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[QUOTE="Horn88, post: 2856942, member: 7087"]
Definitely true. I think he's the best college football coach ever and if you hear his motivational speeches and leadership talks they're incredibly inspiring but he is definitely a dude who for better or worse is wired differently. As are most people who are insanely successful.

One of the guys I referenced in my prior post said that when he was talking to Saban he referred to him as "just an odd dude". Said you'd be talking to him and he'd be midsentence and rearranging the salt and pepper shaker and napkins and utensil on  the table so they were lined up and in order but not break pace in his sentence or even think anything of it or realize he was doing it.

Interesting story is Saban is notoriously blunt with recruits. He doesn't suck up to them at all. His pitch is if you come play for me it will be the hardest thing you've ever done or will do but if you do what I say you'll win national championships and go to the NFL and my track record proves it. Tee Higgins was all about Bama and went to visit. He kinda wanted to be coddled a bit and Saban said listen if you come here I'm not telling you when or if you'll play and whatever you decide to do we're going to win national championships with or without you. Higgins got really turned off by that and basically closed the door on Bama and committed to Clemson shortly thereafter. On the other hand, he said the same thing to Julio and Julio said that's what made him commit to Saban practicallyon the spot.
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