Jan 6, 2007
Good Riddance Nick
By Casey Matthews/ FantasticFins.com
Dictionary.com defines the word integrity like this: “adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.”
I highlighted and underlined the word honesty, because to me that is what this whole fiasco is all about. Nobody demanded when Nick Saban took the job as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins that he stay for 10,15,20 years, (heck, if we had, had another season without the playoffs under his rule, he might have been canned anyway.) but all the fans, organization and his team ever wanted, ever deserved, was to be told the truth.
In Chapter 9 of Nick Sabans’ book “How Good Do You Want to Be?” he teaches the readers 7 lessons on “Doing the Right Thing”. Here is lesson 1- “It takes a lifetime to build a reputation, but only a second to lose it.” I couldn’t have said it better myself Nick. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Nick Saban knows football, and is a proven coach (at the college level). But as good of a coach as he is, as much as he knows about football and how the game needs to be played, his entire reputation is gone. He is now known as a liar, traitor, coward, and most damaging to him of course a failure. He failed at this level, and then took the easy way out, the way that gets him another set of fans that love him, that will hang on his every word and naively BELIEVE his every word... [more]
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