Nick Saban INTERVIEWS Kirby Smart: Georgia expectation & CFP expansion! | ESPN College Football

[@ronbad12]

I have to say that Saban looks 10 years younger without all the stress of an upcoming season on him. Thank you coaches Smart and Saban for all you did for Bama. Roll Tide!

[@michaelmeeks7649]

Indeed. Roll Tide Roll

[@micheleraulerson9311]

I have to agree was so happy when Coach Smart came home to use both are the best to every do it

[@SimplexJaMaCoB]

I mean makeup helps too

[@ronbad12]

@@SimplexJaMaCoB a little for sure but his demeanor is better as well.

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

@@SimplexJaMaCoByeah but his eyes are def not as puffy

[@neneshubby]

Saban’s coaching tree is insane

[@OUstillSUCKS]

I never realize how many coaches been under coach saban its triple insane

[@sammyocean8896]

@neneshubby it really is. He indirectly legit has made other teams power houses plus all the rev$$ brought in to the schools. He “Makes teams great again” 1 example - Kirby Smart learned from Saban then went to UGA who now are on top. Dan Lanning learned from Kirby and Oregon is a top ranked team again

[@neneshubby]

Brian Daboll - New York Giants Dan Lanning - Oregon Lane Kiffin - Ole Miss Kirby Smart - Georgia Steve Sarkisian - Texas Mike Locksley - Maryland Billy Napier - Florida Mario Cristobal - Miami Jim Mcelwain - Central Michigan Butch Jones - Arkansas State Charles Huff - Marshall Except Dan Lanning, Billy Napier and Brian Daboll (and he left for an NFL OC position) everyone of these guys left Alabama for a head coaching job. That’s a coaching tree. And I didn’t even mention Jeremy Pruitt, who left Alabama to take the Tennessee job because he’s not a current head coach. Anybody who tries to say this is not impressive is just a hater. I suggest you Google the words “Saban’s coaching rehab clinic“ and see how many hits you get.

[@courtland8]

@@neneshubby

[@em1536]

He really is the G.O.A.T!

[@michaelsledge3904]

Kirby paid his dues and it's showing with his program. Best of success Kirby 🔥🔥

[@andysworld47]

Kirby raided the pantry on his way out the door, seems to showing in how he tries to hire UGA people, but that philosophy has its own issues.

[@thekingofpingas]

@@andysworld47?

[@Muffdiverboy]

@@andysworld47youre such an idiot. Did no favors for yourself. Kirby is the next coach on top. Find a way to cope sissy girl.

[@WilliamHBell86]

⁠@@thekingofpingasI think what he meant was the coaches he poached from Saban at Alabama when he left to Georgia. Took some of coaching staff with him

[@Explicit6ixty9]

@@andysworld47raided the cabinet 😂 he took one players and the few coaches that went wanted to. He didn’t hold them mfs hostage at gunpoint and it’s not like he was paying them a more of a substantial amount of money so.. 🤷‍♀️

[@Blueian742]

9 National Championships and 13 SEC championships combined. That’s a stacked panel right there 😂

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

16 of the 24 are Alabama

[@Blueian742]

@@protestthisyouloser1093 yeah I know dude it’s a stacked panel. And don’t forget titles won at LSU

[@RobertGlass-v3g]

Coming from a Alabama fan Kirby was a big part of our success the greatest defensive coordinator at Alabama ever.❤

[@Donny_DeVito]

I just want Saban asking all the questions moving forward. Such intelligent, thoughtful and unique to coaching/recruiting questions that no one else has the pedigree or understanding to ask and insight no one ever could've provided at ESPN or any large network tbh

[@BigstickNick]

Yeah, we don’t need the same 4 questions every year(how will your team stay focused?)

[@Donny_DeVito]

@@BigstickNick exactly. Let him run the panel. One on ones with Coach - I’d watch that EVERY DAY

[@shootem5568]

I love coach Saban in his new role. Much respect to him.

[@RobertGlass-v3g]

Appreciate it coming from a Georgia fan same respect for Kirby smart coming from a Alabama fan.❤

[@nightowlme]

Not quite as exciting as Madden, but with work. Maybe he could be the new Madden. Zing doink. lol Miss Madden.

[@jeffroy1463]

I love seeing this Nick Saban interviewing Kirby Smart im a BAMA fan and Kirby Smart was a great defensive coordinator

[@leerutland2499]

No doubt about it. Kirby was his best. We hated it when he left!!!!!

[@micheleraulerson9311]

Facts

[@kale6772]

Yall were hoping Kirby would come to Bama when he retired.

