The Don is making news, most notably by announcing that if the Patriots go undefeated the mark should have an asterisk beside it. You know, because of their cheating (now referred to as spygate). Because the Don never cheated, or at least, was never caught cheating. These are the words of a bitter old man, disgruntled again because there’s actually a chance that his beloved precious record might be broken this year. Yes, I said broken, because if the Pats go undefeated they will have won at least 17 games; the 72 Fins were 14-0.
Truthfully? I think this is just more backlash about son Mikey getting fired from Alabama. Don would have us believe that Saban was waiting in the wings, watching for Mike to get fired so he could swoop in, destroy the Dolphin’s dreams and wreck his son’s life. Anyone who knows anything about the situation knows this is not true. So what’s the relationship to the Patriots? Well, Bill Belichick, the Pat’s head coach, was Saban’s mentor and they are still friends. Bill even wrote the foreward to Nick’s book: “How Good Do You Want To Be?” 
So, the distorted triangle comes into view, with hatred spewing from Don Shula to all points except the one he’s standing in. He hates the threat of the Patriot’s potential and he hates Nick for his (imagined) malicious smear campaign against his son Mike. Senility at its finest.
