Exclusive Nick Saban interview after his Alabama retirement w/ Rece Davis 🔊 | ESPN College Football 

Gotta agree!

KH - you never stop bro

7 NCs, 6 with caveats. Nobody has done that.

​@@mas5867Saban GOAT

Thank you for the compliment.

Great comment!

good analogy..

Well said and us too! Here's to more of great BAMA football in the Future. RTR!!

Roll Tide

And just like every empire before, it will fall into irrelevance.

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@@buckmagnum300 sounds like his wife forced him into retirement. id be pissed if i was a bama fan

@@icydaddypissed? How could we ever be pissed at him or Ms Terry? She’s the one that talked him into coming back to college football. Without her non of this would have happened. Both gave 110% for 17 years…

@@b-rad2699 yea they went back to college cuz she couldn’t take the heat from the nfl fans wouldn’t doubt it if it caught up to her with college. IMO Ms Terry has a little more say on Nick’s life than she should.

@EthanC_09 Don't worry Florida Gators Fans! Nick Saban will be your next coach after UF fires Billy Napier at the end of the 2024 Season. You heard it here first on 1/13/24!

Correct and Alabama fans will compare every coach that comes through Bama to Saban .. That’s going to hard for them. Bama got the guy that took the Job, he also agreed to letting Saban have 100% to the program🤷🏻‍♂️Did he retire or not? I believe that why Guys Like Kiffin,Sark,Norvel said no thanks. An don’t tell us Alabama didn’t offer these guys!!

Best college coach….still legendary

​@SaintsAK41 every other top 20 team compares their coach to Saban.. I think most Bama fans understand that they were watching the best to ever do it and knew this was going to happen soon

The comparisons happened to every coach Bama hired after the Bear retired although he passed away shortly thereafter. But when you have legendary coaches like Bryant and Saban that is GOING to happen. Does anyone remember who took over after John Wooden retired? Probably not. Bama fans (and I am a +50 year Tide fan) have become accustom to winning.....A LOT. The pressure to perform on the new coach is going to be incredible. As far as allowing Coach Saban to have access to the program goes....who wouldn't want him as a resource with the gravitas that he brings? I think Bama looked/considered Kiffin, Sark, Norvel and maybe one or two others. Maybe those coaches are comfortable where they are. Maybe they didn't want to be the guy who followed a legend. Frankly, I can't blame any coach for not wanting or taking the job. I think taking it speaks well of DeBoer, considering the program he had built in WA.

One more thing, as far as Coach Saban stepping on the new head coach's toes......I don't see that happening. Nick Saban is the ULTIMATE "team guy". With him, it's about the "us and we" not the "me". He has repeated this theme over and over and over throughout his time at Bama, and you saw/hear it here during this interview. If Coach Saban had any suggestions for Coach DeBoer, I truly believe he would offer them behind closed doors and NEVER, EVER in the public eye.

Hey Georgia fan I obviously will miss coach Saban, but those were respectful words you said& when Alabama wasn't in the hunt for a title, when Georgia won the last 2 titles I rooted for them to,a SEC fan always& COACH Kirby Smart Is a class act himself.

I like your comment till that last part 😂 Go Dawgs!!!

He trained you up an excellent coach

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Thank you..❤

He won by having DOMINATE TALENT, without that he's just another coach and the stats prove it the last few years!

@@wesleybaker9724 what stats prove that the last few years? you are aware part of being a great coach is wait for it recruiting and people. over the last 10 years before the last 3 years did georgia have dominate talent going back to mark richt? yea they did how many titles did they win? did florida have dominate talent, did they win as much as bama and saban did? no they didnt. clemson, ohio state, oklahoma, michigan ect.... so many teams had dominate talent but didnt do nearly as much as saban and bama did. i mean before i went to bama i was a diehard michigan fan, chad henne, mike hart, braylon edwards, steve breaston, arrington. they had dominate rosters, never id anything with them. but yea just stop talking. i mean he did not have a majorly dominant team this year and lost to the eventually champions in overtime. Played in two national championships over the last four years. seriously what are you smoking

@@wesleybaker9724I’m a diehard Georgia fan who loved the drama surrounding Alabama and Georgia. And even as a Georgia fan, I find your comment extremely disrespectful and entirely WRONG!! What Saban has contributed is felt throughout all of college football. Whatever standards for a winning team exists, NICK SABAN SET THEM. Congrats Coach Saban to a job well done!! (…GO DAWGS)

He saw this and said thank you 😂😂😂😂😂

Age & energy level is the real factor. I agree. At the same think Saban hates to lose. Now with NIL , it's a level playing field now. In SEC, he will come face to face with his former assistants.Losing to them is doubly hard. Happy retirement coach.

Do you prefer to wear long dresses or short skirts?

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U have my upmost respect and that’s hard to get as a Michigan fan . Congrats on the championship and hopefully we will see y’all again next year

@@nicklemus999why is it hard to get ?? Because we retired saban after they said Michigan was scared to play bama 😭😭😭

​@@Fam1stCEObecause we don't respect that hack of a head coach you got!