[@BigSlime93]

I think he was his best because he stayed longer than everyone else

[@j.d.minter9693]

@@kale6772 nah, real ones knew he was waiting for UGA to open. That's his alma, folks knew.

[@mikegarmon5368]

​@@j.d.minter9693yup as a lifelong Dawgs fan, we were hearing the rumors for 4 or 5 years where kirby wanted to be when the time came

[@GoatedAtNFS]

we need Lane and Saban yesterday man I understand they had to change sets for breaks but that was a missed opportunity

[@MrKentaylor31089]

I'm shocked Lane was there period

[@EDSB126]

I’m a Georgia Fan, born and raised… but I also love Bama and what they’ve done over the years. Shout out to UGA & BAMA for running the south and overall all of college football.. couldn’t ask for better neighbors !!!

[@DreDawg007]

I could listen to them for hours

[@andrewlyon3597]

Props to Ben for letting Nick get another question in. What the fans want to see.

[@treystewart2708]

That was classy!

[@uremadbro]

Thank you Coach Saban for mentoring the best coach in our program’s history! I forgive you for the heartbreaks in 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2023.

[@andysworld47]

@@uremadbro and we forgive yall for that one quarter in 21’

[@tangofett4065]

@@andysworld47thanks! That was the best quarter ever!

[@andysworld47]

@@tangofett4065 didn't lose any sleep over it. Preventing something Bama had never done was way more important. I believe Bama has 4 sets of Back to Backs, it's a step. Luckily, there won't be anymore avoiding the best teams for 29 games anymore, lulls one into thinking they're the greatest of all time, till they ain't.

[@tangofett4065]

@@andysworld47 lol I was being genuine. That was a special night that I’ll never forget. Us Dawgs fans haven’t had as many opportunities to celebrate as you Bama fans have, so we’re thankful for what we do have.

[@andysworld47]

@@tangofett4065 that’s understandable, had no problem seeing it, was worried bout the 3 peat and what that meant so it made last season probably the biggest win in my lifetime just as 21 was for you guys. When you see a bunch it does change your perspective, I missed being hungry, last season brought it back for me.

[@JoeyMetcalf80]

Kirby Smart, who in my opinion has set himself apart from most of the others because he never tried to be Saban 2.0 but Kirby 1.0. Learning from a legend, but not compromising on who you are and as we have all seen he is pretty special.

[@macsportsattack]

Nick Saban already an all time great as a commentator ......amazing hearing him talk

[@chancetip9272]

Love hearing these guys talk

[@wormjohnson2348]

Saban is just a class act

[@user-vh6ej5zt6n]

I'm a Die hard Bama fan. But man Kirby is a great coach Georgia fans appreciate what you have ROLLTIDE

[@itsyenji]

Be thankful of what you used to have go dawgs

[@schneiderwebb2303]

​@@itsyenjialways remember, that you are who you are because of bama, son.

[@itsyenji]

@@schneiderwebb2303 ironic, Kirby carved the foundation of that defense lmao. Defense wins games, wonder how many games maybe even how many natties bama would’ve choked if they didn’t have Kirby steering that defense lol be thankful of what you have don’t forget that son

[@brantleygregory3079]

Nick Saban built SEC college football. Put aside his resume. His coaching tree and just development of players is unbelievable

[@HammerheadDawg]

You heard it here. Billy Napier will be on the support staff at Georgia next year.

[@darrylgriffin828]

😂

[@Deep.Purple]

Two of the best people / coaches in history....

[@ridufly4531]

“Best assistant coach we ever had and he built the Bama program” - Respect to Saban

[@coolestjabroni7329]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="317">5:17</a> saban looked like a proud dad lol. Go Dawgs

[@innovativeVideoContent]

😂 Yup

[@briangreen256]

Saban is definitely a living legend.

[@jimmyleebaker]

That's cause yall are Bamas son. 😂 😂 rolllllll tide

[@micheleraulerson9311]

Yes he looked very happy for him so happy to see these Legends get together

[@tangofett4065]

@@jimmyleebakerin college football, for sure. But as a state, Georgia beats Alabama in every way.

[@br1rocks]

Hey Kirby, remember when I wiped that smile off your face in the SECCG?

[@yolandabanks5995]

We love Kirby Roll Tide❤

[@clintburden4405]

Dang, Saban knows how to actually extract good talking points out of Kirby

[@AutumnAllyn]

Coach Saban is gonna be great at ESPN. Love seeing what he has to say.

[@kdeb92968]

You can tell saban is proud of him

[@jeff-el5ne]

saban is a class guy

[@jacobsmith2011]

Saban is going to be so freaking good at this job. Every question invokes a thoughtful answer.

