Finebaum: Nick Saban 'Indicated' Officers Who Arrested His Players Were LSU Fans

After a heated argument on-and-off the air between Paul Finebaum and Alabama head coach Nick Saban regarding that arrest of two Crimson Tide football players, Finebaum came to a new theory as to what Saban might think actually happened with the incident.

According to Finebaum, Saban thinks the arresting officers might have been LSU fans.

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"He indicated that the police were LSU fans, yeah," Finebaum said. "I think that’s accurate." (The Advocate)

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Within earshot of media, Saban launched into a four-letter tirade directed at Finebaum. In it, he used his fingers to note the small amount of marijuana found in the car and insinuated the arresting officers were disgruntled LSU fans. (AL.com)

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Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson and defensive back Laurence "Hootie" Jones were both arrested on May 16th in Monroe, LA on charges of possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen gun.

The charges were dropped by DA Jerry Jones who cited insufficient evidence in proving who was in possession of the gun and the drugs.

Article and video from the SEC Rant:

SEC Network's Paul Finebaum and Alabama head coach Nick Saban got into a heated argument on set at the SEC Media Days Wednesday while discussing the Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones situation.

Here is what it looked liked:

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The argument continued after the interview and Finebaum described the intense situation to the viewers once they came back from commercial break:

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"What you saw in camera was fairly tame to what Saban said to me afterwards," Finebaum said. "I was more struck by his anger off the air, just describing the atmosphere here. It was more hectic and more intense after the interview, then it was during the interview."

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Here is footage from the argument during the commercial break: