Stephen A. Smith's passionate speech to the Alabama football team | College Football on ESPN

Stephen A. Smith delivers a passionate speech to Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
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[@dabbydabby6484]

SAS been carrying ESPN for years and now he's a motivational speaker....stay bless

[@alexandergoldstein6380]

Amen

[@BlackedOutDreams]

Dennis Vu your point?

[@Yared-ou7wy]

@@BlackedOutDreams your point?

[@natedog9499]

Absolutely

[@davidrowaiye112]

@@LuckyDuckie115 howw

[@theoneandonly4252]

Stephen A is a good speaker man. I honestly was captivated by his speech. I'm looking out the window right now to see if somebody recording me.

[@AttackOnE2]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dreamz701]

Lmao

[@ozlovescoffee5595]

Your being watched online in some way or fashion. It's a scary world now a days.

[@rickydedos4085]

I don't think it was even well spoken, but what made it captivating was the genuineness of it.

[@cij2]

@@PotatoeSnow he does...he got over 150 likes now

[@Angelo550]

Stephen A looked like a basketball coach on the sidelines in the thumbnail

[@omaribailey9252]

I think he would be a great coach

[@richardcoleman1418]

Stephen A SMITH ARE READY TO LET US KNOW YOU ARE A LOW LOW COWBOYS FAN I BEN DOWN SENICE #88 AND #22 IRVING AND SMITH 1991 GO STRONG COWBOYS🏆🏆🏉🏉🏆🏆🏆

[@karlgwambe8860]

He does😂😂

[@jamesmontana29]

@@omaribailey9252 Uhhhhhh. No

[@omaribailey9252]

@@jamesmontana29 who you talkin to

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Alabama football team: Stephen A: stayyy off the wweeeeedddduuuuhhhhh

[@washed9039]

LeeTravius It’s just stay off the weed not uhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@bamadeadhead]

LeeTravius Mckay yeah he’s a BITCH

[@artvandelayRFC]

One day I will actually stay off the weed just to prove Stephen A wrong!

[@manTimeBittch]

Zenigundam you just not know a lot about college football lol

[@Justin683]

Zenigundam guess you don’t know who LSU is. Or Texas A&M. Or Mississippi State. Or Florida. Smh

[@eddiesuttle621]

Skills only get you so far but accountability is the key to a bright future

[@cjlawlor95]

Damn straight

[@soultrain58]

Well said

[@barryallen8502]

“You doing other drugs? Oh damn!” SAS the truth bruh 😂😂😂

[@jordan12118]

Barry Allen 😂😂

[@Jlmwb]

Read this when he was saying it i really laughed out loud 😂

[@seansandersjr.4231]

LAMAR ODOM???!!! WHO WAS ON *C R A C K ! ! !*

[@midrangejumpr]

Sean Sanders Jr. LMAO

[@sethmartin7084]

Haha he’s funny as shit and so are y’all right now y’all need to stop I’m dying

[@ChuckItUp]

All SAS is trying to do is save one person in that room and he did his job. At first, I was like this ain't a debate but then finished the video and he tied everything perfectly to his point. Respect

[@deadicecold]

That was a good speech hopefully they take it to heart.

[@troypace5629]

This nigga help Esau

[@eddiesuttle621]

The man is speaking the truth especially to all Players but manly to our brothers listen please

[@BlackedOutDreams]

Inferno Dont care, no one knows you. Check your ego.

[@gangu11]

Say what you want, he is doing good for these young people. They need to hear this

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Waiting for Molly to interrupt.

[@soultrain58]

🤣

[@PatsDynasty]

Smoking some weed, they gone find out 😭😭😭

[@martinwalker2501]

Saw this comment right as he said it lol

[@saz19s8]

STAY OFF THE DAMN WEEEEEDDDDUUUUHHHH!!!!!!

[@Cavsfan02]

@Shane Douglas not really

[@KennethGreenCMP]

He is making valid points. Its a business man and teams will protect that at all cost.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Stephen A putting these kids onto game!! Hope they take it in...

[@jaycharles7324]

This may be the realest thing I've ever seen him say 💯

[@mikeosullivan3901]

One hell of a talk. I bet Saban loved this...I mean SAS REALLY does an EXCELLENT job getting his points across.

[@Shuggy]

Bruh. The notification said "Stephen A's Pass..." I thought man had died

[@arandomchicken2824]

Same 😂

[@CCS80]

Same

[@ChiTownWarrior1]

Man my heart dropped because I read the same thing.

[@Mendezzzz]

@John Denver wow...

