{"id":273267,"date":"2025-04-03T03:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T03:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/when-josh-pate-shared-how-80m-worth-nick-saban-took-a-giant-leap-despite-huge-success\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:59","slug":"when-josh-pate-shared-how-80m-worth-nick-saban-took-a-giant-leap-despite-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/when-josh-pate-shared-how-80m-worth-nick-saban-took-a-giant-leap-despite-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"When Josh Pate shared how $80M worth Nick Saban took a giant leap despite huge success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4842232\" data-slug-id=\"2439841\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nick Saban\u2019s decision to change his coaching philosophy at the height of his success cemented his legacy as one of college football&#8217;s greatest minds. Despite winning three national championships at Alabama by 2013 and being the sport\u2019s gold standard, Saban made a bold choice: He overhauled everything.<\/p>\n<p>When Saban, whose net worth is estimated at $80 million (per Celebrity Net Worth), led Alabama to its sixth national championship under his tenure in 2021, it solidified his legacy. <\/p>\n<p>On his podcast &#8220;The Late Kick with Josh Pate,&#8221; Pate highlighted Saban\u2019s big impact on Alabama\u2019s dominance in college football.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>According to Pate, Saban didn\u2019t wait for failure or setbacks to make changes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHe changed everything,\u201d Pate said (Timestamp: 1:34). \u201cThey didn&#8217;t have to have a five-loss season to do it. They didn&#8217;t have to have crippling setbacks. They didn&#8217;t have to fall out of the top 10 in recruiting. He changed everything while he was on top.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Why Nick Saban Changed His Philosophy (Late Kick Cut)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2x3MNAsX_TE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"2x3MNAsX_TE\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/2x3MNAsX_TE\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/2x3MNAsX_TE\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saban explained his shift, acknowledging how college football\u2019s landscape had evolved:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe game is different now,\u201d Saban said. \u201cI grew up with the idea that you play good defense, you run the ball, you control vertical field position on special teams, and you&#8217;re going to win. Whoever rushes the ball the most for the most yards is going to win the game. You&#8217;re not going to win anything now doing that.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBecause the way the spread is, the way the rules are to run RPOs, the way the rules are that you can block downfield and throw the ball behind the line of scrimmage <\/em>\u2013<em> I mean, those rules have changed college football. And no-huddle football has changed college football. So, I changed my philosophy about five or six years ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The transformation, sparked by hiring Lane Kiffin as offensive coordinator, showed Saban\u2019s willingness to innovate under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary coach Nick Saban\u2019s instincts and adaptability allowed him to stay ahead.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer\u2019s styles couldn\u2019t be more different<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Kalen DeBoer hugs Terry Saban, wife of former coach Nick Saban - Source: Imagn\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"5776\" height=\"3851\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"Kalen DeBoer hugs Terry Saban, wife of former coach Nick Saban - Source: Imagn\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/22284315-1742926291.jpeg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%205776%203851%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Kalen DeBoer hugs Terry Saban, wife of former coach Nick Saban &#8211; Source: Imagn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer might both be successful coaches, but their styles couldn\u2019t be more different, and that\u2019s just fine, according to tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/cj-dippre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">CJ Dippre<\/a>, who has played under both.<\/p>\n<p>Dippre, currently preparing for the 2025 NFL draft, shared his perspective on AL.com\u2019s &#8220;Beat Everyone&#8221; podcast after starting 24 games for Saban at Alabama and DeBoer at Washington.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThey both do great things,\u201d Dippre said. \u201cThey do it differently. Coach Saban\u2019s very old school, old school, full pads all the time, strictly business, plain Jane, wearing what you\u2019re supposed to wear. Coach DeBoer was a little lenient on that. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cNot that it was bad or good, but we played music during practice and you can wear sleeves if you wanted to wear sleeves, just little things. But Coach DeBoer is more of a younger coach. So, he gets people to play better when they listen to music.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another key difference Dippre noticed was accessibility. According to him, DeBoer was around the facility a lot more, with his door open. 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