How on earth do you not know who Nick Saban is?

As you know, legendary college football coach Nick Saban 2023 Saban entered this season with seven national championships, six of which came with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Now, he's enjoying the benefits of retirement and a much more stable paycheck from ESPN.

One of Saban's current duties for the four-letter network is covering SEC media days in Dallas, and since it's his old (or maybe championship?) conference, you'd think he wouldn't have any problems being there. (RELATED: 'Irrelevant in the bigger picture of college football': Paul Finebaum unleashes absolute hatred for Colorado in fiery rant)

no.

Speaking to ESPN on Monday morning, Saban said he tried to attend SEC Media Day but was turned away because he didn't have media credentials.

“I've never worn credentials in my life and for 17 years I've been able to go into SEC media days without credentials. Today I had to go back in the room and get my credentials to get in,” Saban told Mike Greenberg with a laugh.

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Nick Saban on the difference between attending SEC Media Day as Alabama's head coach and as a member of the media: “It's a little bit different. I've never worn credentials, and I've been able to go into SEC Media Days without credentials for all 17 years. But I'm… pic.twitter.com/hvHwdfAsIU

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Seriously…how come you don’t know who Nick Saban is?