Clark Lea Responds To Nick Saban's Quote About Vanderbilt Being An Easy Place To Play

Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea spoke with reporters during his press conference this week about the team's big win over Alabama.

Lea was asked about Nick Saban's statement before the game that Vanderbilt was the only easy place to play in the SEC, and he said it didn't bother him. Per On3:

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“No,” Clark Lea said. “And, shoot, look, that doesn’t affect me. I don’t have an opinion on that. I love Coach. I mean, I’ve got so much respect for him and I don’t take any disrespect.”

“What we need to do is fill the stadium with black and gold shirts, and when we do that, it will be a hard place to play,” Lea said. “It may not be the biggest, but it is on top of you and it can get loud. I think this is a glimpse as to what Saturday night in Nashville can be. So, I didn’t know. I stay pretty well-insulated in general, but that doesn’t have an effect on me.”

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