Nick Saban admits SEC title game pick of Georgia vs. Texas was ‘reverse rat poison’ for Alabama

Nick Saban used some reverse psychology when picking his teams for the 2024 SEC Championship.

Back at SEC Media Days in Dallas, much was made of Saban picking Georgia and Texas to meet in Atlanta rather than Alabama. Now, on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Friday, he explained that it was meant to be reverse rat poison for the Crimson Tide.

“Well, it’s kind of reverse rat poison,” said Saban in Ireland.

“I always hated it. I’m going to hate it on this show. I might as well say it right off the bat – this show, any show, or GameDay. Having to predict and make hypothetical decisions about who’s going to win a game, who’s going to win the championship, who’s going to win what conference. I’ve always hated that. I picked Georgia and Texas because it’s reverse rat poison for Alabama. It’s a motivating factor for them not to get picked because I hated to be picked first or second because you don’t know how that’s going to impact your team psychologically. These kids are affected a lot by what they read, what they hear, what they see. I didn’t want them to see anything too good.”

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