Nick Saban Had a Terrible Take on Cake

Also in Traina Thoughts: Julian Edelman recalls funny Randy Moss story; best tweet on RB controversy; 50 days away from the NFL season and more.

1. Nick Saban is a great head coach but terrible connoisseur of desserts.

At SEC media day on Wednesday, Saban revealed that his favorite cake is carrot cake. In fact, when he was asked about his favorite cake, he said, “Carrot cake. That’s easy.”

Nick Saban asked what is his favorite cake, says "Carrot Cake, that's easy" without breaking a smile, then immediately launching back into coach speak, is one of my favorite SEC Media Days moments of the last couple years 😂😂

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) July 19, 2023

That's easy? Carrot cake shouldn't even be in the top 10 cakes.

Cakes better than carrot cake:

Cheesecake

Coffee cake 

Chocolate cake

Red velvet cake

Strawberry shortcake

Coconut cake

Pound cake

Lemon cake

Ice cream cake

Funnel cake

If you like carrot cake, what you’re really saying is that you just like frosting, which is fine. But the cake part of a carrot cake should not be anyone’s favorite.

2. Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming season of Untold. I’m sure it’s just me, but I don’t have any interest in watching a show about any of these people/subjects, but I’m sure many of you will be fired up.

3. Funny story here from Julian Edelman on the time he interrupted Randy Moss while he was on the phone with his mom.

Don’t mess with Randy Moss when he’s talking to his mama 💀🤣 @BWWings

New episode ft. @Edelman11 is out NOW! https://t.co/rzQhIxfXce pic.twitter.com/z19fu10Psi

— New Heights (@newheightshow) July 19, 2023

4. The biggest story of the week has been everyone flipping out about running backs not getting paid anymore. This is by far the best tweet I've seen regarding the whole saga.

NFL GMs when a running back turns 25 pic.twitter.com/axFdDMPDUO

— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) July 19, 2023

5. I posted a new SI Media Mailbag very late Tuesday afternoon. Topics include:  

• Best sports documentaries 

• Jets broadcast prediction 

• Props for ESPN’s tennis crew 

• Assessment of Fox, ESPN MLB booths 

• N.Y. radio wars 

• Best steakhouses 

• Immaculate Grid

6. This week’s SI Media With Jimmy Traina features a conversation with New York Post sports media reporter Andrew Marchand. Topics covered include:

• Did the NBA play a role in ESPN’s axing Jeff Van Gundy?

• What will ESPN do for its top NBA booth?

• How is Derek Jeter doing on TV?

• What’s going on with ESPN Radio?

• Tom Brady–Fox update

• Threads 

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.

You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on YouTube.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: We are 50 days away from the NFL season, so in honor of the occasion, here’s No. 50, Mike Singletary, laying out Cowboys QB Steve Pelluer on a play that would be a 15-yard penalty today.

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