WATCH: Locals react to Saban’s retirement—”I was severely depressed”
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I’m sure your Facebook timeline and Instagram stories have been filled with friend’s reactions to Nick Saban’s retirement—but we’ve got some to add to the lineup. Across the state, we interviewed everyone from small business owners to University of Alabama students, and here’s what they said.
Huntsville, Auburn, Birmingham + Tuscaloosa reacts
Huntsville 🚀
“As an Auburn fan, I’m thrilled about Nick Saban retiring.”
Huntsville Auburn fan
Birmingham 🪄
“I was shocked by it…He kind of broke the internet.”
Birmingham local
“I think it’s going to help us [Auburn] out a little bit…and Bill Belichick might go to the Tide. You never know.”
Birmingham Auburn fan
Tuscaloosa 🐘
“I was severely depressed. I would tell him to come back.”
UA Student
“For my generation—I’m 21—these football teams were our childhood and responsible for some of the best memories a lot of us are ever going to have.”
UA Student
Auburn 🐅
BONUS: Our staff 👀
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