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    Nick Saban trolled after saying Vanderbilt ‘isn’t hard to play against’

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    Nick Saban was not at FirstBank Stadium on Saturday, coaching on the Alabama sideline against Vanderbilt Football.

    But the former Crimson Tide coach still showed up.

    Moments after the historic win over No. 1 Alabama, Vanderbilt trolled Saban on the video board by playing his now infamous comments about Vanderbilt’s home game atmosphere. Saban made the comment earlier this college football season on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that Vanderbilt is “the only place in the SEC where it’s not hard to play.”

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    After Diego Pavia’s big 16-of-20 day for 252 yards and two touchdowns, the Commodores handed Saban’s former program their first loss of the season on Saturday. The win also marked the first time Vanderbilt defeated an AP top-five team in program history.

    The seven-time national team coach, who is now an analyst on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” made his comments on September 20 when he personally joined McAfee live for his weekly spot.

    “But the only place in the SEC where it’s not hard to play is Vanderbilt. If you play at Vanderbilt, you have more fans there than they do,” Saban said. “And that’s no disrespect to them, it’s just the truth.”

    Disrespectful or not, it looks like the Commodores had the last laugh here Coach.

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    But that wasn’t the only trolling that came back to bite the Crimson Tide program after Saturday’s win.

    Earlier this week, Alabama’s social media team poked fun at the Vanderbilt program by calling Saturday’s game at FirstBank Stadium an “away game” for the Crimson Tide in an image.

    Of course, Alabama’s social media team was referring to the limited capacity at FirstBank Stadium — 28,934 fans instead of the normal 40,350 — due to the stadium’s ongoing construction.

    With the win Saturday, Vanderbilt snapped a 23-game losing skid against Alabama. The Commodores now trail the all-time streak against the Crimson Tide 20-62-4, according to Vanderbilt’s record book database.

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