Irritable Nick Saban preemptively got annoyed at reporter Jenny Dell after ignoring her question
This is pretty on brand for Nick Saban, who like Bill Belichick and Gregg Popovich, often has his petulance with the media excused.
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Nick Saban wants media in ‘the church of what’s happening now,’ says ‘Who gives a sh*t?’ about future matchup breakdowns
"How about the church of what’s happening now? Can we focus on what’s happening now?"
Nick Saban briefly considered leaving Alabama for ESPN in 2014, new book claims
"If he wasn’t interested, he never would have done it in the first place."
Paul Finebaum on ‘vulnerable’ Nick Saban, Arch Manning’s impact at Texas and strange callers on his radio show
"One guy is a known felon. He was convicted of murder at a very young age. I jokingly said to the next (caller) 'Don’t tell me you served time in prison too.' He said 'Absolutely.'"
Nick Saban to media: ‘The rat poison that you put out there this week was yummy’
"You guys gave us a lot of really positive rat poison. The rat poison that you usually give us is usually fatal. But the rat poison that you put out there this week was yummy."
Nick Saban has amusing reaction to reporter’s baby joining weekly press conference
"Do I finally get to meet the boss?"
Lane Kiffin drops mic on pregame interview
It was really more of a toss, upon review.
Alabama’s Jordan Battle further reveals Nick Saban’s “Deez nuts” jokes: “He’s always talking about ‘Touch deez’ or ‘Suck on deez'”
Battle went in an unconventional direction when asked what Saban sayings stand out to him.
HBO’s ‘Belichick & Saban’ documentary provides compelling insight into both coaches’ process and success
"So I'm not the only one who gets that way."
HBO and NFL Films have teamed up for feature-length doc “Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching,” coming in December
Premiering Dec. 10 on HBO, Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching will cover those coaches' almost four-decade-long friendship.
The ESPN Coaches Film Room breaks down Nick Saban smashing his headset while Alabama is up 18 points
"This is one of those headset things where you break your headsets, right?"
The change in the ESPN-Alabama relationship may be most about Nick Saban realizing the value of ESPN
Saban allowed ESPN to film an all-access series at training camp this year after years of turning those requests down, and also quickly apologized to ESPN's Maria Taylor after being rude during an interview.
