Recruit says meeting Nick Saban 'was almost like talking to God'

Recruit says meeting Nick Saban 'was almost like talking to God'

Published Nov. 18, 2014 1:12 p.m. ET

Alabama coach Nick Saban is regarded as one of the brightest minds in the game, so one might imagine that a high school recruit meeting him for the first time could be a little star-struck.

And then some, it turns out.

This is how P.J. Blue, a 4-star outside linebacker out of Jemison, Alabama, described coming face to face with the Tide coach.

"It was almost like talking to God," he said, according to AL.com.

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Blue's not the first to reference Saban as divine. His apparent otherworldliness has even inspired great art, such as this chalk drawing depicting Bear Bryant as God and Saban as Adam:

But to others in the CFB community, he's less Saint Nick and more "Nicky Satan."

(h/t: Reddit)

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