Following this weekend’s slate of games, the Texas A&M Aggies fired head coach Jimbo Fisher and the Mississippi State Bulldogs fired head coach Zach Arnett – both coaches that Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban coached against this season. And he reacted to their departure on Monday.
During his press conference on Monday, Nick Saban made it clear that he doesn’t like to see any of his colleagues lose their jobs.
“I don’t ever like to see anybody get let go, whatever you want to call it, in this business,” Saban said. “I know how hard everybody works, I know how difficult it is to sort of build a program, to get players to compete at a high level on a consistent basis, and just have a lot of respect for people who really work hard to try to change the lives of the guys that they’re coaching. Make them better, help them do the right things in terms of getting an education as well as trying to develop them on the football field.”
Still, Saban understands that the reality of the profession is that coaches are judged based on results, and he understands how it feels to be fired.
“But we are in a business that you get evaluated based on outcomes and your performance and I hate to see anybody have to go through this,” Saban said. “I’ve been fired before, it’s no fun, it’s no fun for your family, but I’m sure that both those guys have great reputations in terms of what they’ve been able to accomplish over the course of their career and I’m sure they’ll have many more opportunities to be successful in the future.”
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