[@wyethpurkiss7393]

John Denver. Man fuck you, you damn messed up.

[@jeremyx3758]

As only Steven A. Smith can..... WELL PUT Take heed young people

[@MikeLoveThyself]

SAS the 🐐, amazing speech

[@Harmz1229]

I definitely struggle getting in trouble Stephan A its hard but your inspiring people to better their lives...keep it up man!!!

[@TheRawraw1]

Sas breaks it down man he's the 🐐 plus he takes commentary to a whole another level we all can learn from!

[@ekibirigeable]

He's better at this than broadcasting

[@TheRawraw1]

@@ekibirigeable all-around 👌

[@justinlutz8310]

Little known fact. Before he was a sports writer, Stephen A. Smith came up with the first "Scared Straight" program. Lol

[@mrlogan-ut2te]

My throughs exactly.

[@MichaelChatman28]

oh, you're talking about his hairline right!!?? :,)

[@pinheadlarry3992]

Bama: We're gonna win the national championship Stephen A.: You're wrong and here's why...

[@allinalltv5372]

Purple Talk 😜😂😂😆😆😆💀💀💀💀

[@GoatReactz]

Nah roll tide nigga

[@williamsjpw777]

Look at lil yachty and x on the far right😂😂😂

[@col_db_looded]

😂😂

[@shamballin3143]

bruhh lmao

[@edgarcardiel0272]

Xzibit in the front row on the right 😂

[@AOL805]

Ahhhh!!!!

[@Terryann86]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicolejacobs7725]

No the meaning of this story that he is telling you is don’t do what you see the other pro players is doing be your own man and be a leader not a follower

[@bamadeadhead]

Nicole Jacobs you’re a GENIUS!

[@troypace5629]

Sas telling these young black men to be an uncle tom

[@richardcoleman1418]

THATS RIGHT BE YOUR OWN MAN 💪😎👍🏆🏆🏆🏉🏉🏉

[@Sampie58]

And most important thing is: stay of the weeeeeeed

[@chosenjuan0252]

Stephen A weekly schedule - First Take weekly - Radio show weekly - motivational speaker Working for that 10 mil

[@gr8st2323]

chosenjuan025 you left out all the hits he does on other shows and all the NBA specific stuff he does during the season. You’re right, he’s earning that $$

[@andrewhernandez6981]

Honestly dude they needed this because it’s reality and they have a lot on the line

[@frosty2.010]

stephen a is the goat

[@Tony-qg6qx]

This Man IS ESPN

[@reversetriangle]

He's gonna be criticizing every player in there eventually

[@arandomchicken2824]

True

[@DevotedtoTruth]

If they listen to him the critique will only be about the gameplay.

[@rashadvsyou]

As if you don’t do the same thing to athletes shut the fuck up lmao

[@Rudeboy876]

reversetriangle that’s his job

[@thankfulnezzz3299]

thats his job

[@sublime90]

never stop roasting joseph randle for stealing drawers and cologne LOL

[@TRAILBLAZER1400]

Ever since Stuart Scott passed SAS is carry ESPN pay this man

[@tylertosian7659]

D Angelo Riley Mr 10 million a year !!!

[@josuemhj8902]

Bruhhhh...you straight preachin'. Amen and Amen. Hope they listen

[@teemack8282]

Facts bruh. I was waiting on somebody to jump up yell "Amen Pastor Smiff!" SAS, DROPPIN KNOWLEDGE...RTR

[@pearlwavey9051]

Wow🤔 100% Correct👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@orettasmith155]

So true and Powerful. I was kind of surprised Stephen A. came out like that about the world. Most Professionals would have Lied!!! Mad Respect to Him for Being Real when Is Needed Today.

[@nickpillow5692]

Why they looked to left after he said sleeping around 😂

[@haloacegamerhag4039]

nick pillow somebody must have been snoring 😴 😂😂😂

[@georgehegamin9532]

Much respect!! SAS was most definitely telling the truth!!!

[@wordplayfromthemind]

Good exhortation to these young men in this world filled with set ups and wiles of man! 💪🙏

[@ineedmoney4614]

I needed this talk In college.

[@jonwan]

That speech was tremendous...well done Stephen.A 👏🏽 well done.

[@DomTheBomb]

SAS knows what’s up

[@soultrain58]

Thanks Brother. I pray that all that was absorbed and will be applied. Roll Tide Roll 😊

[@Touchdown44]

Them boys can feel somebody who look like them and is credible..

