Ok, I’m guessing someone else has pulled these together, but it hasn’t gotten to me yet, so…
The revelation that Nick Saban likes to tell “Deez Nuts” jokes started in 2019. Josh Jacobs, Alabama-turned-Las Vegas Raiders running back, was on the Dan Patrick Show, and while explaining that Jon Gruden’s funnier than Saban, well…
Understandably, this created a stir. Nick Saban. A “Deez Nuts” man. It was a topic. Tua Tagovailoa was asked about it. I’m assuming others were as well.
So, of course, eleven months later, when Saban himself came on the Dan Patrick Show, Patrick had to ask him (the conversation starts at the 8:00 mark):
“Deez Nuts” jokes? To Coach Saban, that’s just “the teasing stuff.”
This week, though, it escalated. Because instead of it happening on the Dan Patrick Show, it happened in a press conference. Jordan Battle, friend of all:
And since this is SEC media season, Lane Kiffin was asked about it:
Which, ultimately, led to Marlon Humphrey looking the proudest I’ve ever seen anyone look:
He didn’t know Saban was listening!
It’s an incredible story, and I don’t know what it says about Saban, but it makes me curious. It makes me curious about what kind of guy Saban is. But that’s a matter for another time.
