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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 661026" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>Even back in Dodd's day, we had less raw talent or size than some of the other SEC teams. But Dodd believed that having smarter players was an equalizer when you didn't have the size advantage. And like Bryant, he believed that you could coach an average player up and turn him into a great player. Both were very good at that. The big difference in philosophy between the two is that Dodd din't believe in hard practices. Too easy to get your players banged up and injured. Coach Bryant, on the other hand, ran his players ragged in practice. Coach Dodd's players knew their routes and where they were supposed to be, but were much fresher on game day. One interesting thing about Dodd was that he wasn't a big sideline presence during games and was never in his players' faces. From what I hear, he sat at a card table making game-time adjustments. Don't know if this is just lore... I was in the womb when he coached his final game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 661026, member: 1036"] Even back in Dodd's day, we had less raw talent or size than some of the other SEC teams. But Dodd believed that having smarter players was an equalizer when you didn't have the size advantage. And like Bryant, he believed that you could coach an average player up and turn him into a great player. Both were very good at that. The big difference in philosophy between the two is that Dodd din't believe in hard practices. Too easy to get your players banged up and injured. Coach Bryant, on the other hand, ran his players ragged in practice. Coach Dodd's players knew their routes and where they were supposed to be, but were much fresher on game day. One interesting thing about Dodd was that he wasn't a big sideline presence during games and was never in his players' faces. From what I hear, he sat at a card table making game-time adjustments. Don't know if this is just lore... I was in the womb when he coached his final game. [/QUOTE]
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