Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban has been sending to potential recruits this photo of prospects that he recruited or coached that ended up in the NFL...

Apparently when Florida’s offensive line coach Tim Davis called Nick Saban “the devil himself” at a booster meeting in Florida recently he really upset ESPN’s Mark May for some reason. May said...

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“I don’t know Tim Davis, but my opinion, he’s a classless backstabbing coward. You’re talking about a guy in Nick Saban that gave you an opportunity to coach. He gave you an opportunity to move up the coaching ranks, so you could support your family, put food on the table, clothes on their backs. Not for one year. He gave you the opportunity for three years on his staff.

“If you have a problem with Nick Saban, pick up the phone, put your big-boy pants on and man up and say ‘Coach, I got a problem with you and here’s why.’ You don’t go out in front of some group of friendly fans out there and say that about Nick Saban, a guy that gave you an opportunity to be a coach.”

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Florida offensive line coach Tim Davis, who spent three seasons under Nick Saban 2005–06 and with the Dolphins and 2008 at Alabama, called Nick "The Devil." Davis said at an event in Melbourne, FL, on Tuesday night...

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“I’ve always wanted to work with Will,” “Will’s got a plan. Will coached under the devil himself for seven years. I only did three. He did seven. And his DNA is not any different than Nick.

“[Muschamp’s] like the other guy, only he’s got a personality. He’ll smile at you. He’ll talk to you. You understand? That’s what he’s all about. That’s Will. I’m proud to work for him.”

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Nick Saban responded to Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops blasting the SEC the way he usually does - by not responding...

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“I didn’t even know he said it, so you’re going to have to tell me what he said,” he told reporters during an event in Fort Payne, AL, on Thursday. “I’ve got more important things to do than sit around and read what Bob Stoops has to say about anything. But I like Bob Stoops, and I respect him as a coach, but I’m really trying to manage our business.”

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Later he went on to say...

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“I think there’s probably a lot of animosity out there because of the success that we have in our league, but I think that kind of goes with the territory. I understand that. But we certainly respect the great program that they have at Oklahoma and the other good programs that they have in the Big 12.”

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This Alabama graduate had a big surprise waiting for him after Saturday's commencement ceremony in Tuscaloosa...