Bay Area radio host rips Nick Saban for College GameDay comments: ‘Complete dirtbag with no other value to society’
By Adam Spencer
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When you’re in the sports radio business, hot takes are the name of the game. However, some takes manage to stand out above the rest as perhaps too strong.
On Saturday, comments made by Alabama coach Nick Saban about the Black Lives Matter movement drew criticism.
Bay Area radio host Matt Kolsky saw those comments and fired off a heated take about Saban, basically saying he’d be worthless if it weren’t for football coaching:
https://twitter.com/thekolsky/status/1304842611925032966
Let’s just say Saban had plenty of supporters who fired back at Kolsky over that tweet, pointing out Saban’s history of major charity contributions and action:
There are lazy takes, and then there are diarrhea-of-the-mouth takes like this. What was it, a couple of weeks ago when Saban led the players’ march much to the chagrin of some in his own fan base who threatened to cancel season tickets? https://t.co/T4gR1gh5vZ
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 12, 2020
It’s OK to not like Nick Saban. Plenty don’t. But to call him a dirt bag and say he has no value to society? He’s built 17 homes through Habitat For Humanity. He gives away hundreds of thousands of dollars to local charities through his foundation.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 12, 2020
And I say all that knowing full well Nick Saban doesn’t like me. But that fact doesn’t flavor my coverage of the man or his team. Nor should it.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 12, 2020
Look, that’s fair. It’s not right to say he has no value to society. Clearly he’s done things for specific people. It infuriates me that he’s saying “all lives matter” and I think it suggests an insincerity to some of his other behavior.
— Matt Kolsky (@thekolsky) September 12, 2020
Kolsky eventually issued an apology, saying his point was that Saban should be more careful with his words:
Ok, folks, I’m the asshole here so let me apologize…
It’s unfair of me to attack Nick Saban as a person. He has obviously done a lot for a lot of people. Dumb thing to say. My bad, 100%.
I still believe people in positions like his need to be more careful with words. https://t.co/PP21DrMS7u
— Matt Kolsky (@thekolsky) September 12, 2020
Perhaps that’s advice Kolsky should take to heart, too.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
