"Told us to stick 'em up our a*s" - Nick Saban shares hilarious encounter with "tough coach" as a baseball player

Former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban has become one of the most well-regarded analysts by college football fans ever since his shock retirement in January. He has given in-depth analysis alongside hilarious anecdotes as an analyst on ESPN's "College GameDay."

On Wednesday, during his weekly appearance on the "Pat McAfee Show," Saban shared a hilarious story about his time playing baseball for a tough coach. The story was shared in the context of the difficulty that the Miami Hurricanes will face if they have to travel to colder climates. They might have to do so to face off against either the Penn State Nittany Lions or the Indiana Hoosiers as dictated by the latest college football playoff rankings.

"I did have one comment when you were talking about Miami playing in cold weather and guys blowing on their hands," Nick Saban said. "I just wanted to give them one coaching point that I got when I was a baseball player in and we had a really tough coach. We'd blow in our hands when it was cold and you know how it feels when you hit that ball when you got cold hands.

"And we'd blow in our hands and his coaching point was, don't blow on your hands, you're not allowed to blow on your hands, 'Stick 'em up your a*s.'"

The new Nick Saban

During his tenure as coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers, Nick Saban was known for his no-nonsense approach to his work and interactions with the media.

After his retirement, Saban has become more free-spirited on the set of ESPN's "College GameDay". During an appearance on the "Pat McAfee Show," Saban credited his new personality on co-host Pat McAfee, who is known for his charisma on the set of the show.

"You've (Pat McAfee) made it a lot easier on me, though," Nick Saban said. "Sitting by you makes it easier for me, because I'm less anxious because you are very aggressive in whatever we're talking about and whatever we're doing. I didn't know exactly what word to use there.

"Well, you know, Pat’s my idol. He helped me on TV, sitting next to me. And I was trying to be like him on that commercial. You know, the one thing Miss Terry said is I didn’t have to do any acting in that commercial. That’s just the kind of jerk I always am."

When Nick Saban announced his shock retirement in January, college football fans expected him to fade into obscurity. Instead, he has become the life force of the rebounding College GameDay alongside human dynamo, Pat McAfee.