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Nick Saban Gave One Assistant Coach A '20-minute verbal lashing' For Deciding To Leave
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Apparently, when Alabama offensive assistant coach Josh Gattis told head coach Nick Saban that he was leaving to take a job at Maryland, Saban went off. Per 247Sports...
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For Gattis, his path to Ann Arbor was a bit of an emotional one. After suffering a blowout loss to Clemson in last week’s National Championship game, Gattis’ phone started to ring from program’s that were interested in prying him away from Alabama. Once he decided that he was going to follow Locksley to Maryland, he had to go break the news to his boss, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban.

It’s safe to say that Saban didn’t take the news well.

Gattis wasn’t the first coach to depart Tuscaloosa for greener pastures after the National Championship game wrapped up. Perhaps Gattis caught Saban on a bad day, because he drew the ire of the future Hall of Fame coach by giving Gattis a 20-minute verbal lashing while trying to convince the 34-year-old to stay on board. With that being said, Gattis had his mind made up. He was headed to Maryland.
Gattis actually was leaving for the Maryland job when Michigan came calling and now he's the Wolverines new offensive coordinator.

(TheSpun)
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47 Comments
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ForeverGator72 months
20-Minute lashing, yet wants him to stay on the coaching staff? Makes no sense, unless you're a narcissist like Saban. The Decline has begun. Let's all celebrate!
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1972 months
It's like the 8th day of Christmas...and counting. The beauty of it is the gumps' attempt to act like this run still isn't at a screeching halt. Lulz
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Bayoubred72 months
After 20 seconds of that i would've slapped a knot on that dwarf's head. Why take a tongue lashing if you are leaving??
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1972 months
Turn one of those rings upside-down and -PLUNK!- Jr year-style. Then take the ring and throw it at his malcontent arse. Prolly fake natty anyway.
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dehsloot72 months
Is he going to Maryland or Michigan? Da fuq Larry.
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bnh72 months
Lashing+Gattis=247 is racist. #dididoitright?
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tbabino72 months
what a fricking prick
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SwaggerVance72 months
Saban is on his death bed.
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foj198172 months
Classic insecure short man syndrome
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foj198172 months
I wonder it he ever did or would take a 20 minute tongue lashing when he moved/moves on?
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CrimsonFlounder72 months
Goes to show that people will believe anything that fits there narrative. We have no idea what was said at that time or what Gattis told Saban when he hired him.
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1972 months
Yes you do, and so does the rest of the this article reading public. Oh, and enjoy your trip to the bottom of the SEC.
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JPinLondon72 months
Per a source (family) that once worked for Nick S., the goal when you accept a job with him is to get it on your resume' and endure 1-3 years of the abuse and other nonsense, and then find a less stressful boss. He is truly, deep down, an a-hole. But "Saban" looks good on a resume'.
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foshizzle72 months
That doesn't even make sense. If I decided to quit my job and my (former) boss tried to give me a hard time about it I'd walk out on him. If he wants to yell about it the door can listen to him.
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RedTigerRulz72 months
no kidding why sit there and take that shite from that over-paid troll.
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ForLSU5672 months
Ain't happening....I don't take arse chewings very and no way I set and listen to that prick for 20 minutes.
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kjntgr72 months
When saban left Miami he just got on a plane and didn’t come back, didn’t tell anyone
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conman72 months
When Saban took the LSU job he sent an airplane to East Lansing so the assistant coaches could join him in Baton Rouge. Anyone remember how many got on that jet?
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Possumslayer72 months
Melt
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roger7972 months
I'd have gotten up and beaten his arse. After I've left you, I don't have to stay and listen to your bullshite.
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ChoadieMcSmalls72 months
yeah right.
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EntitledBamaFan72 months
Whoa everyone watch out, we got a bad arse over here!
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FishFearMe72 months
He may be bragging Saban wanted to keep him. Otherwise why listen to that crap.
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G The Tiger Fan72 months
This story doesn't make sense to me. Why would anyone take a 20-minute tongue-lashing from a former boss? Makes me question the credibility of the story.
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Chalkywhite8472 months
Did you read it? It said he was trying t9 get him to stay and was yelling simultaneously
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ScaryClown72 months
frick this coach no loyalty
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s-port tiger72 months
ScaryClown, I agree. F*^k that unloyal, money chasing, fake toothed, hair plugged, a-hole. He has won a lot of games, but his reputation as a bonafide piece of shite human, is well established.
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beauchristopher72 months
Saban is a jerk, nothing new.
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FratDaddyReb72 months
Saban has an excellent future in politics. Football days are over though.
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atltiger648772 months
dumbest post of the day
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