I'm not trying to be snarky but why would Saban respect Freeze's offensive mind? I was under the impression that the Freeze offense was exceedingly simple and required three things:
1) A QB who could sling the ball and run it when needed (Wallace, Kelly, and Patterson all fit this mold)
2) WRs that are really athletic and can make circus catches (Treadwell, Brown, and a host of others)
3) Good to great OL prospects to give #1 and #2 time to make plays.

Given that it boiled down to having talent I can't imagine that he's known for scheming his way into victories. This article really doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

Am I missing something? Can someone with actual X and O knowledge of the game chime in here, because I admit I don't know a lot about scheming offense but I know that Freeze's didn't seem that complicated.