Nick Saban and Shane Gillis on College GameDay (Photo via ESPN)
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban didn’t find it funny at all after comedian and podcaster Shane Gillis jokingly branded him a cheat during ‘College GameDay’ on Friday.
Gillis joined the panel ahead of the weekend’s playoff action and would take a playful swipe at Saban while discussing Notre Dame’s title chances.
“With Notre Dame it’s always like, ‘Here’s the big game, let’s hopefully win it,’” he said. “This feels, feels different. It feels like we can win it. There’s some parody. Now that everybody can pay their players Notre Dame has a shot. It’s not just the SEC it’s not just Coach [Nick] Saban.”
“I don’t think the SEC paid players ever,” he said later on, sarcastically, of course.
You’re a bad guy @Shanemgillis 😂😂#CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/6qhOp1T10r
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow)
December 21, 2024
Nick Saban Had The Perfect Response
Saban was not amused, especially after Gillis called him “Alabama Jones” because of the hat he was wearing, and went on to explain exactly how Alabama cheated while he was in charge of the Crimson Tide.
“I do believe in integrity,” he replied. “I just tried to run the program that way so players had a better chance to be successful in life. We made more money in the NFL than any other school. Sixty-one players in the league. That was how we cheated. We developed players.”
The comeback forced Gillis to apologize.
“For real, I’m so sorry,” he said.
That’ll teach him.
Kansas City Chiefs President Forced To Address Rumors That Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Is Just A “Marketing Strategy” For The Team
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
There’s a conspiracy theory for just about everything, including bizarre ones relating to the highly publicized relationship between Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
The three-time Super Bowl champion has been in a relationship with Taylor Swift for over a year. Their rumored romance was confirmed when Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3, 2023 home game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kelce’s romance with Swfit has been a giant win for the Chiefs and the NFL, too. She has brought plenty more attention to the NFL and contributed to the Chiefs’ skyrocketing popularity worldwide.
Naturally, conspiracy theorists believe the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is simply a marketing ploy to help the Chiefs and the league. But Chiefs president Mark Donovan finally addressed the ridiculous rumor during an appearance on NBC’s “Squawk Box” program:
“I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship. And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us.
I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. She’s an authentic fan and that matters to our fans and our fan base and to matters to us and we try to respect that.”
