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Well, he's the greatest college football coach of all time, and I've said this before,

the one thing Nick Saban's done that is really remarkable, and you just don't see this,

when he took over Alabama, that first four or five years, I thought of it as a running backs,

linebackers, and cornerbacks. They won with defense. And yet, somehow, as the world changed,

and footballs changed, I look at him now as a left tackle, wide receiver, and quarterback

program. And if I was a young receiver, 10 years ago, maybe not top

my list. Now that's where you go. And it's very rare. Even the great coaches struggle to pivot

when the culture and sports change. We've seen this in the NBA with analytics. The Warriors

jumped on it early.

A lot of teams didn't, and they've paid a price.

And so I think that separates, Nick, from any coach in my lifetime.

And now I've sucked up to him.

Nick Saban joining us live, the Alabama football coach.

By the way, and I want to ask you this, Nick, because I do monitor sports for a living. I want to

start with this question. What was the epiphany, the car ride, the meeting with a coach that you

really decided, because it's pretty darn impressive. You know what, guys, we got a pivot here.

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