A smiling Nick Saban made the Internet lose its mind

Ahead of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday night, Nick Saban’s Mercedes-Benz dealership in Nashville shared photos on Facebook of the Alabama coach in a Predators jersey -- and he was smiling.

Saban owns a 50 percent stake in the Mercedes-Benz of Music City dealership, still under construction. He owns two other car dealerships in Alabama.

Maybe that’s why he’s smiling?

The coach’s support carried on to the ice, where the Predators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 to bring the series 2-1.

The Internet quickly didn’t know what to think:

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