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Saban still under fire for taking helm of Tide

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Thursday, November 1, 2007

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Admit it, Nick Saban. You have built a career on your ability to focus on the task at hand. You have won a national championship. You earn $4 million a year, the highest salary in your sport. You have written a book extolling the virtue of the many working toward the one common goal ("How Good Do You Want to Be? A Champion's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life," Ballantine Books, $13.95). But even this is a bit much. Saban's current team, No. 17 Alabama (6-2, ...

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