He set that tone early in the year when commenting on Ohio State’s $20 million roster. And Saban dropped another perfect NSFW analogy on air Saturday when the topic of flag-planting after rivalry games came up. After being told both Michigan and Ohio State were each fined $100,000 for their postgame fight last week, Saban scoffed at the penalty.

Nick Saban, wearing a red tie and blazer, made a passionate argument on ESPN around the potential consequences to leaving Alabama, a school that still pays him a half-million annually, out of this year's 12-team College Football Playoff field.

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban took aim at strength of schedule being a true factor when it came to rankings and seeding for the College Football Playoff on Sunday. Saban watched as his old team was left out of the 12-team field while SMU was able to ...