“Nick Saban or Bear Bryant?” Jake Crain of The JBoy Show weighs in
When you look at the history of Alabama Football, there is no doubt that tradition and success are at the forefront of its’ identity.
The two coaches that helped mold the championship personality are Paul “Bear” Bryant, and Nick Saban.
Both coaches have incredible legacies…. but, who is better? Jake Crain, host of “The JBoy Show” podcast weighed in on his Monday show.
Crain gives solid reasoning as to why each coach is worthy of being the best that Alabama has ever had, but leans towards Nick Saban as the better coach, for the sole reason that the era that Saban is coaching in now is more challenging than Bryant’s era in all aspects.
“From a dominant standpoint, Nick Saban has dominated in an era, that in my opinion, is the hardest to dominate,” Crain says.
“We know that Bama has dominated, but we know Georgia is right there, Florida is right there, Auburn has won a natty, LSU has won a natty,” says Crain. “Back then, that wasn’t happening like that. You were playing five or six SEC games. Last year, even though there was a pandemic, we played basically a whole SEC schedule.”
Crain did give props to Bryant, though. Saying that he agrees that he is worth all the accolades he has earned, as well as how he innovated the game. He mentioned some of the things Bryant did recruiting wise that would be insane to try in today’s game.
“(Bryant) would go put guys on swimming scholarships, and play them, just so that other teams couldn’t sign them,” says Crain. “Can you imagine if Nick Saban could do that? What he would be able to do if he could bend the rules like that?”
You can watch the entire segment here:
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