[@sports3117]

He may be the biggest pain in the you know what, but he’s sure as heck one good motivational speaker

[@ladscrimpton8590]

He's right. Sometimes it seems like athletes don't realize how much they hurt their team when they get suspended for being dumb. Zeke is not dependable yet, every time he isn't on the field, he is letting his teammates down. He's gotta prove to his teammates that he will be on that field to help win games, not sitting on the sideline! Then he'll get paid all the money in the world!

[@lornegreen6755]

Zeke has been like this since college and the cowboys still took him 4th overall, they just don't wanna pay Zeke. Everybody wants a Ferrari until it's time to put some money on it

[@wrightterence680]

Great speech by Stephen A @ The University of Alabama.

[@melotv8068]

Moral to the story, if you're black and an top athlete don't get caught doing anything cuz it's going to get put on blast by people like Stephen A Smith, Jason Whitlock, Skip Bayless, TMZ.

[@tonyborum7793]

Stephen a, whitlock, and bayless only report on matters after the whole world sees it. Tmz are the only ones who spend $$ obtaining survelliance footage and to bribe people for secrets.

[@keepitreal3230]

JavaunX that part 💯

[@donnyg9993]

Or you can admit you make mistakes and be accountable for them but that requires you to be honest with yourself which alot of people can't do

[@ctvmystic]

Stephen ✊🏾

[@youropinionisirrelevant4458]

They needed something after that blowout loss 😂💀😩

[@theoneandonly1440]

Don Slaughter420 ain’t even finna argue with you cuz you right 😂😂

[@levinlong4912]

Character matters in life kids. This message should be played to every kid in 7th grade when school starts.

[@savagetv6460]

@ enjoy watching him get falsely accused of rape and abuse. Boys need to realize just how much society hates them

[@Cardinal2442]

They should have this speech with Ohio State and Alabama.

[@dewaynethomas8831]

They can say all the negative things they want about this brother, but he keeps it real all the time.

[@neneshubby]

That’s real talk there

[@MyMindOvetMatter]

People Hate Steven A. Smith cause he's a Leader, and people LIKE FOLLOWERS

[@macbookpro7249]

Stephen A. Smith 🇺🇸 2020 Make America stay off the WEEEEEEEEEEEED

[@motownyb6488]

Real talk from Stephen A!

[@jaybrown3341]

This is the PG version(which was good),now give them the R version...👊🏿

[@Dozier133192]

Pay attention to the words that are coming out of his mouth

[@stevenwilson3778]

This man literally does it all. I’m waiting for his music label to pop off, followed by a series of New York themed bistros

[@richardottley4611]

U tell em Stephen A. real talk brotha 💯 stay woke 🙏🏽

[@keithmoffatt3766]

Fantastic speech. They'd be well served to listen and take it serious.

[@tylertosian7659]

This is fucking legendary. Stephen a motivating Alabama I’m dead 😭😭

[@shelbyingram9471]

Great speech

[@dubstepphene82]

Real talk

[@anthonyhilton1709]

I remember when Alabama alumni didn't want African American player's. Bear Bryant scheduled University Southern California Trojans and they whipped their ass. A predominantly black team. Bear Bryant showed the alumni the future of College football.

[@neozeroluminatti7619]

Inspirational speech Mr.Stephen A. Preach brother preach

[@dashantyler1475]

RESPECT!!! Astounding role model for young black men

[@akaBPhife]

LISTEN TO HIM IF YOU CARE ABOUT GETTING PAID FELLAS!!

[@dskinner8757]

Stephan A. Sounding like Coach Stephan

[@Bigquonn]

Big facts

[@joeiiiful]

Great message. Everyone needs to embrace this message.

[@danesesse]

Alabama can afford to pay Stephen a Smith but not the players... bruh

[@Hi_Steppin]

PAYING PLAYERS IS ILLEGAL AND WILL GET US ON PROBATION AND RESTRICTED FROM VISITING BOWL GAMES DUMBASS

[@mr.scrooge.8821]

I'm in the medical field in college. Wish I could get paid too.

[@iang7244]

Big difference between paying a guest speaker once and paying players every year.

[@iang7244]

@@Hi_Steppin OP probably recognizes this and is advocating for a policy change so players can be payed legally. Chill.

[@Nastyfinger1444]

Stop with paying players. If you do that pay the Chemistry and Biology majors who become medical doctors. Pay the Education majors who will teach our children. Football players are not SHIT!. If football were disbanded tomorrow the world would go on and thrive. The world would be compromised if there were no doctors and teachers. May be tough to comprehend, but Football is not required for the Earth to continue.

