When Alabama LB Rashaan Evans was flagged for a 15-yard penalty for roughing the passer, coach Nick Saban was not happy.

He was determined to let the officials know, no matter how far he had to come onto the field, that he believed Evans tripped running after Arkansas QB Austin Allen, causing him to roll into the Razorbacks quarterback’s knee. The low hit resulted in the flag being thrown.

“I’m not criticizing the officials,” Saban told AL.com. “I just thought that the guy beat the guy around the edge and lowered his shoulder and was getting pushed and was off balance and it wasn’t an intentional thing. But that’s a judgment call and we’re certainly going to have to live with the call.”

Saban knows as well as anybody that his arguing a judgement call will never get that call changed. He compared his fiery exchanges with the refs to a different sport’s interactions between coach and official.

“It’s just like the manager that goes out in baseball,” Saban said. “Did you ever see a manager come out in baseball and argue the call and the umpire changed the call? No. You’re trying to get it right the next time. You’re just trying to make sure they get it right the next time. That’s kind of how it is.”