Terry Saban

You played in the Saban era.

Everybody knows how many championships and everything that Alabama did under Nick Saban, thanks to you guys who were on the field.

But there are former players from that era who are publicly critical of of the team I mean if you're watching the game you follow Reggie Ragland on Twitter you follow Kareem Jackson on Twitter you follow uh Alphonse Taylor and Marquise Mays and a lot of other guys who who are just being honest and and they're they're not used to this as our fan the fan base and everybody watching Alabama again every player every former player has a different approach but what do you you know I know you can't speak for those guys they speak for themselves but Is there, I guess, temptation within you as a former player to be critical? Y'all aren't doing it like we did under Saban.

The standard is what it is.

Awesome.

Last one, Christian.

What's the worst you ever got chewed out by Nick Saban?

After the Louisville penalty, which is also on the documentary, anytime you see that clip of me kind of with my hands on my hips like that, I'm being respectful.

Miami came, and Wayne Huizenga flew in on his jet, and they just kept offering more.

I've heard things about how he gave Terry Saban the furniture allowance to go decorate their house.

I mean, just everything they wanted.

He kept saying, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

What can we expect tonight?

You know, it's very interesting, Kevin, because when you're very close to a situation for 18 years like we were, covering Nick Saban, getting cussed out by Nick Saban at press conferences, and being in meetings with Nick Saban where Nick is Nick, and it wasn't like Nick was one way off the air than he was at a press conference.

I mean, he was intense the whole time.

But the one thing that I think America, if you hear him on game day at times talk about Miss Terry, And, you know, that love between those two, it was a genuine partnership that goes back to the days in West Virginia.

And I think for those that may not know the entire Nick Saban story, I think you're going to be able to pull the curtain back and look at the man and how he developed into the person that he was on and off the football field.

And it starts with Miss Terry, just an absolutely wonderful woman, very gracious person.

I will never forget sitting on a game day bus with her, Kevin, back when all those rumors were circulating that Nick Saban was going to leave Alabama to go to Austin.

You know, there were rumors on the Internet that, oh, yeah, Miss Terry was in Austin looking at houses over the weekend.

So yeah.

So in that story that Nick Saban and Terry Saban tell-

The Notebook.

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... be- because it, I think we all know how impactful our wives are, and I've, I've always believed that to be the same way.

Like, I don't think I'm where I'm at without Anna's influence in my life, and I, I love that Terry Saban reminded Nick Saban of that.

Like, "No, your ass would've been at that gas station, and this knucklehead would've been the head coach of Alabama." I love that.

ESPN tonight will be releasing the Saban documentary.

Pat has covered Nick Saban for many, many years.

knows Nick Saban and why Nick Saban has become a cultural figure, so much so that the president of the United States called on Coach Saban, even though he's retired, to try to sell the Save the College Sports Act, which I believe was approved in the Senate, now goes to the House.

Never mind Save America, we're going to save college sports.

And we'll ask him, of course, the obligatory Boise State questions and the future of, you know, public school athletics.

The investigation is just beginning, but the hype and hyperbole are already out of control.

Sean Hannity today at 1-580-KIDO.

And how Nick Saban, just as a football coach, has really transcended culture.

Um, what's, what's-

Uh, Terry? Uh, I think that-

Miss Terry.

Thank you.

Is it Terry?

I, it has to be.

I'm thinking of Terry from Arkansas.

No, no, no, no, no. It's ... [laughs] I know Terry from Arkansas.

It's not been any one particular coach.

Nick Saban recognized, well, I should say, Nick and Terry Saban recognized that players are built different here, build a fort around it, stockpile the talent.

But yeah, I mean, it is something of note, and I do think it'll regress back towards us being dominant with our in-state guys.

But take Jakeem Thanos Stewart.

And then after that, I go up to Coach Saban's suite.

I'm in there with Miss Terry.

I mean, there were a whole bunch of great people watching the game.

Alabama's balling.

They showed me I felt appreciated.

When you talk about giving somebody their flowers while they're here and alive, I appreciate Tuscaloosa for giving me my flowers, and I love Tuscaloosa forever.

Coach Saban, Miss Terry Saban, Greg Byrne, Kalen DeBoer for accepting me, Lisa DeBoer, With the A-Club, I appreciate Tuscaloosa for accepting me, bringing me back, and giving me my flowers.

Because, man, I felt amazing.