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    Skip Bayless Sent Strong Message To Nick Saban Over Vanderbilt Disrespect

    By Angelo Guinhawa,

    1 days ago

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    Skip Bayless, who graduated from the Vanderbilt University, made sure to remind Nick Saban of what he said about his alma mater after the Vanderbilt Commodores pulled off an upset against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday.

    The unranked Vanderbilt football team came to the Alabama game as heavy underdogs. After all, they were facing the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. However, the Commodores just did the unthinkable and took down the Crimson Tide, 40-35.

    Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia led the way for Vanderbilt, completing 16 of his 22 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. He also rushed 20 times and gained 56 yards in the process.

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    Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia after upsetting No. 1 Alabama.

    Butch Dill-Imagn Images

    After the win, Saban's previous comments about Vanderbilt surfaced. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show weeks ago, the former Alabama coach shared a disrespectful take about the Commodores, saying, "The only place you play in the SEC that's not hard to play is Vanderbilt."

    With the Commodores proving Saban wrong and embarrassing his former team, Bayless rubbed it further on the former head coach's face and called him out for his previous comments.

    AND THANK YOU, NICK SABAN, FOR SETTING THE TONE FOR THIS BY SAYING TWO WEEKS AGO THAT THE ONLY PLACE IN THE SEC NOBODY FEARS PLAYING IS AT VANDERBILT," Bayless wrote. "LOOK AT US NOW, SABAN."

    Sure enough, Skip Bayless has every right to brag about the win and remind Nick Saban his mistake of underestimating Vanderbilt.

    With the result, Vanderbilt recorded its first-ever win against a Top-5 opponent. It's also the program's first victory against Alabama since 1984.

    Sure enough, the next time Alabama visits Vanderbilt, they'll no longer think it's easy to win there.

    Related: Footage Emerges of Vanderbilt Fans Tearing Down Goal Post After Beating Alabama

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    Burt
    1d ago
    Alabama could have come back but they couldn't get the ball back Alabama defense couldn't stop Vandy from getting 1st and 10.
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