Jacques Talk: The day I parked in Nick Saban's spot

Remember in 2007-08 He still had a LSU sticker on it?

Sidenote from the article: why did Damien James go awol? After that the 2002 season did just the same. Of course Mauck getting hurt was killer as well.

I was working at Big Ten media day in Chicago in the late 90s. All of the Big Ten head coaches were assembling for a group picture. Every coach but Nick. He finally arrives 15 minutes late. Paterno says to Saban loud enough for quite a few people to hear, "Do you try to be an a-hole?"

Th is sounds more like a reporter intentionally parking in Saban's spot to make himself the centerpiece of a story. People go apeshite if someone at their apartment complex parks in their spot. It sounds like Saban showed nothing more than mild aggravation - despite it being a reporter. And we know how much love coaches have for reporters. That being said, I still think Saban can be an a-hole - I just don't see it in this case.

Fun story.