Did Nick Saban leave a voicemail?
That’s the lingering question I’d like answered after last week’s Saban-Jimbo Fisher spat.
Fisher said last Thursday that he ignored Saban’s attempts to connect with him, presumably to apologize, after the Alabama head coach accused Texas A&M of buying its entire recruiting class with collective-funded deals. Fisher denied such deal-brokering during a 10-minute roast of Saban.
Saban publicly apologized during a radio segment, saying he was wrong to single out Texas A&M.
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Still, I’m wondering what Saban’s voicemail apology to Fisher entailed, if he left one.
Allow me to offer a few possibilities:
Option 1: Hello. It’s me. I was wondering if after all these years we could borrow some big oil money. They say time is supposed to heal me, but I’m still bitter after that Kyle Field spanking. Hello, Jimbo, can you hear me? I’m sitting here thinking of Baton Rouge and what we used to be. I’ve forgotten how it felt before athletes could make money.
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Option 2: Hey, Jimbo. I’m sorry, a’ight? I shouldn’t have said you bought every recruit in your signing class, even if that’s what I heard from Sliced Bread. I know it’s been almost a decade since you won a national championship. Shoot, you haven’t even won a division crown since 2014. You deserve to celebrate this offseason success before your next 8-4 season. I’ll send you a postcard from California in January. I hear it’s lovely that time of year.
Option 3: Jimbo, it’s Nick here. You might otherwise know me as the God of College Football. Perhaps you think that’s a bit narcissistic, but, well, I’ve won seven times as many national championships as you, so deal with it. But even God needs a day of rest, and these NIL and transfer rules have me feeling a bit exhausted. So, sorry. I overreacted the…