Nick Saban Interview Excerpt: Why he chose to retire from Alabama | SportsCenter

[@espncfb]

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[@carloszugzwang6267]

His university paid players to come from other states to sign before the NIL was instituted. Gave their parents jobs, etc. Nobody is investigating bc every school does it, he just did it better.

[@carloszugzwang6267]

One day Auburn and Alabamas recruiting cheating will fully come to light and you’ll all be “shocked”. They both do it to gain an advantage. Money, cars, jobs, etc.

[@sheilaseeber2007]

Uh, Carlos, you're getting Nick Saban 🐐 🏈 and Bama confused with Auburn and Cam Newton. Glad I could clear that up for you, dear. You're welcome ❤❤❤

[@dvsxavier]

Even after the news broke, Coach Saban was thinking about the team, the players and the staff at Tuscaloosa. Genuine class act, he wil be missed greatly.

[@hufftex3015]

Texas fan here, Nick Saban is undoubtedly the best to ever do it. Not just on the field, but the efforts he put into his players OFF the field development. Have a great retiirement, Coach. You have earned, and your legacy remains the GOAT!!

[@diegocabrera8033]

As a Gator fan, hands down the best coach of all time, PERIOD. He is the standard for any college football program looking for an HC. There will never be another Nick Saban. Thank you Coach

[@MichaelHasebroock]

Couldn't agree with you more as a Gator myself

[@ricardojorgefilho4172]

​​@Purist-dc4vk I have a Hard time believing he would ruin his legacy at Alabama and coach another team. He needs to finish his career at Bama.

[@Tricky-Knicky]

Forever he is a Legendary Coach and I did not like the guy since his days at Michigan State! He has earned my RESPECT forever and millions of College Football Fans would agree! Congrats and Thanks for the memories Coach Saban. Fans 100 years from now will be talking about you as the greatest EVER! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@randalcquebedeaux314]

Too bad NOBODY EARNS his! Has he ever just once gave credit to another team when he was BEATEN? Think not he just gives excuses why Bama just beat themselves not other teams just might have been better!

[@mauriceboykin4422]

Age takes a toll on everyone somer or later

[@TonyG-nv2km]

I’m not a ‘Bama fan, but I’ve always been a Saban fan. Class act. He will be missed.

[@carloszugzwang6267]

Class act? I’ve seen how he’s paid players from other states to come with the promise of helping their parents as long as they sign 😂 CLASS 😂

[@sheilaseeber2007]

, Carlos!!!! You need to stop making false accusations against Coach Saban!!!!! There are actually laws against it!!!!! Please stop 🛑 being a jealous hater!!!!!! Pray 🙏🤲 🏈⚽🎉🐐❤😅🐘 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sh4dowmoon180]

nick saban the goat of college football

[@rhrh2025]

As a Tennessee fan, I'm grateful for what Coach Saban has done for football and the SEC! I'm really sorry that Tennessee was going thru such a difficult time during most of Coach Saban's tenure. The Alabama/Tennessee game has historically been a barn burner, and the 2022 game was one of the best games ever, and either team could have won. The 2023 game was a little different! Good luck Coach!

[@angusjoejohnson1036]

Wow! An actual classy Tenn fan. Didn't think they existed.

[@BirdzBugzandBait]

Yep as. Tennessee fan I completely second the above comment. Really wish we've could've pulled the program out of ashes during his tenure and brought the third Sat in Oct. Back to what it should be! Enjoy retirement coach Saban.

[@twhitemdi]

⁠@@angusjoejohnson1036not just one m, but two very classy Tennessee fans!! As an Alabama, thank you for that!!

[@jamiegarrett3869]

​@VolZshowcaZe hey mane da coach h you got be good mane he dealin with bs and still ok

[@Dawgpound205]

As a West Virginian, we are proud that Nick Saban and Miss Terry are from our state. We love them both!

