Let’s be clear at the outset. All of us who compete for readers try to inject some sizzle into our stories to garner attention. Just writing about Nick Saban and Alabama football is not enough. Every story needs a quick ‘hook’ to capture readers. The only real disservice to readers is hackneyed themes.
The impending fall of Nick Saban is one of those themes. The most currently overworked of those themes is how Kirby Smart is taking down Nick Saban. This week, Joseph Goodman shoveled another load of balderdash by writing about the “battle” between Smart and Saban.