As a head coach, Nick Saban won six of his national titles with Alabama and one with LSU. However, he truly began to make a name for himself at Michigan State. His tenure there ended over a pay dispute, as he explained in the latest episode of the ESPN documentary series “Saban.”

“If you give me my $100,000, I’ll stay. And their response was ‘Nobody cares about your $100,000,” Saban said.

In the clip, Saban talked about getting the opportunity to coach the New York Giants, but his then-employer offered a $100,000 bonus to stay at Michigan State. However, that bonus never came, so he left for LSU by the end of the 1999 season.

Saban could have stayed at Michigan State and could have given the Spartans a national title. Instead, he left and went to LSU, where he led the Tigers to a national title. This possibility and the coach’s latest revelation have led fans to take to social media and slam Michigan State for letting a coach like Saban walk away.

“Has this school ever done anything right?” asked one fan.

“Just brutal if you’re a Sparty. 100 grand,” added another person.

Nick Saban Admitted He Did Not Know What the Iconic Alabama Battle Cry, Roll Tide, Meant

When it comes to school battle cries, Alabama’s “Roll Tide” is one of the most iconic. However, the football team’s most successful coach admitted in the “Saban” documentary that he never really knew what that phrase meant.

“I really don’t. I honestly don’t know. I just assumed that, what does ‘Roll’ mean and what is ‘Tide?’ So it’s the strength of the ocean coming in, I guess? I don’t know,” Saban admitted.

According to Bleacher Report, Alabama got the Crimson Tide name after a 1907 game against Auburn ended in a tie. The team wore white jerseys, but mud stained them red, and sports editor Hugh Roberts reportedly wrote that the team played like a “Crimson Tide.” This soon became their battle cry.