For players, returning to an attitude of dominance, of “hatefulness,” has been the talk this week. You want that confidence from a defense that has taken some lumps off-and-on the last several years. But for the guys with the headsets, there’s been nothing but mutual, outspoken respect from one to the other.
Saban’s resume and track record as a coach, administrator, mentor obviously earns him respect. He’ll go down as the greatest for a reason.
But what Sam Pittman has done at Arkansas has been nothing short of a revelation. From one of the worst teams in SEC annals, and the lowest point in Arkansas football’s history, to a Top 10 ranking in just 26 games.