Coffee & Saban

Coach Saban made an appearance this morning on the Fox 6 morning show with Rick Karle and Paul Finebaum. The segments were taped at Karle’s house, where Saban not only got to coach Mr. Finebaum, but also got to experience some freshly cooked breakfast food.

It was really good to see Saban cracking jokes in a relaxed environment. I think this helps to show that while Saban may be an intense man on the sideline, he is a pretty nice guy away from football.

For the opening interview, CLICK HERE.

The second segment is Coach Saban teaching Paul Finebaum how to cover a receiver in Karle’s yard. Saban gets to show off some of his coaching, which I’m sure just sent the TideSports.com message board into hysteria. Even though I appreciate Mr. Finebaum being a good sport, I don’t think he’ll ever be the first player picked in a game of backyard football anytime soon: Saban coaching Finebaum

After the football, the crew headed into the house where they were treated to some fresh breakfast. Coach Saban jokingly gave us a hint about what he may wear on the sidelines in a few weeks. All I can say is Lord help us all if he ever actually wore that: Breakfast time

Monday Morning

I hope everyone has had a good weekend. So far, there isn’t much to discuss that hasn’t already been analyzed, so this post will have a little bit of everything I noticed or did over the weekend.

CFN.Scout.com seems to think that the only team to beat LSU in the 2007 will be Alabama (check the right side). Yet, when they decide to point out the key game of the year for the Bayou Bengals, they point towards the Auburn game. Interesting….

Alabama not only got a huge commitment from Tyler Love, but they also landed Melvin Ray, which seems to be a bit of a shock for most. Hopefully we’ll go 3 for 3 in a few days when Star Jackson announces where he’ll be playing next Fall. Rivals.com has Jackson listed as the #2 Dual-Threat QB in the country. It’s down to Alabama, Auburn, and West Virginia. (darn you Richie Rod!)

Doug Segrest goes over the Best and Worst of SEC spring football. It’s nothing ground breaking, but a fairly pleasant read.

Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn were both inducted into the baseball HOF Sunday. Congrats to two of the best representatives of the game.

The Simpsons Movie earned close to $72 million this past weekend. I did see The Simpsons Movie and I really liked it. I think most of you will enjoy it as well. For now, here is the only connection I can make with Alabama, football, and The Simpsons.