[@silog7419]

This is some good work Mr. Smith 👏

[@ajamandadam8299]

Great speech, but that distorted microphone was a distraction. S.A.S. on point, as usual.

[@edwardbarnes75]

Steaphen A, at his best respect due

[@timkendrick7848]

Stephen A Great Message to the team my brother Awesome!

[@eddiesuttle621]

Much respect Stephen A

[@bradleysantana2728]

Watched the whole thing man Mr.Smith is someone I look up to!

[@360Dredae]

stephen a smith can be the greatest annoying history teacher😂😂😂😂

[@dustyminor6473]

all new respect for stephan a

[@PTCulture757]

Is Clemson getting this much love? I feel like the media still doesn’t respect them.

[@tjadams1089]

Media wont stop talking about them and trevor Lawrence

[@Reel___]

If Clemson wins one more, they will Run college football

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"There is no peace There is no privacy" Stephen A

[@jovanss2361]

How come I'm not going to the nfl and I have none of those problems but I was still shook at 6:30

[@KasperG87]

Preach!

[@danmoreta]

I feel like the players take these awesome speakers and opportunities for granted. They think the opportunity ain’t going no where.

[@oscarbudokai303]

White shoes classy brotha

[@WillSmith-ur1ok]

he right my uncle got drafted in 95 to the nba first pick and they knew everthing about him and his family i think he lucky to last 15yrs smh

[@kennytheJETT]

Joe Smith?

[@Sirbishop23]

Will Smith you from va?

[@WillSmith-ur1ok]

yup norfolk

[@Sirbishop23]

Will Smith I’m from Hampton

[@shaqkromah]

The goat

[@phillipayoung10]

Skip IG ,Twitter ,Tik Tok Vine, and other Social Media. Litsen to this and listen carefully and take heart to it. This speech will determine your future in the NFL NBA NHL MLB MLS and other leagues. Plus FOCUS on those 📚 that degree will take you very very far.

[@theotherconfederrasputin2729]

BY FAR THE BEST IN THE BIZ!

[@jefriefultonii3666]

He’s dropping serious jewels to these youngsters.

[@RoddyMusic444]

Great Message

[@donaldcurry9472]

Steven you're talking to a group of young men in a sport you never played about leadership & Zeke. Remember Nick Saban is getting paid millions per year & they're getting paid nothing.

[@ozlovescoffee5595]

A double edged sword really. Athletes wanna be paid but sadly with some of these young people you give them a dime are they going to fuck up and make your school look bad and you lose millions. Makes it worse is when and if they go pro what's going to happen with them.

[@PatsDynasty]

What does that have to do with not acting like a dumbass fucking up your money and someone else’s? Did you even watch the video

[@RepentOrPerishL133]

You have to play football to know bad choices (not mistakes), you making conscious choices often result in negative consequences for you and those close to you. Observation can't qualify you to know that? I would think it should only take a small measure of common sense. Also are you implying that not getting paid is a license to be foolish and do dumb stuff that can hinder your future negotiating position?

[@terrancemacklin417]

That's the problem, a lot cats don't want to listen. Is what he telling them wrong?

[@donnyg9993]

He doesn't need to have played football, let alone in the NFL, to tell college players in their late teens and early twenties to be smart and stay out of trouble

[@user-pp3hj1iz2c]

Just who does this Stephen a Smith is the football God

[@jordan12118]

How aren’t they laughing? I would be cracking up in the back 😂Stephen A the GOAT

[@haruunabduul9965]

Jordan Davis what’s funny about what he’s saying?! He’s tryna save these athletes from tripping over there own feet and losing millions of dollars. Something you probably don’t care about smh

[@jordan12118]

Haruun A And Moron you can still laugh and listen to his speech and take it seriously. Obviously you’ve never seen a motivation speech live. They usually mix light heartedness with truth

[@haruunabduul9965]

Jordan Davis Hey dumbass you know the sound was focused on only his vice right that 1. 2- that one joke was funny but your making it seem like this is some comedy session. These boys ain’t got time for jokes go chase that paper. They prolly were laughing but 90% of the stuff the man was saying was facts and should hit these boys in the heart.

[@jordan12118]

Haruun A Exactly You goofball You said they probably were laughing here and there just Like I was doing nobody ever accused it of being some comedy special that’s just something you made up in your mind

[@ebeeebee1]

Now im paranoid

[@tonygreene81able]

Damn Mr. Smith, is heated out here.

[@rickharris1709]

Speak!!

[@TrevorJacksonTV]

Pastor A smith , preaching the word of sports 🏈

[@zachwagner007]

The goat !