NASHVILLE — Alabama football coach Nick Saban began the day with cake talk and Arkansas’ Sam Pittman followed it by goingover beer and music. However, the early fireworks were followed by dull afternoon sessions from Kentucky’s Mark Stoops and Florida’s Billy Napier.
Here’s a appearance at the winners and losers from Wednesday’s celebrations and the 2023 SEC Media Days:
WINNERS
Nick Saban on grandmother’s cakes
With lotsof pressreporters yet to consume breakfast, Saban chose it was time to talkabout dessert as he kicked off Wednesday. In his opening declaration, Saban utilized an example to explain his quarterback fight.
“Grandma Saban utilized to bake the finest cakes in the world, and I utilized to stand by the oven when I was a kid and state, ‘When is this cake going to be done? When is this cake going to be done?’ ” he stated. “She stated, ‘If I puton’t let it go through and take it out of the oven too quickly, it will turn to mush and it won’t be a truly excellent cake.’ So I believe we have to sort of let this establish and make sure we let the cake bake till someone separates themselves and all the gamers are working hard. They all have a great mindset. They are all completing well.”
Saban doesn’t understand who his preferred quarterback is. However, there’s no dispute what his preferred cake is.
“Carrot cake,” Saban stated. “That’s simple.”
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Sam Pittman on Garth Brooks, beer
There’s no doubt the most amusing coach at the podium was Pittman.
Pittman plugged his Spotify playlist, which is entitled “Hot Springs Yacht Club.” He discussed that he sang “Hot Blooded” on phase with Foreigner last week. When a pressreporter called Clark Brooks presented himself, Pittman at veryfirst idea he heard Garth Brooks.
That was simply the music part of his news conference.
Pittman was advised of a postgame interview last year in which he stated he was going to commemorate a win with a beer. He was asked Wednesday if he delightsin Hamm’s Beer.
“I like an old Hamm beer, however you burp a lot lateron,” Pittman stated. “You appear like you got a great task, guy. Step it up a little bit.”
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