Nick Saban's rant on Alabama-Georgia Southern game in 2011

Alabama coach Nick Saban goes off on a rant about the 2011 game against FCS Georgia Southern in which his Crimson Tide defense, stocked with NFL talent, surrendered 302 rushing yards against the Eagles.

[@joeschmo7834]

The thing that’s the best is that Saban remembers Georgia Southern running through them more than winning the national championship lol

[@colbywarren7527]

I’m a Georgia Southern fan, thank you for the respect Nick Saban! 😁😁😁

[@gregj831]

Georgia Southern caused nightmares!

[@dalmar4136]

That game about made me have an aneurysm 😭

[@neneshubby]

I remember that game. We had the best run defense in the country by far and your guys made us look silly

[@colbywarren7527]

@@neneshubby Georgia Southern gonna Georgia Southern lol

[@bobbyswain7049]

who won the game tho?🤔😆😆😆

[@1972ibleedcrimson]

hes 100% accurate on the Georgia Southern game. The wofe and i were at that game. They put up more pts on Bama than any other team Bama played that year

[@speakingtruths4215]

That’s Saban’s fault, not the media’s fault. Maybe he and his coaching staff should have prepared the team better for that game. I respect his accomplishments, but this grumpy old man rant was just stupid. The tin horn comment was funny though.

[@KristiLEvans1]

@@speakingtruths4215 he won the game. He did his job.

[@STREAMJG]

@@speakingtruths4215 wtf are you even talking about

[@seanschmidt8504]

​@speakingtruths4215 how many different videos mentioning this game are you gonna comment this exact thing on?

[@dylann2038]

Yes… I do come back and watch this every so often. I know i’m not the only one 🤣

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

I created an ‘epic Saban rants’ playlist. Like the old Carly Simon song from the James Bond movie: nobody does it better. Roll Tide!

[@pete49327]

I'm a huge Bama fan and I remember that game well. Ga. Southern is a gutsy little program, but big time winners, great tradition, etc. They won my ongoing respect that day, they came into Bryant-Denny unintimidated and brought their A game.

[@jammiehagins791]

Do they have..that game here on KZbin...

[@hostility3404]

Jammie Hagins yes it’s on here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZTXiIenoNqim7c

[@KristiLEvans1]

They lost by 24. Their A game wasn’t even close to being enough. The game sure seemed a helluva lot closer than the score would suggest, tho, that’s for sure.

[@nostalgiaman6816]

I went to school at UT-Chattanooga and always loved GA SOUTHERN more in the SOCON. The irony.. Ga Southern has the same uniform and helmets Alabama does.. just different color. I love those types of uniforms.

[@autonomouspilgrimage6137]

@@KristiLEvans1Georgia southern doesn’t have a roster that’s 80% blue chip players or more like Bama’s is and they sure as hell aren’t paying their coach $11 million a year, with a staff slap full of analysts and recruiters. These games shouldn’t be any less than 48-14 blowouts, with the 14 points coming against 2nd or 3rd string Bama players, and that’s what Nick is saying without saying it.

[@KTKZon58]

And that came from the man himself...HAIL SOUTHERN til the day I DIE!!!!

[@uh60rider2000]

This is by far my favorite rant from Nick Saban throughout his whole 17 years at Alabama. He was dead on target with his philosophies and I love him for that.

[@calvinbartlett4954]

I'm a UGA fan but that's classic Saban

[@hostility3404]

Not a Bama fan but this is why Saban is the best coach in college football and why bama keeps winning. Does not accept sub par play against any opponent. You better bring your A game for him each Saturday doesn’t matter if it’s versus a ranked team or an fcs team.

[@colonelrobertsjr.7882]

That triple-option attack is no joke!! If you're don't approach it with a serious plan of combating it, you're in for a long day!!

[@DDGVET4]

In my opinion this was Nick's best rant ever at a media that was lucky to graduate kindergarten. I just wish this version hadn't been censored.

