Terry Saban reveals Nick Saban didnât want to watch Texas-Washington after Michigan loss
Nick Saban had no desire to watch the Sugar Bowl, the other College Football Playoff semifinal, after his Alabama Crimson Tide fell 27-20 in overtime to Michigan on Monday night.
Terry Saban revealed to USA TODAY after the Tide’s Rose Bowl loss just what Nick Saban’s viewing plans were going to be.
The Sabans were going to watch a Netflix movie rather than watching Texas play Washington in the second CFP semifinal game later that night.
After Nick Saban’s press conference Monday night, Terry Saban spoke to her husband. She told USA TODAY what they discussed.
“Do you want to watch the other football game?’’ Terry Saban asked.
“Not really,” Nick Saban said.
Terry Saban replied, “OK, let’s watch Netflix.’’
Terry Saban explained she and Nick Saban have been watching a foreign film. “It’s Turkish or something,’’ she said, adding that having to read the subtitles would be helpful for her husband.
“It completely gets your mind off of (the defeat),” she said.
Terry Saban was asked is Nick Saban was doing OK after the loss.
“Fifty-two years of doing it, we’ve experienced it before, right? And you try to find the silver lining to teach other players for the next time.”
On Monday, Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a win over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl.
Michigan’s defense ended only the second overtime game in the 110 editions of the Rose Bowl when Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe was stopped on fourth down from the Michigan 3. Coach Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines will play for their school’s first national title since 1997 against Washington on Jan. 8 in Houston.