Shane Gillis reveals confrontation with Nick Saban

After retiring from Alabama football, how did Nick Saban do on College GameDay picks?
Nick Saban spent his first year of retirement plenty busy. The former Alabama football coach spent his Saturdays in cities from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Columbus, Ohio and Dublin, Ireland, working as a analyst for ESPN's College GameDay.
Comedian Shane Gillis revealed that his College GameDay jokes about Alabama actually upset Nick Saban
It's not uncommon for ESPN to bring comedians on College GameDay as a celebrity guest picker. And when that happens, the vibe on set is supposed to be, well, comedic. That didn't exactly jell with Nick Saban.
Comedian Shane Gillis says Nick Saban was angry over 'GameDay' joke about paying players
Comedian Shane Gillis said Nick Saban was angered by a joke he made on 'College GameDay' about the legendary Alabama coach paying players.
ESPN’s College Gameday has awkard Nick Saban moment due to technical issues
Lights, camera…audio issues. ESPN’s flagship program, College GameDay, got off to a rocky start in its’ pregame coverage of the Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State,
Comedian Shane Gillis says Nick Saban ‘spazzed on me’ after ESPN on-air appearance
Shane Gillis, the famous comedian, revealed that legendary college football coach Nick Saban "spazzed on me" after making jokes that he had cheated while at Alabama.
Comedian confronted by Saban after Alabama cheating joke on GameDay, he says
Shane Gillis contends he was joking. Nick Saban wasn’t laughing. In fact, the former Alabama coach was mad, the comedian recently revealed. The viral - and awkward - moment during ESPN’s “College GameDay” last month between the standup comic and legendary coach continues to grow in infamy after Gillis joked about Alabama football and Saban paying players.
Shane Gillis reveals confrontation with Nick Saban after ESPN on-air drama: ‘Spazzed on me’
Shane Gillis said he had a fiery off-camera interaction with Nick Saban after the comedian called the legendary Alabama coach a cheater on ESPN’s “College Gameday” last month. Gillis was first confronted by the coach after he told Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit that the Crimson Tide only dominated because they were cheating by paying their players while others did not.

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