Nick Saban Quotes on Chance (8 Quotes)

Reggie had a chance to make a play on the ball, ... In trying to intercept it I think he put himself in a bad position to tackle the guy. It turned out to be a big play.

In the NFL sometimes, based on all the other decision makers in the organization, you don't have the chance to control your own destiny, ... I think sometimes we need to appreciate the jobs we have. The stability of some NFL coaches right now has not been real good.

I was very proud though of the way our players fought back in the game. To get the ball down near the goal line, odds are we should be able to get it in there. We didn't really give ourselves the kind of chances that I would hope we would. It is what it is. I am very proud of our team.

I'm not disappointed in what Williams did. I didn't think he had a chance. It wasn't like he made the wrong cuts or did the wrong things.

Richard is an outstanding coach who has been in the NFL for 17 years. I coached with him in Houston and have always thought he was one of the best coaches I've had the chance to work with.

We had a chance to stop them at the end of the game and they bang us with a big play right off the bat, ... Those things are disappointing. I was very proud, though, of the way our players fought back in the game.

To be honest, I didn't even get a chance to watch the game. We came back from practice and watched film on our practice, so I didn't get to see any of the game. We respect the system that is in place and we are playing Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship game. It's a tremendous opportunity for our program and right now all we are focused on is getting our players ready to play Oklahoma.

He is not badly hurt. He told me today that if it were the regular season, he would play in this game, but we are obviously not going to take any chances.