re: Updated: The Elephant, The Midget, and the Wardrobe---KEEP DISCUSSION HERE***

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If there's a message from Tressel's departure, Saban said, it's that there's a fine line between a coach's personal responsibility to manage issues correctly and being responsible for matters out of his control.

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Saban said he won't accept not providing leadership "so people do the right things," but added, "we all fail sometimes." He stressed the importance of universities having proper procedures and trust among each other to manage NCAA issues.

"I think the NCAA has to respect that," Saban said. "I think at times when institutions do things that you find out about on your own, that they should take that into consideration in terms of how they function.

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Saban defending Tressell

Didn't UA send the Cease-and-Desist letter the day after the OSU story broke?

It's funny that Saban was already trying to distance himself from a situation like this.

Lots of smoke and as we learned from bama fans over the past 8 months, when there is smoke there is fire