[@61066clocks]

Kirby bid His time, gained and appreciated coaching experience from the best (Saban) He has earned all the respect He gets as being a great college head coach

[@audoko82]

Great question Coach Saban <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="120">2:00</a>...i love how Kirby Smart responds to this ....great coaches take everything accountability periods.......Nail it....

[@horatiocarrillo2176]

Give us Saban and Smart one on one. We don't need the rest of these people involved.

[@ThetrueTeddyB]

Agreed

[@user-vh6ej5zt6n]

We appreciate all of them coach smart kiffin and sark all of them but so much respect for Kirby and Georgia RollTide

[@user-hm9do7cu4q]

Go dawgs love ya kirby

[@atomicdawg2113]

This was good, I could listen to them allday!!!

[@PaulVisionLee]

Kirby’s going to win many more titles, he just needs to ban his players from driving.

[@OleMisss]

He needs to return the 20 srts that are leased under his name and his life will be a lot easier. 😂

[@MarkMeadows90]

I miss seeing Saban's assistants back then. Glory years.

[@SteadyWaters]

Kirby rocking that coat. Roll Tide

[@jamesd7495]

So cool seeing Kirby and Saban interact. Roll tide forever but love Kirby smart too

[@erikwill2891]

Nick Saban is a special man and coach. I am a Buckeye fan and Saban is the best ever

[@kevinmorrow4038]

I don't care what anyone says us dawg fans owe our success to nick saban...

[@brandonlee2435]

Saban was coaching Smart at the end of that interview.

[@itsyenji]

Just tips and advice

[@cdr861532]

This was a really awesome conversation to listen to!!!!

[@Officialerikledezma]

A respectable glaze off 🙌🏽

[@newsjohnson]

Honestly they could’ve just had Saban and a moderator up there. Not to disrespect the others but they’re basically just getting in the way.

[@bulldawgs2015]

This needs to be longer

[@cblang8115]

Me imagining “Hey coach how you doin, aight” “omg no way hey coach!” 😂

[@benjaminahn2021]

love that Kirby still refers to Saban as coach

[@TechySpeaking]

Spurrier is still HBC after all these years, nicknames stick

[@briangreen256]

Saban getting Intel for Deboer on live tv 😏

[@edwinafamefuna4383]

Exactly! These guys are still rivals. Saban is still got ties to Bama

[@Southernguitar74]

That’s what I was thinking! Give him as little as possible Kirby!

[@OleMisss]

@@edwinafamefuna4383apparently Saban has an entire office at the school and will still be there as an advisor, likely till Jesus says his service to Alabama is done.

[@uofa82]

The Master and his pad wan. 👏❤

[@leerjet31]

This is awesome seeing Coach after retirement getting to interview the guys he roasted and trained

[@tbrackett8389]

Love Kirby but he's looking like he's moonlighting at Kirby Smart Auto Sales

[@soonminkwon9394]

This video is 🔥

[@adrienstinger1164]

Elite conversation

[@kizitokatende412]

Caleb Downs made a mistake choosing OSU over UGA

[@Diallelus]

💰💰💰

[@jessereid5136]

I believe he made a mistake not staying in the SEC overall. He could've stayed at Alabama or went to Georgia.. he will be in the NFL but not with the college career he could of had in Georgia or Alabama

[@Phillip-xi2cq]

Nah he made a mistake leaving Alabama. HE is going to watch them win the SEC and National Title this year.

[@flamethrower40]

No, he made a mistake by leaving Alabama.

[@scottbowman5021]

@@Phillip-xi2cq always hating! Can’t stand it can you?

[@PARTSUNKNOWN8]

As a die hard UGA fan, I love Saban. Saban is the epitome of a leader, a professional, a coach, and a man. For some reason I thought Saban didn’t like Kirby, but after seeing this video and hearing from Bama fans, I see now that Saban and Kirby have a teacher and student relationship and Saban don’t feel threatened because he knows Kirby really appreciated Saban’s mentoring and he will always pay homage to Saban. Saban extended his legacy with Kirby.

[@SimplexJaMaCoB]

As a Georgia fan I am able to sleep peacefully at night knowing Kirby and Georgia beat a Saban coached Alabama in Saban’s last National Championship game

[@kvol1668]

As an Alabama fan, I sleep well knowing that we ended Georgia's chances at a natty and shut down that three-peat delusion.

[@SimplexJaMaCoB]

@@kvol1668 nah the committee shut down Georgia’s chances at a 3 peat. Texas had no right getting in over Georgia when their one loss was to a #15 ranked Oklahoma.

[@shisley4]

I really enjoyed this ❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽!

