Tuesdays with Gorney: New book offers key insight into big-time coaches

The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos is the new book by Armen Keteyian and John Talty and it offers a tremendous amount of insight into today’s college football landscape.

In today’s Tuesdays With Gorney, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney shares 10 takeaways from the book and offers insights on some of the book’s top storylines.

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FISHER INCENSED AT SABAN BECAUSE OF WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT THE LSU DAYS?

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The first chapter starts with the now infamous war of words between then-Alabama coach Nick Saban and then-Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher after Saban said the Aggies “bought” their entire 2022 recruiting class.

That statement enraged Fisher, who called a press conference the next day against the wishes of his bosses, to fire back at Saban where the Texas A&M coach went scorched earth in an attack on the Alabama coach.

Fisher called Saban a narcissist and in part implored the media to dig into Saban’s past and you can find out “anything.”

Where this gets most interesting is Saban’s days at LSU when Fisher was his offensive coordinator. A quote from former LSU player Elice Parker lays it out pretty clearly that even if Saban told his coaches they’d be fired if they were caught cheating, that – wink, wink – the coaching staff had no control over the boosters.

Parker talks about a “nice game handshake” and that everyone knew the deal when the star players would be driving around in a new SUV.

According to the book, Saban said: “If any of you are ever caught cheating,…

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Publish date : 2024-09-10 11:31:58

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