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Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban talks with reporters Thursday, May1, 2014, in Mobile, Ala. Saban was at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center for a Crimson Caravan event. (Mike Brantley/mbrantley@al.com)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- There were no viral-video moments from Nick Saban's final pre-Crimson Caravan meeting with reporters Tuesday.
Even when the Alabama coach tackled a question about his inclusion on SI.com's 'Most Disliked People in Sports" list, he did so without raising his voice.
Saban said he hadn't seen the list, which placed him at No. 22 -- 14 spots back of his new offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin.
"I didn't even know it, so I guess it doesn't really bother me," Saban said.
He didn't stop there.
"Look, I try to do things the right way," he continued. "I have a lot of compassion for people. We do a lot to help other people. We try to provide leadership to help young people have a better chance to be more successful in life. We do a lot for young kids. So, all's we can do is what we can control. What we can control is to try to do things the right way, help other people, have compassion, be a good leader, set a good example, care for other people, which we do, and I feel good about who we are and what we do and how we try to help others.
"If somebody else doesn't feel that way, I guess they're entitled to their opinion."
On the same day SI.com published the list, Saban made a $50,000 donation to the V Foundation for cancer research.