins
I'd make an argument for Eddie Robinson or Paul "Bear" Bryant.
As what?
Great video. Always knew that Saban was the butt of jokes for his NFL career but in retrospect, the mid-2000s dolphins were GARBAGE. I respect Saban for sticking up for his players, as far as I know hes always been a great players coach.
Good for him. I am now a huge Nick Saban fan. ❤❤
Nick Saban of today goes, "$4700, is that all? Hold on I think I have change in the couch". Think about not only his contract BUT every players contract that he has coached AND how much merch sales ALONG with ticket prices LASTLY Booster donations along with media revenue. Would it be fair to say that Saban has a billion dollars invested in his tactician abilities?
Nick Saban & The Miami Dolphins forever changed the entire landscape of CFB and NFL by picking Daunte Culpepper over Drew Brees in 2006
Daunte Culpepper, was, Straight Trash, and, that's, not, even getting into that stupid, TD, celebration he did, horrible, that's all.
As a ga dawg fan I've always respected saban. He's a legendary coach and has always been a stand up and fair guy
Roll tide!
Nick Saban finally won at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL while coaching at Alabama ⁉🏈🌇Alabama won the 2012 BCS Championship game, 2018 Orange Bowl, and 2020 National Championship game there..
Brees had made up his mind that he wanted to play in NO before the Miami try out. Also, Miami did offer him a contract to be the backup QB, which cemented his decision to play in NO.
Imagine the Dolphins getting 10 of the 32 1st round draft picks EVERY year for the past 15 years & Miami winning multiple superbowls & Saban being declared the GOAT nfl coach.
As dumb as that sounds, that's basically Alabama football in a nutshell. NFL is a lot tougher to win when the playing field is as even as it gets.
And this was when Wayne Huizenga still owned the Dolphins........before he sold the team to Stephen Ross and the Dolphins became even more of a joke as we know them today.
Makes sense now. Regardless, I don't blame Nick Saban one bit for bailing on the Dolphins. As Bill Parcells said, "They want you to cook the dinner; at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries. Okay?"
Yeah, but, to be fair, Bill Belichick doing, both, and, not, falling flat on his face, has convinced a lot of coaches that performing, both, duties well, is, truly, easy, they, seriously, couldn't be, more, wrong.
Funny, considering Parcells came into Miami after Saban left as a personnel guy.
@@DanStrayer Bill Parcells, was, great, but, The, Late, George Young, brought in the players, if he's, ever, given him credit, for, that, it, was, surely, off of the record, there's absolutely no question.
@@matthewdaley746 Belichick had Brady…..& that’s it
@fivehundrediq5212 They, still, lost, three, SBs, to, their, worst, competition, it, appears, that, Karma, does, in, fact, exist, truly, indescribably, satisfying.
Of course Krabs bought the Dolphins, that's what SpongeBob read on that graffiti. "Krabs is a *dolphin noise*"
If Drew Brees brought a ring to the Saints. He could've brought one to the dolphins. Had the dolphins gave Brees a shot. Imo
Saban had his 1st losing season he went back to College crying
I hated Saban because I thought he just bolted. I never understood why he left after he turned that team around.
You might say the Dolphins' treatment of Heinrich was... a poor maneuver.
The dolphins was stupid asf for not signing Drew. 🤦🏾
This divorce did have two sides. Jim Mandich once referred to Saban as a giant piece of “human turd” and reports are that he often called players by the wrong name and stepped over an injured player instead of stopping to check on him. Nick’s Dolphin days were just miserable from both sides.
I always wonder how Saban's time with Miam would have gone had the Dolphins landed Drew Brees in that 06 offseason. They finished very strong in that 05 season and a lot of experts were high on Miami going into the 06 season. Everyone always got on Saban about his time as a head coach in the NFL, but I honestly don't think he was a terrible coach and had he had a elite QB, things might have turned out different.
