"This is the most difficult thing for me because getting a very welcome homecoming back here at LSU, having won a championship here at LSU," Saban said. "The biggest difference for me is that I can't get rude against all the players we recruited that are still playing for Alabama, so I've got to go with Alabama."

While in town preparing for Gameday this week, Saban paid a visit to Kim Mulkey's LSU women's basketball team. He gave what was a pretty standard pep talk, save for one little detail: Saban mentioned that he still roots for the Tigers ... except, of course, when they play Alabama.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban is known for his use of colorful language and phrases. Anyone who watched Saban through the years at his various press conferences at Alabama or s