Seven years ago, Nick Saban spoke to Lane Kiffin about coming to the University of Alabama as an assistant coach. According to Kiffin, he decided to stay at USC, where the Trojans were coming off a Rose Bowl win, rather than go to a program Saban would be building essentially from the ground up. If only he had taken the job. Maybe then his long and winding road from the Oakland Raiders to the University of Tennessee and back to USC would have never happened. Maybe then he wouldn't have been fired after three and half seasons in Southern Cal with an underwhelming record and a damaged reputation. With each turn in his career there was criticism. And on Sunday, more than six months into his tenure as Alabama's offensive coordinator, he acknowledged that he didn't always handle himself well. "As you make mistakes, the No. 1 thing is you learn from them and not make excuses," he said. "I've made more than anybody, probably. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...iffin-says-fortunate-job-alabama-crimson-tide
