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The Miami Dolphins trolled the hell out of Nick Saban
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:03 am
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:03 am
Deadspin
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At the Miami Dolphins’ annual rookie talent show, Matt Roth and Channing Crowder—the second- and third-round draft picks, respectively, that year—decided to team up for their act. Instead of trying to sing or dance or tell jokes, they opted to go with something a bit bolder. With the coaches, players, and staff gathered in an auditorium at the Dolphins’ headquarters, Crowder called the rookie head coach up to the stage, which had, as a prop, a single chair. “I looked out into the crowd and said, ‘Hey, Coach, we just appreciate you giving us the chance to play in the NFL, and we want to show you some love,’ ” says Crowder. With that, he pointed to the chair and invited Saban to sit down.
Saban, somewhat reluctantly, obliged. He sat facing Crowder and Roth. At that moment, Kay-Jay Harris, an undrafted free agent who had been signed by the team, was supposed to start playing some loud club music over the speakers, but he couldn’t figure out how to get the CD player to work. The “surprise” that Crowder and Roth had in store for Saban didn’t wait for her cue, however. From behind him, a stripper—dressed in high heels, a very small bikini, and a Jason Taylor Dolphins jersey—pranced out of a door and onto the stage. She touched Saban’s back. He flinched. When she walked around to face Saban, he shot straight up in his chair. Harris still couldn’t get the music going. The auditorium was instead filled with shouts and catcalls coming from the seats. The stripper moved in front of Saban and began to dance provocatively. He sat completely still for one more moment, then abruptly stood up, walked off the stage, and hustled up the stairs. The room went silent. “There were like 30 stairs,” says Crowder. “All you could hear was the click, click, click of his shoes, then the door creaking open and the boom when it shut behind him.” The room exploded in delirious peals of laughter. “It was pretty immature on our part to include Saban in the skit,” says Crowder. “But that’s why we did it.”
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According to some of his teammates, Traylor—then a 14-year NFL veteran and winner of three Super Bowls—had a clause in his contract that relieved him of conditioning duties. So, instead of sprinting with the rest of the team, Traylor set off on a leisurely jog. When he realized that Saban was eyeing him, Traylor began to taunt him, yelling, “Hey, Nick! Hey, Nick!” Traylor knew, as the rest of his teammates did, that Saban hated being called “Nick” by his players. He wanted them to address him as “Coach” or “Coach Saban,” just as his college players always had.
Traylor kept yelling, “Hey, Nick!” Finally, Saban snapped and told him to shut the hell up and run.
Traylor responded: “Who the frick do you think you’re talking to?” and ambled over to the sideline and stood and watched as his teammates ran their sprints.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:05 am to hendersonshands
It was years ago man.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:05 am to hendersonshands
sounds like a bunch of great people of society to coach
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:06 am to Tactical1
I don't give a frick about Saban. Those stories just made me audibly laugh.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:09 am to hendersonshands
quote:It's not even taking away from him as a coach. His style only works with people that don't make more money than him and have to listen to him.
I don't give a frick about Saban. Those stories just made me audibly laugh.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:10 am to hendersonshands
the first one was pretty funny. The traylor one wasnt really that funny. In fact it comes off as incredibly douchy on traylors part.
This post was edited on 8/13/15 at 11:10 am
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:11 am to hendersonshands
quote:Somehow LSU fans will paint Saban as a dick for this.
So, instead of sprinting with the rest of the team, Traylor set off on a leisurely jog. When he realized that Saban was eyeing him, Traylor began to taunt him, yelling, “Hey, Nick! Hey, Nick!” Traylor knew, as the rest of his teammates did, that Saban hated being called “Nick” by his players. He wanted them to address him as “Coach” or “Coach Saban,” just as his college players always had.
Traylor kept yelling, “Hey, Nick!” Finally, Saban snapped and told him to shut the hell up and run.
Traylor responded: “Who the frick do you think you’re talking to?” and ambled over to the sideline and stood and watched as his teammates ran their sprints.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:13 am to ReauxlTide222
great post. considering you posted it immediately after an LSU fan called Traylor the douche.
The timing of your Saban posts are always impeccable.
The timing of your Saban posts are always impeccable.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:15 am to bbap
quote:
The traylor one wasnt really that funny. In fact it comes off as incredibly douchy on traylors part.
Can't even imagine having to coach professional athletes. Stories like that show how some guys like Phil Jackson have a unique ability to deal with spoiled athletes and is able to get them to commit to a team goal.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:16 am to hendersonshands
If that was the mindset of the Dolphins players, no wonder they have sucked over the last decade. Saban's X/O's played well in the NFL and he would have had success there but obviously his style is not suited for that level.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:17 am to hendersonshands
quote:
Traylor had a clause in his contract that relieved him of conditioning duties
Lulz. I bet that clause was a deal breaker for that fat bastard.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:19 am to Choupique19
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Phil Jackson
Master manipulator
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:20 am to ReauxlTide222
quote:
Somehow LSU fans will paint Saban as a dick for this.
You think his players would treat him like that if he wasn't?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:23 am to hendersonshands
Sounds like near .500 was a heck of a job with that locker room.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:25 am to bbap
quote:oops?
great post. considering you posted it immediately after an LSU fan called Traylor the douche.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:29 am to RandySavage
quote:You're arguing that he's so bad, SO bad, that it's warranted when vets make fun of him to his face in front of the other players while not running with the team? That's how a veteran carries himself and it's Saban's doing because he's a dick. Nice
You think his players would treat him like that if he wasn't?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:46 am to hendersonshands
Some of you LSU fans obsession with Saban is really unhealthy.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:48 am to MontyFranklyn
Everyone was posting "who cares" until Bama said something about LSU fans...whose obsessed again?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:50 am to wildtigercat93
We're the only two fanbases who care about the guy. And my comment was an innocent jab.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:51 am to MontyFranklyn
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Some of you LSU fans obsession with Saban is really unhealthy.
You think hendo is an LSU fan.
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