One thing that Alabama head football coach Nick Saban tries to emphasize to his team is to win with class. The coach was not pleased that, after Bama’s thrilling victory against the Texas Longhorns, some of his players did the Horns Down hand gesture as they celebrated.
As Saban crossed the field to shake Steve Sarkisian’s hand, you could clearly hear him telling his players “don’t do that sh*t.”
"DON'T DO THAT S–T!" 😳
Nick Saban was HEATED after Bama players did the Horns Down gesture vs. Texas pic.twitter.com/VxIH049NUD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 10, 2022
Saban had plenty to say about how his team perform after escaping with a victory in Austin. Although he wasn’t pleased with how inconsistent the Tide played, he was pleased with how they picked themselves off the deck in the fourth quarter.
Despite almost losing, Saban also liked playing in Austin.
“This is like playing an SEC game on the road,” he told reporters. “They’re going to be in the SEC. If they were in the SEC now, they’d probably be in the top half of the league.”
Nick Saban: “This is like playing an SEC game on the road. They’re going to be in the SEC. If they were in the SEC now, they’d probably be in the top half of the league.”
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 10, 2022
Fans naturally had a lot to say about the coach’s reaction to his players doing the horns down gesture. Texas fans weren’t happy, to say the least.
Saban seems to be the only one who gets it. Players are oblivious how ridiculous they look. Going to be a rough week of practice.
— Gif King (@DDfanMolly) September 10, 2022
Others, however, enjoyed Saban’s little rant.
Never change Nick Saban, never change! #BAMAvsTEX pic.twitter.com/b2MUw6pc2H
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) September 10, 2022
“Don’t do that sh*t!”
Nick Saban is not a fan of the horns down 😳 pic.twitter.com/gNXibphhSE
— OddsChecker (@OddsCheckerUS) September 10, 2022
Nick Saban just yelled “don’t do that s***” After the game ended.
— Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) September 10, 2022
The Tide moves on next week to play Louisiana-Monroe in Tuscaloosa which shouldn’t be as exciting as their day in Austin.