Tom Arnold Says That Nick Saban Almost Became Head Coach Of The Giants Instead Of Ben McAdoo

NY Post- Hours before the Giants named Ben McAdoo as Tom Coughlin’s replacement on Jan. 14, they got a call from college football’s best — and froze. According to comedian Tom Arnold, a good friend of Giants owner Steve Tisch, the Giants were prepared to reverse course at the last second and hire Alabama coach Nick Saban after he expressed interest in the head coaching job.

“They got his deal done with [Ben McAdoo] and they are ready to sign him, and they get a call from Bob Ehrman [an intermediary] who says Nick Saban wants the job,” Arnold told ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. “So they had to stop. This is a Saturday night. They said, ‘You have until Sunday morning at 8 a.m. to say a definite yes. Tell us what he needs for money.’ ‘Well, he needs $10 million to start with and this is the deal. He has to get it approved by his wife right.’ Well, he has to get it approved by his wife right this second because we have a coach on the string here. But if he wants to do it, it has to be right this second. So he had until Sunday morning at 8 a.m. and it didn’t work out. But it was close.”

Wowowowowow. I will fully admit that Tom Arnold is probably not exactly Jay Glazer or Ian Rapaport when it comes to hot NFL tips. At the very least I trust Rubbing Elbows With Hollywood Elite During True Lies Tom Arnold’s NFL rumors more than I Forgot He Was Alive Tom Arnold’s NFL rumors. Or at least Austin Powers Who Does Number 2 Work For Tom Arnold. But nonetheless, that’s at least a wild story and an outrageous headline. Can you imagine having Lucifer Saban patrolling the sidelines for the GMen? Sure people around here would grow to hate him real quick if he wasn’t winning. And we’d be scared he’d quit the minute the Giants dropped below .500. But I have been intrigued to see if Nick Saban can win in the pros and thought he would be a fit with the Giants tradition of running the ball and defense. I bet the real hold up was when Little Nicky Sabes saw Rashad Jennings and Andre Williams atop our running backs depth chart, which ended those Big Blue dreams reeeeeeal quick.

However none of this matters because the Giants staked have put their franchise in the hands of Benny Mac. Sure he needs to remember how to call a good offense. But he’s the only person in the NFL to beat the Cowboys and the sun in the same game. That counts for something, right? Oh who am I kidding. It’s the hair. That glorious hair. The Yankees (used to) always win because you couldn’t stop staring at those pinstripes. And Ben McAdoo (sometimes) wins because you can’t stop staring at that glorious mane. In Ben We Trust, partially because we don’t have any other options at the present time.

And now your Moment of Ben.