From al.com taken from a recent interview with ESPN.
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“I want to be clear that wasn’t the reason, but some of those events certainly contributed,” Saban told ESPN, which he will be working for in retirement as part of the College Gameday program. “I was really disappointed in the way that the players acted after the game. You gotta win with class. You gotta lose with class. We had our opportunities to win the game and we didn’t do it, and then showing your ass and being frustrated and throwing helmets and doing that stuff ... that’s not who we are and what we’ve promoted in our program.” ...
Another contributing factor was his meetings with players upon returning to Tuscaloosa. Saban, who made more than $11 million in his final year at Alabama, reiterated to ESPN that the changes in attitude and rules involving NIL and the transfer portal weren’t bad, but did alter some dynamics.
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Nick Saban went more in-depth on his reasons for retirement with ESPN.
“I want to be clear that wasn’t the reason, but some of those events certainly contributed,” Saban told ESPN, which he will be working for in retirement as part of the College Gameday program. “I was really disappointed in the way that the players acted after the game. You gotta win with class. You gotta lose with class. We had our opportunities to win the game and we didn’t do it, and then showing your ass and being frustrated and throwing helmets and doing that stuff ... that’s not who we are and what we’ve promoted in our program.” ...
Another contributing factor was his meetings with players upon returning to Tuscaloosa. Saban, who made more than $11 million in his final year at Alabama, reiterated to ESPN that the changes in attitude and rules involving NIL and the transfer portal weren’t bad, but did alter some dynamics.