[@Bossrich6287]

i was there,they ran the triple option flawlessly,reminded me of someone else.

[@gregj831]

Big Buckeyes fan here but this rant by Nick Saban was classic. Had me doubled over laughing. Gotta love his candor.

[@treyday572]

Nick Saban: Marriage Counselor

[@colonelrobertsjr.7882]

He and Mike Leach offering wedding advice is great stuff!!

[@tyrellsoderberg8735]

Mora: PLAYOFFS?!?! Edwards: You play to win the game!!! Gundy: I''M A MAN!!! I'M 40!!!!! Saban: Could not stop them...Could not stop them...Could not stop them!!!!

[@gytkevbo8701]

I would have loved to see AP run against that defense. GSU for life

[@TheLite0003]

Most of these common folk don't know about the OG Adrian Peterson. Still remember "The Run" like it was yesterday.

[@76jasonl]

@@TheLite0003I was at every home game Tracy Ham qb’d except for 1. GSU used to be giants among men in that division. Also went to Pocatello Idaho and watched them play in the Championship.

[@KristiLEvans1]

Saban in 2018: Still pissed about the 2011 Georgia Southern game. [Which Bama actually won. lol]

[@jonlohrenz5446]

I’m sure Saban also remembers his Michigan State team getting pummeled 50-10 by Nebraska’s triple option in 1995.

[@MrRuben536]

Nebraska wasn’t a triple option team but they ran the hell out of the double option.

[@rickjason1786]

One of favorite games. Loved Nebraska back in the 90s

[@danstennis1817]

Lace them cleats tight when you play the eagles.

[@BigManBoss8]

I can’t stop laughing every time I watch this 😂 Saban came into the press conference only wanting to talk about that and just hijacked the dude’s question 😂😂

[@kenberry8504]

The triple option offense, when run well, can be the great equalizer in games such as this one.

[@ILoveOldTWC]

It was an old school wishbone offense that's all but no longer used, and it was hard not to be out of position.

[@melissaholland2734]

I freaking LOVE Saban!!!! Never satisfied. Never happy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He's the GOAT 🐐

[@brookepebbeles7553]

And I think that team hand dug the Grand Canyon but I'm not sure.

[@KristiLEvans1]

Best comment ever, on this rant.

[@wadeintoyourimagination7101]

AIGHT!!?

[@neneshubby]

I love how that guy in the back laughs when Saban says “sh1t through a tin goose” but Saban doesn’t think it’s funny at all. He wasn’t saying it for effect.

[@RAID3R63]

Tin horn

[@33Dakes]

I love how the reporter asked a legit question about the opposing team and Saban erupts! 😂

[@garrison0532082]

We could not stop them.

[@randallskipper3223]

Eagle nation is rising, AstroTurf, paulson, erk, Eagle creek and now Chad lunsford, with thanks to app state for not paying there Def. Cord. Scott, now no one can stop the triple option, gata

[@chaseturknett]

Randall Skipper hail southern

[@tonyabanks1221]

And that is why I like this coach......ROLL TIDE!!!

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

“Remember the Georgia Southern game? Nick Saban remembers.” 😌

[@brookepebbeles7553]

After that, now all you gotta say to see who has their ears' on is "You all don't remember the Georgia Southern game do you?"

[@ILoveOldTWC]

I do, and he's exactly right. We were flat in that game. That's the year we lost to LSU 9-6 in overtime, but beat them, and shut them out for the national championship.

[@JK-br1mu]

Alabama beat the team Saban is ranting about 56-6 that week......the opposing quarterback he's hyping up was 3 for 7 for 46 yards and an interception. ---Nov 18th, 2015 press conference, rants about 2011 game, and mentions Kyle Copeland, who I think the reporter wrongly says played at UAB first (may have been cut by them without playing)

[@villafilms5909]

Nick got real love for south GA you can tell

[@sammylacks4937]

" I don't even know what you asked me , I just wanted to say that" It doesnt get any better n this.

