Nick Saban May Have a Calling as an Actor After Watching His New VRBO Commercial

I'm quite upset that Nick Saban is making himself likable following his retirement. This isn't how things are supposed to be.

But unfortunately, you can't watch that commercial and come away with any impression other than 1) Saban's agent might need to talk to Disney about extending his ESPN contract to include some spots on ABC and 2) we might just have to like this guy for the foreseeable future. I suppose most people would be pretty agreeable if you took them out of a life working 100 hours a week for 40 years and suddenly let them play golf and hang out all day.

I don't hate the fact that Saban is running a tight ship at his home, either. Anyone still paying more to stay at somebody's house instead of a hotel in 2024 deserves this, honestly. I will never understand how that became a popular business to begin with.

As for Saban, though, I think he's going to crush it in his new role at ESPN. College Gameday should be great with the juxtaposition of Saban and Pat McAfee and then obviously any other college football content benefits tremendously from having the best coach of all-time. This new Nick Saban might just be one of the best PR turnarounds we've ever seen.