Saban had a good defense in 2006. Jason Taylor was in his prime, and they shut out the patriots of all teams
I am a long time Dol-Fan who at age 12 got to see my favorite team go 17-0 and has seen the team crumble after Joe Robbie the Owner during the Super Bowl years died. Wayne Huizenga was the Owner of the Dolphins at the time of this incident and he made one bad move after another basically firing Don Shula so he can charge extra with luxury boxes with Jimmy Johnson. Johnson was not bad at Miami as he drafted Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas at the team made the playoffs from 1997-2001 but when Johnson retired in early 1999 Huizenga should have let Johnson walk but instead talked a tired retired Johnson out of retirement for one more year by naming his buddy Dave Wannstedt his successor and what a failure that was. I did not like the way Saban left Miami but with the Brees situation and this episode on this fine video I see why Saban left and I don't blame him for leaving. My anger of Saban ended when Huizenga had a chance to hire Mike Tomlin to replace Saban but considered him too hip hoppy and named Cam Cameron instead who may be one of the worst NFL coaches ever so the combo of the Brees -Tomlin situations made me see why Saban left that circus and current Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross has had plenty of problems and blunders but he is competent compared to the Owner Saban left.
The only good thing Nick did in Miami
Wow. I thought Saban quit on the Dolphins this whole time. In hindsight, he should have resigned immediately after this incident. He was once on Belichick's staff, so I'm sure he knew damn well that this was no way for a professional football organization to be doing business.
$4700 is 2 months of salary for people? No bro. Thats 2350 a month. Meaning less than 600 a week. Which means you are working for like 12 bucks an hour.
To Andrew Grove down below Dan Marino didn't "just leave" he got old his time was up but the problem was they still haven't found a viable replacement after all these years.
Actually, his time, was, up, after, the 1998 season, but, because, John Elway retired, he hung around, one, year too, long, and, proceeded to selfishly, close, The, Kingdome, the beatdown he suffered, against, the Jaguars, was, truly, satisfying, totally, was.
@@matthewdaley746 Some people never want to let go of a legend.
@@karlcooper7016 Yeah, when he, was, down late, against, the Seahawks, knowing, neither, team, was, likely, winning, the next Game, and, The, Kingdome, was, on its, last, legs, he chose to be, selfish, rather, than, noble, but, what goes around, comes around.
@@matthewdaley746 Brady is in the same spot he would rather hang on for one more moment of glory that may not come rather than to hang on to his marriage.
@@karlcooper7016 Chances, are, dropping, exponentially.
Keith Heinrich Butterfly Effect?
Could you do a video on his time with La. Tech before going to the Dolphins?
LSU
@@LockHavenBaldEagleJP Thnx for the correction
Slowly things are coming out about the fins after Shula was forced out up until Grier/McDaniel took over. The team was total trash because the ownership and front office were crap.
I can see what Nick Saban was pissed about because this also happen to Jim McMahon and Bill Belichick when Belichick was the Head Coach For the Cleveland Browns back in 1995. His interview with Dan Patrick ua-cam.com/video/5EegMPzPGHU/v-deo.html
This is why I miss Don Shula. He seemed like a classy guy.
Earl Morrall violently disagreed.
The kids on world's strictest parents work for nothing which is totally wrong
$4700 dollars is 2 cruises on norwegian cruise lines for me
I have a different take on this: did nick saban not have enough foresight to do his due diligence on the team before accepting?? I am sure a good background and search firm would turn up plenty of information..not too bright, but then again he is a football coach in alerbammer...so how smart could he be
Does ricky williams “stolen” (not stolen imo) 8 mil dollar effect how the dolphins treated future staff and team.
What the heck, no "stupid" or "worst" in the title?
Without "stupid" or "worst" in the title, this is worse than if he had simply spiked the ball on every down.
I missed the first minute of what he said because I was looking at that Coca Cola and how he always has a coke put there but doesn’t seem to ever drink it
that's why the successful college coaches should remain college coaches. they don't have the temperament for the nfl job. plus they get better pay in college.
