Props to Evan Webeck at SEC Country for this tremendous write-up on this story, and props to SoBro Bill for pointing it out to me:
“[Tom] Arnold told [Paul] Finebaum that he’s buddies with Giants chairman Steve Tisch, who also made his name in Hollywood.
“They got his deal done with [Ben McAdoo] and they are ready to sign him and they get a call from Bob Ehrman who says Nick Saban wants the job,” Arnold told Finebaum. “So they had to stop. This is a Saturday night. They said you have until Sunday morning at 8 a.m. to say definite yes. Tell us what he needs for money. ‘Well, he needs $10 million to start with and this is the deal. He has to get it approved by his wife right.’ Well he has to get it approve by his wife right this second because we have a coach on the string here. But if he wants to do it it has to be right this second. So he had until Sunday morning at 8 a.m. and it didn’t work out. But it was close.”
Who knew?! Who knew that Tom Arnold – the SAME Tom Arnold who was nominated for a MTV Movie Award for his brilliant comedic performance in True Lies – was so in touch with the football community. And Steve Tisch? Just made a little flick known as Risky Business. NBD.
I’m telling you guys, sports and entertainment are becoming one in the same by the minute. In this day and age, when people can walk into stats and analysis blindfolded, the men and women who separate themselves are those who realize that things are changing and becoming more personality-oriented.
And now we know – Tom Arnold and Steve Tisch are on that bandwagon with me. Props for marrying Roseanne, too. Just always relentless hustling to be the best man he can be.
Hollywood is taking over.
“Saban told CBS broadcaster Verne Lundquist last week that the instant he landed in Miami, he already missed college football. It was a far cry from what he remembered in his previous stint with Bill Belichick in Cleveland. But because of his success with Alabama, the speculation of Saban making the jump once more will never end, no matter how many times he denies having interest.”
Come on, jackasses – who are you going to believe? Blind ass Uncle Verne? Or, TOM ARNOLD!? Coneheads, The Stupids, Cradle 2 the Grave – need I say more? Or, you going to go with a man who calls interceptions touchdowns, can’t read jersey numbers, and chortles at Gary Danielson’s poor attempts at humor? Nah – Arnold is much, much more credible.
Knowing intimate details of Nick Saban’s life instantly puts Arnold atop the college football influence Mount Rushmore. It’s Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit, Mike Slive, and Tom Arnold. Easy.
Now, someone needs to reach out to Tom Arnold to see if he can confirm the rumors that Jalen Hurd wants to transfer from Tennessee and whether or not the Vols players are legit staging a revolt or not.
On a related note: Tisch probably isn’t going to invite Arnold to anymore Giants games. Also, I give it a week before Saban hires someone to assassinate Arnold.
Stoney Keeley is the editor of the SoBros Network, Tennessee Titans Featured Analyst for Pro Football Spot, Contributor to FanSided’s Bama Hammer, and covers the WWE for WrestlingNews.co. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley, @PFSpot, @WrestlingNewsCo, @Bama_Hammer
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