Nick Saban Business Summit

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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's tour through Alabama made a stop in Tuscaloosa Tuesday morning where he met with Coach Nick Saban and the team.

The meeting took place late in the morning at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility. Saban said the social media mogul sought a bit of advice. "I just met with Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook guy,'' Saban said, speaking at the 2016 Crime Stopper of the Year Luncheon held in Hoover. "He wanted to know about leadership, and what do you do to affect people."

Zuckerberg, he said, was aware of the role of football in the state. "It was kind of interesting that he saw the spirit that we have in this state relative to supporting athletics as something that is very special, very unique, and very wholesome in terms of people having the opportunity to create hope whether it's in competition, or something they believe in or a spirit,'' Saban said.

"Many of the same things go into building a good company and a winning football program -- a focus on recruiting, developing talent and setting high expectations," Zuckerberg wrote.

"We all need to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Communities can form around all kinds of things -- churches, schools, teams -- and it's clear that for a lot of folks in Alabama, college football is an important part of their community."