[@kingkong7617]

Saban gets annoyed by some stupid questions from the peanut gallery of reporters. Georgia Southern had a great team and they performed well.

[@Jagnole101]

Saban was able to get a mulligan against LSU in 2011. Baffling, but nothing has changed. Didn’t win his division either in 2017…and then lost a game and passed an undefeated team in 2023.

[@Greg-il3lq]

The BCS got it right in 2011. The 2 best teams did play each other, and the best team that year won. OK ST. was all offense and no defense. Bama and LSU both were complete teams. Ohio St was not in 2017, but Bama was.

[@Jagnole101]

@@Greg-il3lq FSU wins a defensive game and they get crapped on. We win a game 9-6 and we get told “why didn’t you score 50?” Alabama does it and everyone talks about defense. It’s a double standard. OK State had a fluke loss and never got a shot to show they could possibly beat LSU. If Oklahoma State gives up that many yards to Georgia Southern they get crucified. Alabama does it, and it’s “well they are a really great FCS team…” 2017, they could’ve had UCF in there, since they allowed Cincinnati in 2021…but Alabama was ranked 1st in 2021 so it didn’t matter who was the 4th seed. Alabama didn’t even have to play in the SEC title game in 2011, and they waltz into the title game to face LSU with more rest for their players. The team who loses the first time almost always has the advantage the second time. Very few occasions where that doesn’t happen.

[@Jagnole101]

@@Greg-il3lq 2017, Wisconsin actually played in their conference title game…they lost by 6. Subjectivity and on-field results meant nothing, though…and they made sure Alabama got in.

[@Greg-il3lq]

@Jagnole101 Just because a team wins a conference does not make them worthy. The BCS was designed to put the best teams against one another. The BCS got it right.

[@Jagnole101]

@@Greg-il3lq it’s not fair that LSU had to not only play in a conference title game, but have to play Alabama twice that year. Alabama only had to win once against LSU and LSU had to win twice against them….there is no best 2/3. You see how ridiculously messed up that is?

[@kirkneal3685]

I remember that GS game and their WishBone offense. 🏈🏈

[@tsstarlin]

It’s going to be different this season not seeing him on the sideline.

[@chipps1066]

The Legacy of Irk Russell

[@sarabeth120]

*Erk

[@mattyk19751]

May I ask who was the Division I quarterback he was speaking of and what team were they going to play that week? 1:02

[@marlandshanklin1987]

The QB was Austin Brown and this press conference was when they were about to play Charleston Southern in 2015.

[@selwynjohnson4955]

#GATALIFE

[@ezmoney79]

ROLL TIDE ROLL, Sabans way works

[@jeremylindsey2975]

lol, i love coach!

[@ericagroberts]

#GATA

[@sweeabn6736]

Guess who is not there anymore. LoL

[@tensecondbuickgn]

A'ight

[@letsbereal7897]

🐐

[@calebward9044]

Hail southern!!! GATA

[@georgeschlaline6057]

Covid is over bring back the Chew GMA 3 has to go

[@MentalOutlvl6]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnnyGunn-h1l]

😂😂

[@mikexxxmilly]

Oh I membaaaa! Roll tide but they got us that day. That triple option will gut you if you don’t watch out. Southern is always a1

[@bobbyswain7049]

Bama won that game tho😆

[@flex9856]

I'm scared Coach Saban retiring' how will anybody fill those shoes' he was a genius on many aspects of the game*.🫡🌪🗽🔱💥

[@Greg-il3lq]

He's not go e completely. He doesn't have an office in the stadium for nothing. Don't let the fact that he is on the ESPN crew on Saturdays fool you. I can assure you the new Coach and Saban will go over game plans for each and every game this year. Saban will still be a thorn in other Coach's sides until he leaves the Universitg for good. All the haters are laughing and celebrating thinking Bama is done. They are in for a RUDE awakening.

[@Greg-il3lq]

Sorry about the misspelling of some words. Getting older and small keys on the phone are irritating.