"Miss Terry just completely kicks my ass": Nick Saban jokingly laments his College GameDay picks after wayward Week 8 selections

Nick Saban is often hailed as one of the greatest college football coaches ever and is now making his mark as one of ESPN’s College GameDay hosts. The legendary coach shared a lighthearted moment with reporters on the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club.

Saban was asked what the funniest part of his new role is and he replied:

"Sitting next to Pat McAfee... Being able to make no-consequence picks. I might be the worst picker in the history of football. I mean, Miss Terry just completely kicks my ass on GameDay in front of the whole world. I mean, how bad is that?"

When Miss Terry was a part of GameDay with her husband she successfully predicted three more games than Saban.

The past week wasn’t much better for Nick Saban as he went 1-3 in SEC matchups, missing on his picks for Alabama, Texas, and Arkansas. His only correct call was South Carolina over Oklahoma.

According to Cole’s GameDay Blog, Saban has a 50-36 record with his picks this season, a 58.14% success rate. That puts him just ahead of Pat McAfee, who holds a 48-38 record at 55.81%.

Saban will have plenty of opportunities to redeem himself for some of his wayward picks, including five-ranked matchups this weekend: Alabama vs. Missouri, Illinois vs. Oregon, and Texas A&M vs. LSU.

Nick Saban reflects on his expertise in his new role

Nick Saban's role on GameDay offers him a chance to take a step back from the team-orientated perspective he had from being a coach. He shared his thoughts on that in the same interview (via 247Sports):

"So this has given me an opportunity to look at college football in general from 1,000 feet. I never knew what Oregon was doing or Nebraska was doing or Texas Tech or any of those teams, prior to this.

"So it's been kind of fun to be able to take a view of college football in a much broader sense and to know and appreciate some of the better players in the country that you know maybe you didn't get the opportunity to compete against in the past."

Saban also didn’t shy away from the fact that it’s been a change since retiring at age 72 after winning seven national championships.