[@Cheebaroni812]

I’m a Michigan fan but I’ll really miss Coach Saban in the college football world. What an incredible ball coach. Congrats Coach and enjoy your time with the family

[@snaker9873]

The best ever, no doubt. We all witnessed history with what he did at Bama.

[@user-qh6jk6hu1y]

Thank you for all your hard work, coach Saban. You will be missed. Roll tide! 🐘

[@roywall8169]

Its hard to be completely honest, especially with yourself. Respect.

[@Hastur805]

When you know you know. You're a great coach and leader of young men.

[@Tri.dawg1]

As a Mississippi State fan love & respect 🫡 coach Saben💯🐐

[@jamesbarksdale978]

A great, great coach. College football will miss him terribly. He has done do much for the game. Thank you, Nick Saban!

[@lucidx2]

He had a Bob Stoops moment sure Bob could of kept coaching but the mental strains as you get older even if there is no health issue at that time can contribute to high stress levels , both were class acts and great coaches and college football is forever impacted by them let them enjoy retirement they earned it

[@devanteaboyd]

There's nothing else he can accomplish being a coach. Enjoy the rest of your life Coach! A job well done. You really don't need to give people an explanation. Your consistent excellence has spoken for you. Thank you for the interview though. 👏🏾

[@victorcornelius7948]

Godbless Nick and Terry.We will miss you and never forget you.Roll Tide Forever

[@joekay3348]

The fact that Saban coached 17 years and won the way he did is mind boggling… The guy was a machine at Alabama, even in his 70s.

[@sjacuk65]

As am Alum from anther SEC School I can say this: Nick Saban has been nothing but class whether he won or lost. College football was better off with him and will be worse off without him. I think he got to the point where a lot of us are right now with college athletics. NIL, the transfer portal, and unlimited transfers have ruined college sports. He got out at the right time. Enjoy retirement, Coach. You deserve it! The GOAT!

[@randalcquebedeaux314]

Class? maybe when cameras are rolling.

[@Damien-xk6kh]

Mr. Saban you are the man, Great college sports coach! A true Goat as they say! Congratulations on your success and retirement!

[@donaldbeard6231]

Coach Saban is telling it like it is. Im 71 and every year you can tell the difference. My hope in life that i can lead a Honorable life as much as possible and to have a life thats Pleasing to God most high. Thank you Coach Saban for making Alabama a icon of sports and my mother left our family in 2012 and she was a Die hard Bama fan. You are a person that lives a high class and Honorable life You will always have a warm place in the hearts of Bama Nation.

[@gregorycarlson6632]

In my view Nick Saban will go down as the greatest college football coach of all time. But few people know how much he did for his community and for poor people after that devastating tornado a few years back. Coach, God’s blessings for you and your family. Have a great retirement!👍

[@shaunbrogan4157]

Im an L.S.U. fan through and through, but who can't be a Saban fan ? Thx for bringing us a title, and it's a shame the dolphins came calling or else we would have been Bama . In any case, 1 is better than ZERO ! Geaux Tigers ! Kelly is a fantastic replacement..

[@JerryKaczmarek-xt2hu]

Shaun, Same here and greetings from New Orleans, and all us LSU fans will always wonder, what if he wouldn't have left Baton Rouge. Would all those titles could've been at LSU campus, but congratulations to Saban on his successful coaching career.

[@Dasher-l8f]

I used to destroy that bread pudding at the Chimes restaurant outside the north gate. Geaux Tigers!!

[@shaunbrogan4157]

@JerryKaczmarek-xt2hu how u enjoying that 20° weather down in Orleans today? Yeah, I got a few buddies that are jockeys at the fairgrounds crying how cold it is today !!

[@JerryKaczmarek-xt2hu]

@@shaunbrogan4157 I feel like a penguin 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧, and New Orleans is never prepared for the cold. The whole state really. Getting worse tonight.

[@roar6428]

I'm a die hard Auburn fan, but Nick Saban is by far the best college coach both in his integrity and commitment. Some may say that Bear Bryant was the greatest coach, but there were some shady things he did...for example, he would have upwards of 150 players on his team, not that they would ever play, but that they would never play for other teams. Saban on the other hand has consistently won with far more rules and restrictions.