[@justinmcmillan2966]

Nick looking at Kirby like a proud dad

[@adua78]

I’m a Bama alum, Bama fan, Saban fan. That said, there’s a pretty glaring conflict with Saban working and analyzing for ESPN while simultaneously still being employed by The University of Alabama. I believe he needs to resign from UA and focus on this full time if that’s what he wants to do. Both doesn’t work.

[@Whittmike2011]

The last statement that Coach Saban said, about coaching "the rookie that ain't quite there" is more serious now than ever before in college football. Because of the portal. So many kids today have that 'I deserve something" attitude about them and they really need to have some humility or they will get lost or even bury themselves!

[@scottellis800]

Great video!

[@robd1811]

weird seeing saban up there not answering questions as a coach go dawgs

[@kingscoob7363]

Kj going crazy this yr

[@antonioharris9012]

Legend

[@nigeladams9609]

Will muschamp is from saban coaching tree as well

[@RobertGlass-v3g]

2 class acts love them dearly. Roll Tide Roll.

[@sprinter18]

Man, i love hearing Kirby smart speak as much as i do nick saban

[@joshharp7252]

I know there will be controversy with the 12 team playoffs, but im so excited about thia season!!! Come on Dawgs!!

[@JbakerJbaker]

As a UGA fan most respect to bama this year

[@Nothuman76]

September can't get here fast enough!

[@berrywalton3918]

Culture, culture, culture...critical!!!!!!

[@rraiders345]

I love how he doesn’t mention Jimbo

[@LilCurt1993]

GO DAWGS !!

[@timtapscott8737]

Kirby just couldn’t beat the GOAT except when we lost our WRs. Love Kirby tho.

[@user-yh6rh5sc2s]

Saban is the goat ❤❤❤❤

[@tiusleonard1978]

Awesome coaches and really enjoyed the show, much love and WAR EAGLE 🦅

[@Clembo23]

Scotty McKnight had a tremendous career finishing with some of the best stats. In terms of historic importance and NFL legend status? Cliff Branch. Hands down.

[@lesworthington518]

Nick slick 😂😂😂

[@shanealonso7214]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="84">1:24</a> that’s gonna be powerful bulletin board material for the Longhorns

[@jerrodgreen8697]

Laura looking good

[@Unknownagitation]

This is honestly the weirdest thing to ever see, knowing Saban isn’t a coach and isn’t a coach for one of Georgias biggest threats ever. I mean I remember watching the days of Bama where Kirby was just on the sideline and was in the background while Saban was in the light. And now both of them are in the light and Kirby is now in the light while Saban will start to just slowly back away. I just can’t describe how weird this is especially now that Saban ask him questions about his team.

[@johndaly1283]

'i'll wait' lmfao

[@CrispyIsNinja]

Billy Napier has not proven he’s even a half decent coach yet

[@dynamiicon0030]

Keep the post Malone song. Great memories with that song ending the video

[@troypolamalupittsburghdynastyf]

Bama defense been trash since Kirby left.

[@audoko82]

SEC legend come from School like Bama .....yes that true but it not true......Bama defense has always been elite.....do your research king.....I do understand that you giving a true statement on there former defensive coordinator Kirby.....but before Kirby there defense in the early 90s and 80s top NFL prospects.....still the number one conference.

[@TheJpep2424]

Saban is Kirbys daddy!

[@brycecook7909]

Is it just me or does nick Saban kinda sound like Harrison ford

[@nightowlme]

Not a fan of Mike Bobo. Not as a coordinator, or head coach. I think he may have been a bad re hire at UGA

[@vernsnith2230]

The Georgia football coach needs to watch more carefully his diet as he has gain a lot of weight the last year or so. He can afford a cook who knows how to cook healthy foods--and, would not add to one's waistline. He is, however, I believe a fine coach as he was taught by the best: Nick Saban.

[@jimmyfaherty8588]

I like her shirt

[@KoryRedd]

Saban misses it.

[@Downontheredclay]

Roll Tide

[@Rebel-Rouser]

Whoever picked out that suit for Kirby needs fired...lol

[@JaFee312]

Burlington 69.99

[@touchmysacco]

His tailor and his barber both

[@Ghost_618nation]

U slow

[@dhsu04]

What if it was his wife who picked the suit?

[@brianmoore8882]

GO DAWGS !

[@RobertGlass-v3g]

Saban at 15 yrs at Alabama 165 wins 23 loses 10 sec championships 41 all Americans 6 national titles 1 with LSU makes 7 the goat fact case closed all you Alabama haters lol 😂😂😂

[@braddavid902]

So weird to see Nick asking questions

[@samthing4thetrack806]

saban uses a Mac?