Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was at ESPN headquarters for the ACC's turn at the "car wash" the mother ship puts on every year. The SEC already had its turn last week and it was only natural that Swinney would be asked about coaching against a guy he looked up to in Nick Saban.
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He actually told a story about how he paid off a bet to Saban they made about the championship game. Obviously, Swinney lost the title game 45-40 so had to pay up, but he wasn't going to let it go without getting his own little jab in there.
Dabo Swinney told ESPN that he bought Nick Saban a gift certificate to pay off a bet from the title game. He wrote "CU in Tampa" on it.
— Kevin McCrarey (@KMacMustDie) July 25, 2016
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Ok. I think everyone can appreciate that nifty play on words by Swinney, but it was the message itself that got Nick Saban a little ornery —- as most things do. Swinney described Saban's reaction and he might be the only guy on the planet who thinks this.
Swinney said Saban was incredulous about the CU in Tampa, telling Dabo that Bama was no good and wouldn't be there. Swinney wasn't buying it
— Kevin McCrarey (@KMacMustDie) July 25, 2016
Saban thinking his team is no good is just typical Saban. He rakes in top recruiting classes year after year and then calls his team "crap" or says they aren't very good. Then they go and win the SEC West, win the SEC Championship and eventually win a national title. It's really a vicious cycle at this point and no one is buying that Alabama is not a very good team.
[h/t CollegeSpun]