[@benbaer4697]

He cheated for every title.

[@EnchantedCottage333]

I loved Bear but the alcoholism… Saban is a class act and will go down in history as the greatest.

[@dead-tq8ui]

The best college football coach of all time. Absolute legend 👏

[@uofa82]

He is forever the GOAT! But he is still a human being. Although he has many times seemed like a Superman, he is not. I’m glad he has the integrity to be honest with himself and all of Bamanation. Get ready for his book. 🐐🐘🏆🎉👏❤️‼️

[@stephensangalli]

Thanks for the great memories Coach!

[@AlHusker]

From a Husker fan. Congratulations on a great career coach.

[@markjackson6431]

he retired because the landscape of college football is changing. the NIL deals, transfer portal, super conferences, and expanded playoffs. the grandfather coaches (Paterno, Bowden, and Snyder) all they had to do was finish the regular season, win the conference championship, and an additional bowl game. all 3 of those coaches had a serve decline in their 70s. like Johnny Carson said it’s better to go out on top and that’s what Saban is doing.

[@jaygabbana6852]

He has the perfect voice for doing commentary

[@johnwalker3620]

Vol fan here, thanks for the memories Coach Saban! You were right inline with the Bear! One of the greatest to ever coach the game! Enjoy your retirement!

[@benwoolf7318]

Thank you, Coach!

[@jasonburdette6921]

Nothing but respect

[@Warning55.]

Time is undefeated. Enjoy your new life Coach.

[@michaelstorm2165]

Glad you're going out on your own terms. We'll miss you. You are a GREAT Coach😎🐈

[@charleslewis4170]

Thanks Coach! For all your effort. Wish you all the best!

[@janmunce496]

Legendary till the very end.

[@Dustan-m2p]

LSU fan here that guy really is the 🐐

[@tommywatterson5276]

He wants to enjoy the rest of his life now without all the fire and pressure required in this position to produce. His age was the driving factor, and going out at the pinnacle of all his accomplishments, ... The time was right. He will be remembered as the " best of the best. "

[@ClsyPaul]

Great coach great person and he knew when to step down and step aside good luck and all the best r.m.

[@davidcoleman680]

I'm a Clemson fan but I definitely respect what he accomplished.

[@rezzyn94]

We’re fortunate to have watched his career. Best of luck in retirement, coach.

[@kinggator9878]

God bless you Nick saban you have done a phenomenal job like wow 7 national championships I hope you have a wonderful peaceful retirement with your family

[@bmd1825]

A great representation of the SEC! He’s earned his retirement and needs to enjoy it, many Thank’s Coach Saban.....WPS

[@organicwisdom2204]

The best to ever do it, from a Spartan fan.

[@seven921914]

Pure class…Job Well Done Coach Saban🫡💯

[@sandyyoder5394]

Love you Coach Saban!!

[@hectorzeroni744]

Thank you Saban we’ll deserve

[@dirtysprite6312]

Kudos to this amazing human being. Stop pestering him about “why?”… Let him go out on top, in peace.

[@brybry865]

Saban put fear into teams eyes over a decade. That alone speaks volume. Salute to coach Saban🫡

[@donaldjohnson5432]

WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU COACH!!

[@blushingangelswhimsy710]

We love you Coach! Wishing you every happiness & joy in your retirement! ROLL TIDE!

[@paidinfull5950]

From A-Z this is a once in a lifetime man. His social skills, coaching skills, the way he handles himself, his community outreach, the way he cares for this town and this organization even after retirement, the way he’s thinking about them in retirement and supporting this place and the new staff, the type of husband and father he is, his wife is also all of these things, he’s a class act and everyone in life can learn from him in any and everything we do.

