Nick Saban fails to see the funny side of Shane Gillis' brutal College Gameday joke

Shane Gillis couldn't resist taking a playful jab at former Alabama coach, Nick Saban , while on ESPN's GameDay for the Notre Dame vs.

Indiana showdown on Friday.

As ESPN's guest picker, alongside Pat McAfee's crew and with Saban present, Gillis offered his comedic insights into Notre Dame's 2024 national champion prospects during their coverage.

"This feels, feels different.

It feels like we can win it.

There's some parody.

Now that everybody can pay their players Notre Dame has a shot.

It's not just the SEC, it's not just Coach [Nick] Saban." Saban didn't take the punchline lightly, sitting on the same panel he retorted sharply about integrity and running his program so players could succeed in life.

McAfee chipped in, "You called him a cheater earlier." To which Gillis quipped back, "I was just joking around...

Is this not a fun show? Is this a serious show? Alabama Jones is very serious." Kirk Herbstreit has 'obvious' theory for Ohio State dominating Tennessee Steve Sarkisian doubles down on Arch Manning and Quinn Ewers plan after Texas U-turn But Saban had his own sharp comeback: "...That was how we cheated.

We developed players." He pointed out the success of their NFL players, "We made more money in the NFL than any other school.

Sixty-one players in the league.

That was how we cheated.

We developed players." Feeling perhaps a twinge of remorse, Gillis added, "For real, I'm so sorry." Alabama's head coach Nick Saban expressed distinct perspectives on the topic of player compensation in college sports.

Despite the common assumption that college athletics operate like a traditional business, he clarified in March, "I think the big mistake that people make is college athletics is not a business." Furthermore, separating the collegiate model from professional franchises, he stated, "People say it's a business.

It's not a business," adding, "It's revenue-producing.

When I was the coach of the Miami Dolphins, Wayne Huizenga owned a team.

That was a business.

He took a profit he made money, he made a huge investment." Emphasizing the difference, Saban highlighted, "That doesn't happen in college athletics.

We reinvest every cent that gets made into to non-revenue sports, to scholarships, to a lot of things that create a lot of opportunity for a lot of people, which is really, really good." Saban further explained, "So we're not talking about the same thing.

It's not really a business, it's revenue-producing, and nobody takes a profit.

All the money gets reinvested in other opportunities for other people, whether it's facilities, whether it's scholarships, whether it's opportunities for people to play.".

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