TAMPA, Fla. — The eve of the College Football Playoff National Championship game has arrived. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and Alabama head coach Nick Saban both spoke at their final coaches press conference leading up to the big game.
In this edition of What They Are Saying we take a look at Twitter to see what they are saying about the National Championship Coaches Press Conference.
.@AlabamaFTBL HC Saban: I think we need to be ready for whatever might happen and whatever the situation might be. #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/tjHtt9DX4v
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 8, 2017
Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney final news conference before Monday's National Championship game between Alabama and Clemson in Tampa pic.twitter.com/WvF7W1CT4o
— Don Hawes (@DonHawes44) January 8, 2017
Bama, Clemson not mirror images, but still similar https://t.co/xBT5458Hs5 pic.twitter.com/0Rybt9CHZk
— Jacques Doucet New (@WAFB9Sports) January 8, 2017
Last pregame press conference in the books. Much respect shown by both head coaches. #Clemson pic.twitter.com/PQXm5aGq02
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) January 8, 2017
He just might be holding this instead of standing next to it tom night. #Clemson #CFPNationalChampionship @foxcarolinanews pic.twitter.com/jqFMfvQ3x6
— Aaron Cheslock (@AaronCheslock) January 8, 2017
@AlabamaFTBL coach #NickSaban asked if Clemson would be least preferred team to play: "Ya wanna play the best… The best 2 teams are here." pic.twitter.com/zBLWklZUOM
— Rick Karle (@RickKarle) January 8, 2017
"If we can win this thing tomorrow night, it's not like it's our final destination, hang up the cleats and walk away." -Dabo #ALLIN #Clemson pic.twitter.com/Xr9xGO8g1I
— Daren Stoltzfus WESH (@DarenStoltzfus) January 8, 2017
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on his Alabama playing days: 'I was a crawl-on … one notch below a walk-on' pic.twitter.com/GSv2uqaa8Y
— David Wharton (@LATimesWharton) January 8, 2017
Dabo asked about being a walk-on at Alabama, says he was more like a "crawl-on."
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 8, 2017
Dabo, "I was one of those kids that watched the Bear Bryant Show every Sunday." #Clemson #Alabama #AllIn @wachfox pic.twitter.com/U4Cb7KRmLE
— Courtney King (@CourtReportKing) January 8, 2017
Saban breaks out his "as much as you think I don't like the media, I respect what you do" line. (As heard annually at SEC Media Days.)
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 8, 2017
Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban pose in front of the national championship trophy following Sunday morning's joint news conference.@ClemsonFB pic.twitter.com/Hsi2f3RL45
— Reggie Anderson (@ReggieWLTX) January 8, 2017
Two teams, one goal. #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/LL7sdluI0u
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 8, 2017