Happy Birthday to you, Nick Saban. Enjoy this gift. Enjoy winning Emmys. Enjoy your retirement. Thanks in advance for staying out of Baton Rouge, at least off of its sideline while wearing a headset and handing out ass-chewings. Let Lane Kiffin pass that proud tradition on to the next generation.

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