Daunte Culpepper also wanted to fight Saban around this time, for what reason who knows? But it is one of the many reasons why I never liked Culpepper, once he reached Detroit he was beyond washed and his attitude clearly terrible.
Aside of that it's incredible how terribly did the Dolphins set Saban up for failure in more ways than one and they ended up rightfully paying for that, by not getting Brees who will be a hall of famer, Saban who's now a legendary coach and they're currently a team who's not come close to any success due to constantly repeating their failures.
He went 9-7and 7-9. With the Dolphins. The Dolphins. Doesn’t that pretty much make him Vince Lombardi? Repeat-this was the DOLPHINS!
Awww what a guy. Now make a video about how he stepped over a convulsing player or how he treated everyone in the building like shit.
Or, how, about the time, he didn't, win, his, Conference, but, thought he, "deserved," a, Playoff appearance, the gutless Committee, gave him, one, and, he stole, Georgia's, Championship, plus, Alabama, would play poorly enough to, lose, five, Games, somehow, lost, only, one, of them, and, nearly, robbed, Georgia, of, a, Championship, (again), the, only, times I've been as happy to see a team, lose, were, Miami, in 2002, and, USC, in 2005, I'm, fairly certain that, Georgia's, QB, was, crying, Tears Of Relief, not, Tears Of Joy, and, who can blame him, Georgia, probably, isn't getting multiple shots at this.
Well you clearly don't know much of anything...
@@matthewdaley746 and neither do you
@@MJForever1999Incredible, knowledge-jealousy, possessed, within.
@@MJForever1999 Your ignorance, absolutely priceless.
I mean it's No surprise why the Dolphins a once proud and respected organization haven't won anything in several decades.
They, never, really recovered from, losing, three, of their, best, players in 1974, seems, there'll be, at least, two, more, years, before, things get any, better.
As a Dolphins fan, this is not forgotten. Lol
Who didn't hate Nick Saban this goes without saying.
Ah, yes. The college ranks. Where players aren't paid at all.
EA didn't like Saban either as he's the worst rated coach in Madden 2006 XD
Has any other coach that served under Belichick even remotely successful on any level like Nick Sabin?
Mr. Crab bought the Dolphins. I thought Frank Barone bought the Dolphins lol
Cue all the “I guess that means the Dolphins are cheaper with their players than Alabama” jokes.
Makes sense, as, both, were, also, coached by sadists in the 1970s, and, in, Alabama's, case, one, who had to essentially be blackmailed into integration, but, fortunately, the, former, won, and, the, latter, not, only, won, but, far, more, importantly, died, before, the terribly sordid details, of his career, could be exposed.
And I always thought the problem Saban had in the NFL was that the other team gets to pay its players too.
@@KevinT7274 No, the problem, was, "The, Curse Of Joe Robbie," still has, two, years, as of this writing, have to wait, exception, unexpected.
"I don't know who you could possibly put above him."
Bear Bryant, Bud Wilkinson, Tom Osborne. Not saying I would, but arguments can be made for all three.
And Urban Meyer might be a scumbag, but he's at least on par with Sabin.
To be the, best, at, anything, you, truly, have, To, Sell Your Soul, Tom Brady gave up his family to keep playing football, for, two, more, seasons, there's no question, I'd, also, add, John McKay, who, won, four, National Championships, but, was, completely overshadowed, by, Bear Bryant, and, his disastrous tenure, with, Tampa Bay.
@@matthewdaley746 It's my theory that Brady went back to football because he'd already lost his family.
@@robertpaige4505 Yeah, well, in the end, it'll, likely, be, for, nothing, even he can't play the sport, forever, and, this team, likely, can't be, "Refballed," to, the, SB, with, a defense that terrible, especially, considering the bye is, now, completely out of the window, period.
High character? He f flat out lied to the people of Miami saying he wasn't leaving ...2 days later his ass is gone .....
