Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has had it with some of the negativity among fan bases in college football.
Following a segment on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Friday about the pressures facing Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day after his team’s stunning 13-10 loss to Michigan on Nov. 30, Saban was asked by host Rece Davis to weigh in on Day.
Saban came to Day’s defense and didn’t hold any punches.
“I think every coach has got to define how he wants to do it, and I have a lot of respect for Ryan Day and how he’s tried to do it. You know, for me, I always wanted every player in the organization the reach their full potential. So it wasn’t so much about the outcome as what you had to do to make everybody better. But a big part of that was insulating the players from external factors: criticism, internet.”
Saban was just getting warmed up and painted an unflattering picture of disgruntled fans.
“I used to tell the players all the time: ‘Why do you care about what some guy puts on the internet, who’s a fat guy, in his underwear, living in his mother’s basement?! Why do you care? Why does that mean anything? Why does that effect you in any way, shape or form? We should be focusing just on what we c