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Nick Saban is two things: he is considered the best coach in college football during the 21st century, if not ever, and he is a guy never afraid to share his opinion.
The former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide joined Pat McAfee for a chat before his former team kicks off the College Football Playoff on Friday in Norman against Oklahoma, but he took aim at another game during the weekend.
When discussing the Saturday matchup between the Miami Hurricanes traveling to College Station to battle the Texas A&M Aggies, Saban dropped a bombshell on McAfee and the crew.
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“I did more complaining to the SEC office — it was more than complaining that I don’t really want to say on this show — about [College Station] is the noisiest place,” he said. “They pipe in noise. … You can’t hear yourself think when you’re playing out there.”
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Texas A&M prides itself on having the rowdiest home stadium environment in college football, with over 106,000 fans averaged at home this season. Saban, though, isn’t buying it, as he thinks that the Aggies were using sound systems and other ways to create noise distractions for visiting teams.
“It’s a huge advantage when they play at home, especially for the defense,” Saban went on. “But if you go on silent count, which in this game, you probably will, especially if you’re in the [shotgun formation], it’s going to be a huge advantage for A&M’s defense.”
The winner of the Aggies and Hurricanes game will move on to the quarterfinals and a meeting with the defending champions, Ohio State, at the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
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