Please don’t make me compare Bear Bryant and Nick Saban

LeBron or Michael? Chamberlain or Russell? Nicklaus or Tiger? Brady or Bradshaw?

They say disagreements inspire horse races, and so it goes with the competitiveness of sport. But it’s futile to argue the greatness of coaches or players of different eras, given the differing variables.

I really don’t want to tee up this debate over Alabama coaches Paul “Bear” Bryant and Nick Saban. Unfortunately, this is the thing done by people who keep score, measure and compare accomplishments.

One reason this discussion comes back around now is the recent huge contract that made Saban the highest-paid American coach in all of sports. He will make $11,125,000 this season under a three-year contract extension…