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The Rich Eisen Show

REShow: Nick Saban & Ken Rodgers - hour 2 (02-12-21)

The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN

Sports

4.31.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Rich discuss why 170-pound Heisman Trophy-winning WR DeVonta Smith is NOT too small to succeed in the NFL, how college recruiting compares to scouting for the NFL Draft, if the College Football Playoff should expand beyond four teams, the art of motivating players of different personality types, what happened the first time he met Bill Belichick, his advice for Urban Meyer and what he did three decades ago when his wife told him to hire the then-obscure coach, and if he would ever consider returning to the pro ranks. NFL Films producer Ken Rodgers and Rich discuss Steve Sabol’s impact on league history with his NFL Films productions that have resulted in 132 Emmy Awards over the decades, his new ESPN 30-for-30 ‘Al Davis vs. the NFL’ documentary, why he chose to use Deep Fake technology to aid in the telling of the Al Davis vs. Pete Rozelle story, and his quest to find those mythic NSFW outtakes by legendary NFL Films’ voice John Facenda.  Rich wraps up the hour recounting the first time he met NFL Films found Ed Sabol at the NFL Network studio, and reacting to the Raptors deciding to play the rest of their season in Tampa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tell me what you need. You know, I got it. This is the rich eyes and show. I'll tell you what, man.

0:04.8

You got to have it all the time. Can't live without it live from the rich eyes and show studio in Los Angeles.

0:11.9

Did you see the video of the way your quarterback left the event?

0:15.9

Yeah, but what you there's a lot of people left event like that earlier on the show from NBC sports Peter King coming off Alabama head coach Nick

0:25.8

Saban director Ken Rogers, Buckeneers head coach Bruce Aryans plus actor and comedian Kevin James and now it's a rich eyes and

0:39.8

Our number two of the rich eyes and show is on the air the head coach of Alabama football. Nick Saban is going to be joining us and then in our number three.

0:49.8

It is none other than Bruce Aryans. So essentially if you have not just won a trophy can't tell you. You can be on today quite frankly.

1:02.8

So this is the way we're rolling here on this edition of the rich eyes and show Ken Rogers of NFL films is going to be joining us as well Kevin James of a new Netflix series called the crew based on NASCAR.

1:15.8

It's Daytona 500 weekend all of that's coming up right here on our program. We're very excited to have both Nick Saban and Bruce Aryans the reigning college football and professional football champion coaches on a day that is filled with news in the NFL.

1:33.8

JJ Wat has been released by the Texans he asked for it. He received it. Cal McNair the CEO of the Texans many people want to interview him.

1:43.8

He made some rounds to some news and information men and women in our in the NFL business. He told everybody essentially the same thing.

1:54.8

Probably had it written out on front of him and he repeated it over and over again. Adam Shepter tweeted out what Peter King and our number one told us which is none other than there's some misinformation about out there on the Sean Watson and Cal McNair's relationship. I'll leave it at that.

2:14.8

The Sean's our quarterback he's a Texan we expect him to remain a Texan and we'll leave it at that.

2:19.8

Okay so there is that.

2:23.8

And then there's Trevor Lawrence's pro day he looked dynamite I mean this is this is a rap.

2:28.8

And as you know this is why I think Urban Meyer came out of out of retirement to coach in the NFL.

2:35.8

Well especially because Urban was there. Yeah along with Darryl Bevel and Brian Shottenheimer they were chatting up.

2:42.8

That was sweetie for a large portion of the pro day today. So that's anything else about this pro day they should know about that you're seeing or you're out there watching.

2:54.8

And being like he came in a little light I think that was the only real question mark 213 pounds but obviously he's having shoulder surgery coming up.

3:02.8

Yeah I guess there's no surprise and we'll be talking about this so much more but we do have right now here joining us on the rich eyes and show fresh off of winning his seventh.

3:12.8

National championship as head coach in the collegiate ranks Alabama head coach Nick saven how are you coach.

3:19.8

Better for talking to you so let's jump into it what what do your days look like in mid February after winning it all what what is a what is a typical Nick saven day like right now for you.

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