[@Fred-lf1iq]

The only thing u had to say is, its time for me to spend time with my wife, & family. Time to enjoy what I worked so hard for, before it's to late.❤

[@flex9856]

Great Coach* great inspiration, he will make impacts in college foot ball for very long time* Great job Coach Saban* Roll Tide*.

[@NeverAgain12292]

As a Nole, I see a lot of his teachings from what he learned from Bobby - it’s why he will be remembered as one of the greatest.

[@Cowboyart67]

Coach you will be missed dearly😢

[@patrickday112]

As a Dawgs and Michigan fan you will be missed..... thank you for all the years of ups and down it was a blast to have you as an opponent! GO DAWGS GO BLUE

[@dylanschafer172]

Gotta say I’ve never seen a Georgia bama fan like a big ten team glad you chose the right one tho go blue

[@fuckcensorship69]

Bandwagon much?

[@organicwisdom2204]

Pick a team Mr. I like who wins the natty

[@patrickday112]

I have been watching Michigan sence Mike heart and Georgia sence b4 Fromm so I'm not lol

[@fuckcensorship69]

@@patrickday112 you're 12?

[@darealdirtykay8030]

I love you coach ❤️❤️❤️

[@dsdddsd4543we]

What a perspective. We look it as a yearly thing, but in reality, it is a four-year commitment. It is the seniors who lead the team.

[@osurocks24]

The 4 year commitment is going away with the transfer portal issue going on. There are some old school ones that will still go 4 years at smaller colleges but the days of most people playing at one college for the big programs are gone.

[@Dnashtharapper]

We gonna miss your mind on the field but Nick being 72 & still was coaching is incredible he retired as the best coach of all time

[@gseric4721]

Legendary ball coach. Legendary segment.

[@DrBlood-cq2cm]

I believe in 25 years, we will look back with disbelief at what Saban and Belicheck did during their times in college and pro football, respectively. Parity among teams is increasing every year. Good lord, even the Detroit Lions are in the playoffs.

[@TREK1305]

I love Saban.

[@speedracer2336]

NIL and portal, plus he wanted to go out on top. You will be missed Coach Saban!

[@markwalls4765]

Class. This Tennessee Vol fan wishes him well.

[@marcusrussell5522]

GOT TO SAY COACH IS THE BEST COACH OF OF ERRA MAJOR LUV FOR COACH SABAN.......COOL GUY MET HIM AN HE REALLY WIN YOU OVER BECAUSE HE IS SO COOL AN LAYED BACK SUPER THUFF

[@eldridgehenry2]

you will be missed!!!!

[@robinmcdonald687]

You made the right decision...thanks coach!!!

[@Jerry-bq6bq]

Great man.

[@robertchristensen876]

The best football coach at all levels hands down. 6 national championships? 40 NFL first round draft picks? In a competitive conference? The best ever at football.

[@jtavegia5845]

I think given his age and the new NIL initiative it is going to make recruiting and retaining great players much, much harder. Plus, always being expected to be in the national playoffs has to be a heavy weight on any coach and so little needs to go wrong to blow all that up. You also can't count on your key players to be around for 4 years, and if they intend to go into the NFL draft, even playing in the upcoming bowl game doubtful, which makes the potential for winning even harder.

[@d.a8522]

The 🐐 of college football,👍🏿😎

[@865CreekAngling]

Im a Vol fan and man I’m gonna miss my team competing against Saban!!!

[@JK-br1mu]

That one tie will always haunt him......he could have 293 wins. That will follow him around like a Scarlett Letter.

[@dianax2170]

I HAVE HEARD YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE NIL'S, ON OTHER PLATFORMS AND U ARE RIGHT. PLAYERS HAVE CHANGED, BC OF THE MONEY BAG. IT NEEDS TO BE A BALANCE! U ENJOY UR RETIREMENT MR SABAN!

[@KidLatin27]

Let's be honest here y'all coaches like Nick Saban come around once in a generation and I'm excited to see what debor is going to do with us and he can learn a lot from Nick Saban and sure yeah we'll sad to see him retire but hey its been a awesome 15 years with him and besides guys we all knew it was going to happen ar some point.