How chickensh*T of the owner! That’s petty cash!! Good for Saban!!!
Saban truly is the GOAT
Hail Saban
There will never be another Saban. This is bush league if it's true. No wonder he accepted the Alabama job. The rest is history anyway. Alabama gave him the keys to their struggling but also glorious Kingdom. A sleeping Giant looking for some stability. They will do Espn 30 for 30's on Saban at Alabama. He did the right thing leaving the Dolphins.
My lysp is gone
I'm for Bobby Bowden as the best college coach. Isn't he the one with the most wins?
No, John Gagliardi has the most, wins, and, unlike, Bobby Bowden, he, wasn't, an, incorrigible, cheater, who wound up, with, as many, Championships, as Dennis Erickson, there, simply, aren't, that many coaches who, were, better, at doing, less, with, more.
@@matthewdaley746 You're right he's listed at 4th.
@danielbowden6330 Involves, numerous, vacated, wins.
@@matthewdaley746 I bet you that a lot of these division 1 coaches should be in prison for aiding and abetting criminal activity among their players and coaches.
@@jab1289 No, just the, ones, who got away, with, it, due to their, "Aw, Shucks," attitude, but, his, Karma, came in the form of, winning, only, two, Championships, despite, all that talent, but, to be fair, he brought it on himself, turns out, not, recruiting good, Kickers, has consequences, it does.
I’ll just say it’s easy to coach in Alabama as every 5 star recruit seems to flock to that program. When you have a team of nothing but 5 star recruits, it’s hard to lose.
Having said that, his, truly, absolutely, worst, team, by, a, country mile, came, within, one, quarter, of, winning, The, National Championship, good luck, ever, sleeping, again.
some coaches get all of the five star recruits yet can't win with them. see les miles. jim haurgh bo.
@@stevenbauer4799 Les, Miles, still, won, The, National, Championship, with, two, losses, and, The, Football, Gods, (On, Both, Levels), Have, Already, Decreed, that, Jim, Harbaugh, will, never, win, a, Championship, (until, now), that's, that.
@@matthewdaley746 yes les won one but left many loaded five star teams with nothing. and haurgh bo is a loser. lucky to have caught Tosu on a day when they played their worst game in 20 years. he wont get that kind of luck in columbus in nov. Tosu doesn't forget.
@@matthewdaley746 you need to go take a grammar class about comma usage.
He was a flop at Michigan State come on now bring a little more balance to this story.
Holy crud hood video
Nick Saban is a beneficiary of favorable circumstances in college. I do not consider him number one. Anyone can win national championships at Alabama with what he has.
If that’s the case why did Bama only win one national title post Bear Bryant & Pre-Saban?
I said "with what he has".
Why then did he not win one at Michigan State, if he's so good?
And I don't count the one he won at LSU.
@@chrisp679 You literally didn’t say that #1 Alabama only won 1 national title between Between 1982 & 2008, #2 Historically Michigan State has never been a good program #3 Before His first national title at LSU, their last title was 1957, So I don’t know where you get the idea that These schools were superpowers when he arrived, His last year at MSU they went 9-2 & prevented Michigan a National title shot Excellent season by MSU standards) I feel you’re just a Saban hater……but that’s a you problem 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@@fivehundrediq5212 yeah. I didn’t say that because it wasn’t relevant to my point.
He can only win if he gets bodies was my point. Put him anywhere else and he’s not having this type of success.
@@fivehundrediq5212 furthermore, I’m not willing to believe that he’s doing this all on the up and up.
Buh bye nick you can take your phony NCAA titles and stick "em I respectfully disagree with Jaguar on this those titles were bought.
Well, Georgia, "bought," last, year's, National Championship, from him, so, at least, there's the occasional fluky year, where things don't work out, according to the plans, that, he's, apparently, set into motion.
So the Dolphins were cheap and so what you have other NFL jobs he could have gotten.