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Watch: What it's like the first time Alabama's Nick Saban yells at you

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nick Saban has a softer side. Just look at Monday when he sang at a local children's hospital.

But when he's on the field, Alabama's coach is the most intimidating in college football. He's all business and has a low tolerance for mistakes.

After all, who can forget his numerous scolding of players during games like in 2010 when he ripped into a then-backup QB named AJ McCarron? And even then, that was just a glimpse of how Saban was when you messed up on TV, let alone during practice.

At media day for the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, we asked a few players what it was like the first time Saban yelled at them.