"Nick Saban hated him": CFB fans hilariously roast Shane Gillis after his blunt Curt Cignetti take on 'College GameDay'

Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers took on Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame in the first round of the 2024 season's college football playoffs. Cignetti took over the program this season and helped the Hoosiers to a playoff berth in his debut. Unfortunately, Notre Dame proved to be the better team, booking their spot in the quarterfinals against Georgia.

During ESPN's "College GameDay" show ahead of the Indiana and Notre Dame showdown, comedian Shane Gillis was brought in as the celebrity guest picker. On the show, he made a blunt comment about Cignetti focusing on having more camera time than preparing his players while giving his pick to Notre Dame.

Gillis continued by talking about how Nick Saban would not have done that during his tenure as the coach of Alabama. The clip shows Saban sitting unimpressed with Gillis' comments.

"I thought Curt Cignetti coming out here (College GameDay) was a real disgrace to the game. He left his players in the locker room to go get some camera time for himself," Gillis said.

"I know a legend like yourself (Nick Saban) would never do something like that. Would you," Gillis questioned Saban, adding, "I saw it and I thought wow. What a sad disgusting program. Notre Dame by a million."

Fans took to social media to comment about their perspective on Gillis' comments about Cignetti's and Sabans' reaction. One fan stated that the former Alabama coach did not want Gillis on the panel.

"Saban hated him"

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A fan felt that Saban would have gotten violent with Gillis:

"I think Saban would've punched Shane if he could have! He was shooting daggers the whole segment."

Another fan stated that Saban did not like having guests on "College GameDay":

"Saban hates having guests. Lol"

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One fan was not amused with Gillis' "GameDay" appearance:

"Saban hates him & I don't blame him, dude is not funny at all"

Another fan had an interesting take about Gillis roasting Cignetti:

"When people don't like you they will throw shade in a jokingly way and try to smile behind it."

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Another fan stated that Shane Gillis has hilarious comedic timing:

"'I know a legend like yourself would never do that' then proceeds to ask him if he would. Ain't nobody safe around Shane Gillis. Lol"

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Curt Cignetti sheds light on factors behind playoff loss to Notre Dame

Before the game, Curt Cignetti appeared on the "College GameDay" show and seemed pretty confident. He was rooting for his team to clinch home the win. Unfortunately, the Hoosiers' offense had a lackluster performance in the game, leading to a loss, 17-27.

In the postgame press conference, Cignetti explained that the team's poor offensive performance was the reason for the loss. He also justified his questionable punt call in the fourth quarter, stating that it was the only logical strategy he could think of at that time.

"I didn't want to punt, but our offense was doing nothing. Our defense was fighting. That was the only positive that I could draw... You had nothing to base it one that you could cover 4th-and-10 at that point. There's still time if you punt you could win the game," Cignetti said.

The Hoosiers failed to move ahead in this competition for the national championship. Curt Cignetti will now have to focus on building a strong team through the transfer portal for the upcoming season. On the other hand, Notre Dame will take on Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl for a chance at the natty.