LOOK: Alabama fans none too pleased with SI's Nick Saban-Bear Bryant crossover photo
Now that both Nick Saban and Paul “Bear” Bryant have won six national championships, the comparisons that were already there between the two Alabama coaches will only continue to get louder.
Sports Illustrated took that conversation a step further this week with the cover of its special championship commemorative issue featuring Nick Saban in a classic Bear Bryant Houndstooth hat. To say Alabama fans are unhappy would be putting it kindly.
Judge for yourself here:
Do you like the photo?
Here are some of the comments Alabama natives have for the cover:
Gonna be honest, not really a fan of this most recent SI Cover… bet Saban will hate it. Pretty disrespectful towards the Bear too pic.twitter.com/cCgXYQP7sO
— Brooks Carter (@BrooksACarter) January 11, 2018
This cover.
Misses.
The mark.
Nick Saban is Nick Saban.
The day SI Covers died.#RecallTheCover #AndJustBadPhotoshopping pic.twitter.com/33tqEv6Oc7
— Jim Dunaway (@jimdunaway) January 11, 2018
As I said to your partner, it is a finger in the eye of both coaches and an absolute mockery.
— UnlimitedTide (@UnlimitedTide) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/BamaBelle6969/status/951512524536668160
Epic fail pic.twitter.com/F1xRNAqtEY
— War eagle grady (@wareaglegrady) January 11, 2018
— NateC (@coolsneakers16) January 11, 2018
— Bryant (@DragonsDogma15) January 11, 2018
