A lot of baggage for ole Lane.He will be apologizing to Saban if something don't pan out for him soon,,,:0008
If Lane's learned one thing from Saban in his 3 seasons at Bama is, that Nick is a no non-sense guy, he expects results and he expects perfection, something Saban learned when he first broke into coaching and Nick builds character. When he chews out an AC whether it's on the camera or behind closed doors, he's not attacking the AC, he's trying to stress his point and he knows what potential that AC may have. He's gone through a bunch of assistant coaches and coordinators over his years and many of them are head coaches now.
Lane's always been able to swoon an owner or AD or have people with power push the right buttons for him to get interviews. Problem is, he needs to do this on his own and he shouldn't expect a hand out. He's burnt bridges back to his days with the Oakland Faiders, errrr, Raiders. His father also helped mold Lane when he was young, I mean really young when Monte was one of the coaches at Nebraska under Bob Devaney of all coaches, another no non-sense guy who I could compare Nick Saban to. Today's ability to communicate with players is no different than in the 70's, 80's 90's the new millenium, it's adapting and understanding how players speak so you can be on the same page they are, Lane's done that for the most part, but he's failed to communicate to the powers that be and that's what's keeping him from getting a shot at a Major College job. There is no shame in being a Coordinator and waiting for the right opportunity.
He'll get a shot again down the line, but if I were him, I'd just do my job and let everything else take care of itself. Alabama pays their assistants pretty well and the learning experience under one of the game's best teachers should be priceless. If you get an ass chewing from Nick, it's for the best, he's not degrading anyone, he's just building character and toughness because in this business, you have to be tough, you have to be able to adapt and if you fail, you can only blame yourself.
One former GM for a professional team I worked for that was very successful once told me, "Surround yourself with people you feel are smarter than you, because those are the people who are going to help you succeed by assisting you in areas you are an expert at but they are taking it to another level. Let those people who work under you, know that you appreciate them and they will help your team produce the results beyond the expectations you or anyone else expected!"
Thanks, Jas!
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