[@danieldominguez5863]

I think it might have to do with the fact that now players are allowed to be paid now making the competition more fair in terms of attracting talent

[@MattMelendez-ws6ws]

I think he had a couple years left in the tank tho

[@buckhorncortez]

He's 72. At some point you look at your life and say, "There's not that much time left" and you relax and do what you want to do every day - not what you're obligated to do by commitments you've made that affect other people.

[@obi-juantacobi8552]

Dude is 72 and has been a football coach in some form or fashion for the past 51 years. (Started at Kent St in 73. Eventually you just want to live your life, free of any career commitments

[@DJRushX1]

With total respect....FINALLY!! THANK THE GODS !

[@dominiqueaudain5497]

I hated Alabama but that’s because of how great this man was BY FAR the best ever.

[@jaysaini955]

As a Michigan fan, you will be missed coach :)

[@QWTrucker]

Roll tide roll coach thanks for all what you did at Alabama. Kirby Smart you should come back to Alabama

[@QWTrucker]

@@jmit3491 it would have been funny though makes no sense to being Kirby Smart to come back to Alabama.

[@mhe0714]

GOAT

[@batboyxl2]

Well I got to give it to him. He knows when to get out and not stay to long and ruin his reputation with his health

[@DopeDrums88]

I've always hated alabama, cause I'm from Arkansas, (I know,I know) lol, but I've always thought that Nick was one of the Goats when it comes to coaches, dude is a straight beast, and you could see that in his players 🤘

[@terryklender4209]

He’s a great coach and will be missed

[@rickdixontn]

Nick Saban was a great football coach and a true leader of men, that much is indisputable. But his secret to success was not that he out coached his competition. It was that he had a roster with more talent and depth than almost every team he played. Since 2008 Alabama routinely had multiple 4-5 stars at each position, 3 rotations deep waiting to play. Alabama simply had better players and would wear their opponent out. How Saban could consistently recruit at that level for 15 years is remarkable. Kirby learned his secret and applied it at GA. With NIL and the transfer portal, Saban could no longer assemble and maintain that kind of roster and he knew his unprecedented dominance was ending. In the NFL no team out recruits their competition and Saban was 15-17.

[@LoneStarLawman]

He retired because Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC. Alabama was beaten soundly by Texas at Alabama! First home loss in years.

[@chaselafferty4984]

You’re an idiot.

[@Whatsthe_dill]

I wouldnt wanna be the coach to replace saban just saying

[@thegrandpencil4374]

Here is the real reason: he couldn't pay players off under the table anymore. That was how he won, and when that advantage was taken away from him via rule changes, he decided to call it quits before his legacy had a chance to deteriorate.

[@mikejeffers4988]

Thank you.

[@brianshepherd9927]

The first thing I think about when it comes to college football is Nick Sabin and Alabama! How long has the transfer portal been around and does it seem like to you guys that more and more college football players are using the portal than in previous years?

[@kevinkhoy7171]

4th & Goal from the 31 yard line! 10 yrs. from the Kick 6 Iron Bowl. Auburn only Rushes 3? lucky Nick Saban

[@losjundullah]

I wonder if he would’ve retired if Bama won the CFP this year. We are gonna miss you coach 🥹

[@elijahadkins4224]

He will be a perfect ast coach for bill on the chargers this year lol

[@olyokie]

Now he and Bill can go fishing and ignore all the sports media hacks…. Good on them!

[@AnneBettelyoun]

Classact all the around congratulations and enjoy retirement coach from a duck fan

[@eazymoneysniperant5393]

Football =29 Nick saban =29 Ended his college football career with 29 losses he retired by the numbers

[@jaywells9092]

And all 3 coaches retired at 72. 7+2=9 flip that 9 like they do and you get 666

[@eazymoneysniperant5393]

@@jaywells9092 saban 73

[@meherenow793]

saban always looks like he's about to say something slick