Comedian Shane Gillis revealed the heated exchange he had with legendary college football coach Nick Saban after he suggested he cheated during his tenure with the Alabama Crimson Tide on ESPN's “College GameDay.” Revealed the conversation.
Mr Gillis said: “Story of the city” On the podcast, the comedian explained what led to the situation in which he said Saban “spit on me.”
First, Gillis told Saban's College GameDay colleagues Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit that the University of Alabama's domination of college football was legitimized through NIL contracts. He said he believed this was because he had previously paid players.
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Stand-up comic Shane Gillis will begin a world area tour in January 2025. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for the Bob Woodruff Foundation)
“After I said that, I had to go to the stadium to sit at the desk, so I went in there and he [Saban] “I was like, 'I heard you.' And I was like, 'Oh my God,' and McAfee and Herb Streit were like, 'He's just breaking your norm, dude.' It was like, “I was like,'' Gillis said.
“I was like, 'He loves flirting with guys. He's literally just having sex with you.' And I was like, 'Oh, okay. I'm going to have sex with him again.' ”
Nick Saban corrects Shane Gillis after comedian jokes that coach oversaw cheating during his time at Alabama
Gillis' antics during Gillis' appearance at the Notre Dame vs. Indiana University football playoff game on December 20 were unpopular with Saban.
“It was a joke. I don't think the SEC has ever paid a player,” Gillis said on the broadcast. Isn't this a fun show? Is this a serious show? Alabama Jones looks very serious. ”
Nick Saban hosts the ESPN College Gameday show before the first round of the College Football Playoffs between Notre Dame and Indiana on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend. (Michael Clubb/South Bend Trubube / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
“Alabama Jones” was a reference to Saban, who wore a hat similar to the one worn by Indiana Jones.
Saban fired back at Gillis, and he was certainly serious.
“I believe in integrity, and I've always tried to run my program that way to give our players a better chance to succeed in life,” Saban said. “We make more money in the NFL than any other school, and we have 61 players in the league. That's how we cheated. That's how we developed players.”
After the cameras stopped, Gillis said Saban was actually upset after McAfee and Herbstreit said they were going to talk to Saban.
“So I went to him afterwards and he said, 'You think the SEC has an advantage just because we cheated? That's bullish– “He spat at me,'' Gillis said.
Stand-up comic Shane Gillis will begin a world area tour in January 2025. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for the Bob Woodruff Foundation)
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Saban is best known for helping the Crimson Tide become a college football powerhouse, winning six national titles during his time in Tuscaloosa. He also led the LSU Tigers to the BCS National Champions Game after the 2003 regular season.
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