This is an opinion cartoon.
The Saban marriage has always been strong. The comedy is about to get stronger.
From Mark Heim’s AL.com story:
‘Not that Nick Saban needs help doing anything, but just to make sure, Miss Terry is there to aid him along on the road to retirement.
‘The former Alabama coach makes it clear he isn’t retired. He just quit working. Despite the claim, ESPN took an in-depth look into the 72-year-old former coach’s transition away from football.
‘Saban told ESPN the day after he retired, Miss Terry left him a note known as the Ten Commandments of Retirement.
Related: Miss Terry reveals few of Nick Saban’s Ten Commandments of Retirement – al.com
Of course, only a few of them were shared:
The eating commandment
One of the more pressing commandments was the idea that Saban wait for Miss Terry to sit down at the dinner table. He should also slow down when eating. In an extra bonus, she said it was polite to leave something on his plate when eating out.
“So at our first dinner at home, he brought his plate to me with half a pickle on it and said, ‘To be polite!’” Miss Terry told ESPN.
Related: The Tuscaloosa restaurant Nick Saban might finally try in retirement – al.com
Related: How Nick Saban’s perfectionism complicated family grocery runs – al.com
Related: Goodman: For Terry and Nick Saban, a hug is always waiting – al.com
For Nick Saban and his bride, Miss Terry: You kids rock and golf on. Don’t mind us.
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Nick Saban wins 7th championship; The Bear abides – al.com
2020 Alabama Crimson Tide: Lotta love for Nick Saban’s greatest team – al.com
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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @[email protected].
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