‘You lose all that legacy and tradition’: Nick Saban on the future of college football and his journey [Video]

Starting back in 1989, it’s been a long and storied coaching career for Nick Saban. Of course, it all culminated with his legendary 17-year run at Alabama, where he won six national titles and finished with a record of 201-29.Saban sat down with Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder to discuss his coaching journey on their podcast, “The Pivot.” Clark, who played for Saban at LSU, asked his former coach if there was anything he wished he had done differently in his career. That brought Saban to his decision to leave LSU in 2004 and coach in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins.”That was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made,” Saban said.Saban has just finished his fifth season in Baton Rouge, going 9-3 after winning a national championship the year prior. He recalled a conversation he had with sports agent Jimmy Sexton on a balcony outside …