We just got done talking with Alabama coach

Nick Saban

, some about the Florida game, but most about the fact that

Tommy Tuberville

is

out at Auburn

. And seriously,

he was shaken

. He was frustrated for his profession and maybe a little angry.

"I really question some of the judgment," Saban said, "relative to how it is for our game that people who have those kind of relationships and have done that kind of job and affected so many people in a positive way -- and have had a reasonable amount of success relative to their circumstances -- would not be given more respect and consideration than what these guys have been. So I guess we're 5-7 away from the same thing."

Wow.

Tuberville might have been a rival that he beat 36-0 and all that, but Saban's feelings on the situation did not remain hidden. At one point answering the three questions about it, he paused for roughly 10 seconds and shook his head in disgust.He actually began the news conference discussing three coaches who are no longer employed in the SEC: Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee, Sylvester Croom at Mississippi State, and Tuberville with the Tigers.

"There have been several coaches that have been let go in our league that have a pretty good body of work behind them," Saban said. "They've been really good coaches. They've been really good for the game. They've been good for a lot of players, and they've had very, very good programs. I've talked about Phillip. I've never really ever talked about Sly -- Sylvester -- and Tommy. Those guys are really good coaches. They've done a good job for a long time. They've got a tremendous body of work."

By the way, I asked Saban if his 12-0 record, his recruiting success and all the positivity surrounding the Crimson Tide affected Auburn.

"Shouldn't," he said. "I would think not. It certainly shouldn't have. (Long pause). I just think that, total body of work... And when you see a program start to lose toughness, discipline, those types of things, that's one thing. That's not the case. That wasn't the case at Tennessee, it wasn't the case at Mississippi State, it wasn't the case anywhere."

So there you go...