Nick Saban hilariously compares his 8-year contract to Dabo Swinney's, Kirby Smart's 10-year deals

Last month, Nick Saban got himself a new contract when he signed a new eight-year deal with Alabama. But Thursday, Clemson signed Dabo Swinney to a 10-year deal and Georgia agreed to a 10-year contract with Kirby Smart in July.

On his radio show Thursday night, Saban didn’t miss an opportunity to crack a joke about Swinney and Smart getting those types of contracts.

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“When I got an eight-year contract, everybody said, ‘Wow, that’s the longest thing,'” Saban said on “Hey Coach and The Nick Saban Show” Thursday. “Now, everybody gets a 10-year contract. I’m still stuck on eight, but that’s alright.”

That led to a question from host Chris Stewart about how long Saban wanted his contract to be. He sure sounded like someone who wanted to be in Tuscaloosa for a long time — but he’d be fine with multiple short-term deals instead of one long-term agreement.

“Eight’s fine,” he joked. “I’m just happy to have one for one more year. Just keep the one-years coming.”

Saban’s contract will pay him upward of $94 million by 2029 while Smart will get $112 million and Swinney is set to make $115 million by 2032.

According to AL.com‘s numbers, Swinney is now the second highest-paid head coach, moving past a slew of coaches who received new deals this offseason. However, the list does not include USC head coach Lincoln Riley, whose new contract is not public information.

• Nick Saban: $11.7 million a year
• Dabo Swinney: $11.5 million
• Kirby Smart: $11.25 million
• Brian Kelly: $9.5 million
• Mel Tucker: $9.5 million
• Ryan Day $9.5 million
• Jimbo Fisher: $9.5 million

Swinney’s new deal, which Clemson announced Thursday, includes $50,000 more in bonuses for winning the ACC title. It also stipulates $50,000 more for reaching the CFP semifinal and the title game. He will also get a $150,000 bonus for every CFP appearance post-expansion.