Segment 3
-- Saban said he read about Kenyan Drake having a good game last week as Dolphins play Thursday night.
-- Saban said Jeremy Pruitt delivered a message to the team before USC game that gave new perspective. He reminded team that there's a state full of people who'll struggle sleeping because they're worried about the game. Helped remind them what it means to the state.
-- Saban laughed when he said he doesn't watch the o-line much in practice because he likes to watched the skill players.
-- McElroy points out Alabama's scored non-offensive TD in every game dating back to the Cotton Bowl.
-- Caller jumps ahead to ask Saban what Tennessee rivalry means to him. Saban handled it very calmly, said it was important to the players but was worried about Kentucky game first.
Segment 2
-- Saban said Steve Sarkisian has been huge with his organizational skills, getting meetings set up.
-- Saban said they hope Damien Harris will be able to play Saturday night against Kentucky.
-- Woody Hayes had an impact on Saban as a young coach at Ohio State even though he was no longer the Buckeyes head coach. Saban had a great story about a conversation about Hayes talking to him in a postgame locker room after beating Michigan.
Segment 1
-- Saban arrived. His first comment to media guest Greg McElroy was about how he waited 3 years to start, then won a national championship. Hard to believe that's a coincidence.
-- Saban says there's a lot of external noise, but everyone inside the program is focused.
-- Eli Gold asks if college football has free agency now, Saban says "the culture has changed a little bit." There's anxiety among highly-touted players, these days. When things don't work out initially, they look for something new quicker than in the past.
-- Saban says he would have been kicked out of his house as a kid if he quit a team. (Read more on Saban's full comments about the transfer culture soon)
-- "The grass is always greener on top of the septic tank," Saban said his dad once said.
-- Peewee from Grand Bay is live in person this week, not on the phone. Saban joked that he only shows up when the offensive line plays better.
-- Saban said Kentucky played a more physical game last week in a 17-10 win over South Carolina. He said it's harder to run inside against the UK 3-4 defense.
-- "This is a much better team than people think," Saban said of Kentucky.