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Alabama coach Nick Saban capitalizing on free publicity with documentary, ESPN special

Nick Saban is all about efficiency, even when it comes to capitalizing on the positive publicity from a national championship season.Instead of hunkering down and writing a book like he did at LSU, the Alabama coach allowed cameras into his professional inner sanctum for a one-hour behind-the-scenes ESPN special filmed early in fall camp. Now, a documentary on the 2009 season is set to appear in theaters near you — well, if you live in certain cities in a four-state area.For Saban, it's free publicity with minimal time siphoned from the other parts of his job. Like coaching and generally running a team.That's what he was doing Tuesday evening during the Birmingham premier of the documentary "Nick Saban: Gamechanger," though his family and athletic director Mal Moore attended."I haven't seen it, so I can't tell you what it's about," Saban said. "It was a whole lot easier to do than write a book."That's what he did after LSU won a national title in 2004, mixing in some of biographical ma...

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  5. Former first-round pick McClain back on campus

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  6. Saban : Bama players should "honor the opportunity"

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  7. Saban : Alabama players must put aside 'clutter'

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  8. Saban quickly turns to challenges of 2013 season

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  9. Coach apologizes for calling Saban 'Nicky Satan'

    Vanderbilt coach James Franklin has apologized to Alabama coach Nick Saban for calling him "Nicky Satan" at a high school banquet in Georgia.School spokesman Larry L...

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  11. Saban says Alabama learned from SEAL Team Six

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  12. Saban : Latest SEC games debunk predictions' value

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    University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is selling his lake-front estate with its three-story lighthouse and custom boat house in the north Georgia mountains...

  2. Saban offers Bama tix in auction tied to home sale

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  3. Saban's scheduled Tennessee appearance causes stir

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  4. Saban guarding Alabama against complacency

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  5. Alabama unveils statue of Nick Saban

    Alabama coach Nick Saban has already left his mark on the football program. So much so, they've already built a statue of him.The University of Alabama unveiled the ...

  6. Alabama will unveil statue of Nick Saban before spring game

    Alabama will unveil the statue of coach Nick Saban before the spring game on April 16.The statue has been in the works since the Crimson Tide won the 2009 national c...

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