Nick Saban dispels rumors he’s a robot, smiles brightly
Nick Saban is a man. And he’s a man that occasionally smiles.
Forget everything you know about Nick Saban. Okay, check that. He’s still the best coach of his generation. He’s still dominating the recruiting trail unlike nearly any other coach in the country. He still has a statue outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
But still … here’s something you rarely see out of Lord Saban: a smile. After winning Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Saban was prompted to show his pearly whites during his postgame interview. Coach promptly obliged and dispelled any rumors that he was more machine that man.
It’s not often you see Saban smile on request like that. Heck, it’s normally only a heavy air guitar session down by Lake Burton or a surprise whoopie pie delivery from Miss Terry that would bring such a grin from Coach Saban.
And can we talk about Tom Rinaldi for a second. All season long the guy has mastered the art of making us cry. Week in, week out during College GameDay it’s waterworks whenever one of his special features comes on. And then here he is at the very end of the season yanking a smile out of the sport’s biggest hard ass. That might be the most surprising part of this whole thing: Tom Rinaldi giving smiles, not tears.
Ps. Be on the lookout for memes.