Fans of Alabama football are devoted to their football team, but many will be watching for Terry Saban to show up at Kyle Field on Saturday — before the game, of course — when the Crimson Tide faces the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station.

“Miss Terry,” as she’s affectionately known, is the wife of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, and a beloved figure among the Tide’s faithful. She’s been known to attend every game on the schedule, but was MIA on Sept. 30 when Bama played Mississippi State in Starkville.

Fans missed Miss Terry that day, and reporters made sure to note her absence. Miss Terry has been known to kiss her husband on the field — fans adore it when they smooch — but she’s also an important influence when it comes to Saban’s wardrobe, grammar, coaching style and more.

And her hubby listens to her advice, as Nick Saban will be the first to tell you.

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During an interview this week on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” the Alabama coach was asked about his relationship with Miss Terry, and if their conversations at home typically focus on football. Saban took the opportunity to praise Miss Terry, as he’s done in the past, and emphasize that “she has made me better through the years, in a lot of ways.”

“You know, we’re regular old people that have regular old problems,” Saban said. “You know, dogs die, kids have problems, grandkids have problems, we’re just like everybody else. We have a lot to talk about, but I will say this: She is really, really supportive of me and what I do, our job, she’s on top of it.

“I think when we met in high school, she was the drum majorette at a different school than I went to. I didn’t think she really knew what a first down was. But she knows the game really well, she knows a lot of the players, and she sometimes has pretty good insight on things that I need to do and not do. And she has made me better through the years, in a lot of ways.

“You know, when I first started being the head coach at Michigan State, the media acted like I was Attila the Hun. And I used to come home and say, ‘Everybody’s killing me, but I don’t really understand why.’ And she said, ‘Well, did you ever watch yourself? You’re anxious, you’re nervous, you don’t treat ‘em with any respect. You’re so serious; you never smile. If you do some of those things, maybe they’ll treat you better.’ So … it made me mad at first, but I started to do it, and things got better.”