@@Fam1stCEOY’all didn’t retire Saban. One of his worst teams almost beat y’all’s best, lol

Yeah we'll all miss you Nick Saban and thank you for all you have done for us throughout the last 17 years and I'm glad I got a chance to meet you as well and we know your going to help this new coach however we get so many thanks for a great run ROLL TIDE.😊🎉

LSU transformed Saban from a great coach into one of the premier coaches in college football, but Alabama is where he rose to the same tier as Bobby Bowden, Tom Osborne, Joe Pa, Bear Bryant, Pete Carroll, etc. A lot of that had to do with the talent he signed, but you still have to coach the talent correctly.

@@Zenigundam LOL. Most of the players on the 2009 team were Shula's recruits. I said, MOST. Some of the stars were his, but the school name was signing the players, not him. Then it became a self-perpetuating machine.

​@@mas5867Saban GOAT

I'm so happy he's STAYING in Tuscaloosa, and will even have an office on campus! That makes it sting less.

Success like that without values just doesn't carry the same respect and worth. People like Saban set the best example.

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You're kinda slow huh! The 2023 CFP decision will always be known for FSU not making it bec the CFP thought a team playing without their starting QB was not good football. TX was a shell in the 2009 game. Colt, 2700 yds for the season, goes down 6 plays into the game and true freshman Garrett, 150 yds coming in, replaces him. Results were a farce.

​​@@mas5867Didn't FSU losing to Georgia so bad that it sets the new mark for the largest margin of victory in any bowl or National Championship game in college football history kind of prove they werent ready for the championship this year and the CFP was right? Or do you disagree?

​@@mas5867You're not terribly bright, are you?

​@zacharyowenmartin8247 GTFOH, you dishonest POS! 17 of their 22 starters didn't play in that game.

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He did LSU bad

@@lsubandtrumpet2014it obviously worked out lmao.

Job well done indeed 😭😭😭😭

alabama was blessed to have this guy so long

@@willl7780 that we were.

Integrity? C’mon

In my opinion, the best Coach ever! I wish Coach Saban and his family the very best!

I couldn't have said it better!! There's no words to explain the respect and love I have for him ❤️ of course in football that applies but even more so in life!! About 1x a week, I'm on yt searching for one of Nick's speeches just to get a dose of wisdom for the day!

I'm twice your age, and I started watching Bama football with Paul Bear Bryant, and I too grew up in a small Alabama town. I agree with you 100%.

Well said..

There are few men as classy and committed to excellence as Nick Saban. He is one of those geographical icons that I know just how much he makes you proud. I feel the same about my Spanish icons, such as Rafa Nadal. They exude everything you hold high, and respect, and can point to and say, "He is our best. He is the example we are insanely proud of and we all want to be more like." I absolutely get it.

@@redcapote4760 Yes, you get it!

I saw a stat-line the other day, Auburn is 8-14 against Nick Saban. Y’all were the closest in the SEC to playing .500 ball with us, which is a huge accomplishment. Roll Tide

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Also from Oxford, I will always be thankful to be able to grow up witnessing sabans coaching and the greatness that came with it. I did despise bama but it was mostly because it sucked knowing we were probably gonna lose when we played saban every year.

Dabo to bama!

Thank you Clemson for the worst beatdown Alabama had under Nick Saban.

@@alonzokincaid1362 I hope not!

@@timbodens1556 and now dabo is leaving for bama.

i like how he paid a girl to get her boyfriend to committ to bama and when her boyfriend committed, saban gave her a fake job on his staff. good ole landon collins

Second

​@@GoodStuff1992 proof??

@@bradleyward285 google "landon collins girlfriend offered job" while youbare googling look up mark ingram and landon collins fishing trip

@@GoodStuff1992 Bless your black little heart.

Chances are you’re not from Alabama and weren’t an Alabama fan until Saban. It’s the biggest front runner fanbase in the history of sports. It’s not real.

@@skuttsupreme8351auburn alum are ya........

Thanks friend from Alabama fan

Georgia might never have become what it is today without Nick Saban. Outside of Georgia’s 2007 W vs Bama, the Dawgs were cursed. The above average results of Richt forced the aggressive hire of Kirby. One of the greatest of Saban’s coordinators. Beating Bama in 2021 was the ultimate final boss type game for Georgia. Second national title appearance, second time vs Bama. Clearly Georgia had to beat Bama to lift the curse. Georgia did and now yall have a program that has gone 42-2 in the past three seasons. Greatness breed’s greatness to combat it. That how Saban indirectly made Georgia.

@@LilBoiPeep69 I'd say Coach Smart was the greatest of his coordinators. He and Coach Saban just vibed in their approach to defense. There is a lot of respect there on both sides. I kinda wonder if Nick told Kirby to vamoose over to Georgia for his own good. It would be something he'd do.

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Looks like the dawgs might ne in the drivers seat now in the SEC from a bama fan .for a little while anyway 😉

He shouldn’t have any of your respect he’s a 🗑️ head coach when 💩 gets rough and competition steps up now that his team is not gonna be in the conversation every year he retires🤣 he’s one of if not the biggest prime examples of a head coach that is a straight up 🤡

@@2fly4607 championships yet he 🗑️😮

We hearing Kiffin is the new man

@@Roc-RighteousIt’s Kiffin. We already know.

