It took Nick Saban about 17 seconds to come face-to-face with that unique animal known as the Alabama football fan. He was mobbed at the little Tuscaloosa airport and required a police escort to get through the crowd. Have you ever seen someone so uncomfortable as he looks around these people? Watch these two videos:

• Video #1
• Video #2

Of course this is Alabama football, and a school that has given us the Mike DuBose and Mike Price soap operas can’t just end a story like this without introducing alcohol and the law. Follow this link to read the tale of Ms. Alana Colette Connell, seen here giving the new coach a smooch and apparently a good whiff of a 9-martini lunch.

Remember, Nick…you chose this.