Nick Saban started it. Jimbo Fisher returned fire in epic fashion, comparing Saban to God and saying he should’ve been slapped more as a child. Things got so out of hand between the two coaches on Thursday that SEC commissioner Greg Sankey had to step up in and publicly admonish both coaches.
“The membership of the Southeastern Conference has established expectations for conduct and sportsmanship that were not met last night nor today,” Sankey said in a statement. “A hallmark of the SEC is intense competition within an environment of collaboration. Public criticism of any kind does not resolve issues and creates a distraction from seeking solutions for the issues facing college athletics today.”
Related: SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issues Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher public reprimands
Saban later issued an apology for the original remarks. But everyone had their mind on one key missing piece in the whole affair: what would Kirby Smart think about all of this?
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