We are hearing in T town that Kiffin is the man now.

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❤Me too..what a great time it has been🥂

And we’re old enough to remember the dark ages and truly appreciate this run

Without a doubt. I remember the day he was hired (on my birthday & it was the best bday present ever) and how you just knew things were going to change from the disaster that had been the previous 5-10 years. The only worry then was how long was he going to stay and I never would've believed it would be 17 years of the best college football dynasty to ever grace the planet. Truly thankful.

You must be same age as me , 34. I was 17 when Saban came to bama. Went to the Aday game. It's sad man time Is really flying

NEVER beat a 9 win AU team in any of his NC years. Free rides matter.

@@mas5867you’re right. He’s just lucky. Nothing special about him. Everybody calls him the greatest of all time, but I’m sure you know better 🙄

​@@mas5867Saban GOAT

@mas5867 The Bermuda Triangle at Jordan Hare has been a challenge for sure. He’s 7-1 in the iron bowl at Tuscaloosa and the margin of victory is 3 TD’s, losing only in ‘10 during the Scam Newton era, but only 5-4 in Jordan Hare. With the whole O-Line downfield Marshall to Coats on the game tying score in ‘13, time-out basically granted end of first half in ‘19 when none existed…to allow time for a FG, ticky tack holds on Jones to Ruggs TD in ‘19, 40 yard reverse to go up 14-0 in ‘23 taken off the board, etc., etc. Given those obstacles, it’s a miracle he was 5-4 in that place. .

​@mas5867 how many times has that rang true for Auburn? And how many championships has auburn won? What number coach is auburn on again? #staymad

And don’t forget this guy is a Buckeye through and through, he just made his mark and legacy in college football in Alabama.

Saban was a defensive backs coach at Ohio State under coach Earle Bruce. He replaced Pete Carroll. Was fired from Bruce's staff after the 1981 season after allowing 28 points to Navy in the Liberty Bowl.

​@@JWPCMHyeh, he had a similar problem with the option with the Citadel a number of yrs ago - lol.

@@JWPCMH didn’t know about the score of that bowl game, but I also heard he stood up and defended an assistant coach and was fired right after that. Saban lowkey an Ohio boy😂😂

Ryan Day, LOL. Lou Holtz is still smiling about Day's attempt to motivate his team to achieve something.

Respect

What's your name I'm calling bs I'll apologize if the google comes back riteous

@@whocares-ej2cl what u calling BS on exactly?

@whocares-ej2cl it's not like I said I played college ball or was a 5 star, my guy. It's something that happened at one of his high school summer camps

14, 14, 15 pts per yr the last 3 yrs from 5 losses each yr . Next yrs schedule with Milrod was going to be a disaster.

⁠@@mas5867Don’t be a hater bro, that’s an ugly trait to have. Plus real men don’t hate, that’s very feminine.

​@@mas5867huh? What are you trying to say?

@@christopherwoodson7162 mostly, probably.

@@mas5867 yeah, that's what I figured. You're tweaking bro

I would still favor Pete Carroll over Nick Saban. He was a master recruiter at SC and kept defenses off balanced all game long. I don't think anybody has ever outcoached Pete Carroll. He won at the college and pro level, often times with teams that didn't have a ton of talent and was fired by the Patriots and Seahawks for reasons other than his coaching acumen. The knock on Saban is that when he left LSU for the Dolphins, he failed so miserably in the NFL that his name became a running joke until he won at Alabama and removed the stigma. Same thing with Spurrier and the Redskins I can't rate any of those coaches ahead of Pete Carroll, knowing that they couldn't do what he did on both levels.

@@Zenigundamyou mean forfeiting wins & giving back the Heisman? Yeah, he’s great from the pathetic pac 12

Yeah, Nick Saban was such a miserable failure in 2 seasons with the Dolphins that Wayne Huizenga did everything he could to try to convince him to stay.@@Zenigundam

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@@Zenigundamyou don’t know ball

Facts

Never realized his relational skills.

What adult man calls his mother, mom when referring to her with others?

@@mas5867 I do, and a ton of people I know do. We are ordinary people. You can go away with your snobbiness. It's totally unnecessary and says a lot about you.

@@scratchpenny You sound all girl like. I asked, "what man?"

@@mas5867I did also!

It was a dream run that no one would have dared to predict. I am so happy to have experienced these past 17 years with CNS at the helm. Greatest dynasty in CFB history.

He won by having DOMINATE TALENT, without that he's just another coach and the stats prove it the last few years!

Thank you. You make me blush.

​@@wesleybaker9724thats how the game goes isn't it? I guess you can take medicore to the promise land...deion tried. Mfers say anything unless its something or someone they love...

​@@wesleybaker9724Would you say the same about Kirby??

Thank you for your service.

Any advice for new teaches?

Yeah it's been a great 17 and it's been awesome but it's time to move on.