“Roll Tide” has man meanings in Tuscaloosa, as Nick Saban explained this week.

When it came to ESPN’s “College GameDay” and the panel picking the winner of Saturday’s Alabama-Vanderbilt game, well, it means a Tide victory.

“Two words: Roll Tide,” Desmond Howard said when making his pick.

“Two more: Roll Tide,” Saban countered.

“Might join the party here: Roll Tide,” Kirk Herbstreit chimed in.

Just to drive the point home, however, the 73-year-old Saban stole Pat McAfee’s thunder when McAfee was making his over-the-top pick. When McAfee stood on the desk, Saban stepped on his chair to join in a Tuscaloosa-wide “Roll Tide.”

Theo Von, the celebrity guest picker and noted Vanderbilt fan, went against the grain and had jokes for Saban.

“This is exceptional. We’re right here in the mecca

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