The Surprising Exit of Nick Saban and Impact on College Football

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00:00 Yeah, I was surprised at Saban too last night, but then when I thought about it a little

00:06 more and you start to think about all the things he's been saying for the last two or

00:10 three years, I think he clearly didn't like where this was all going with the portal and

00:15 the NIL and all the money.

00:17 You could tell he didn't like that aspect of where college football was headed.

00:23 So I think that that kind of played into, we haven't heard from yet on a press conference

00:26 or anything, but I think that that's probably, you won't admit it, but played into a little

00:30 bit of why he's going.

00:32 This guy is, you know, without a doubt, and I've had my fair share of comments about him

00:39 over the years where the way he treats the media is what he needs.

00:43 He treats them as he needs.

00:45 If he needs something, he's your best friend.

00:48 And if he doesn't need anything from you, he treats them like crap.

00:54 You know, he plays two sides.

00:56 But I'll say this, unequivocally, without even any doubt, he's the greatest, I think

01:05 the greatest coach I've ever seen because he did it everywhere.

01:09 He did it everywhere he's been.

01:11 He won at Michigan State.

01:13 They won 10 games at Michigan State.

01:15 They've never, I mean, they won 10 once since.

01:20 And then that coach got busted like sleeping with chicks or something.

01:24 And that was the end of him.

01:25 And then, but once in 30 years, they've done it, right?

01:30 And they did it with him.

01:31 He won a national championship at LSU.

01:34 It took him three years.

01:35 And then he went to Alabama and he won six national championships.

01:41 And I don't think he ever once in the entire time he was there won less than 10 games.

01:46 So he won 11 and 12 every time.

01:48 And he went to the BCS, I don't know how many times.

01:51 And he went to the college football playoff.

01:53 I don't know how many times.

01:54 I can't keep track.

01:55 And he won six national championships.

01:57 I put Belichick and him right there as the two greatest coaches that ever lived.

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