Alabama OL Tyler Booker takes lighthearted jab at Nick Saban for Georgia-Texas SEC Championship Game pick

Booker joked that he's not concerned with the opinion of 'some guy who plays golf all day'

By David Cobb Jul 17, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET• 1 min read

Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker hit legendary former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban with some lighthearted shade on Wednesday at SEC Media Days. When asked about Saban's prediction that Georgia and Texas would play in the SEC Championship Game, Booker responded with some advice that Saban used to share with his teams.

"He always said 'don't let some guy who lives in his mom's basement determine how you feel,'" Booker said. "So I'm not going to let a guy who plays golf all day determine how I feel."

Saban spent 17 seasons at Alabama and won six national championships. These days, he's playing plenty of golf following his retirement after the 2023 season. Though Saban remains employed by Alabama in an advisory role, he's also giving his opinions on the SEC and college football as a TV analyst. In his on-air role with SEC Network, he predicted Monday that the Longhorns and Bulldogs will square off at season's end for the league crown.