They hired Saban from the NFL. While everyone is looking across the college landscape for a replacement, there may be an NFL guy who has recent enough college experience (understands NIL/recruiting).
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Nick Saban is retiring from coaching
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Nobody should just assume Bama is somehow immune to a ****show coaching search.
If I was a top flight coach in a good spot having good success, succeeding Saban would not be something I'd be interested in. At some point an extra million a year doesn't matter as much as other stuff.
Thoughts on who that might be? I honestly think Demeco Ryans or Mike Vrabel would be really good there, but I'm not sure I see NFL HCs moving the college. The money is the same if not better in the NFL and the college game is a **** show.
The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives have nothing on recruiting and the coaching carousel.
Mike Price would like a word.
Also, to @Duff Man 's point, no one in that admin (I'm guessing) has ever had to hire a HC. It's even more of a possibility that it's a **** show.
Utlimately, i think they end up with someone who's ok to take a MASSIVE ****ing contract for 3 years, then ride off into the sunset with a buyout after not producing results in the same stratosphere as Saban.
The combination of freakout and delusion of UW fans is delicious. Here's a little sample:
"You know who Alabama was before Saban got there? UW. A sleeping giant (admittedly with a few more NC's in the trophy case) who was dormant for many years, waiting to be awakened. UW has the potential to be a perennial powerhouse. What's cooler...being the guy that keeps Saban's program running for him? Or, being the man that built the program that rivals it? To do that. it's going to take a commitment to the program...long term. To get that commitment, UW is going to have to be committed to the program as well. That's not just KD's salary. That's his coaches and staff as well. Again, I go back to, if we are not willing to do that then why did we bother making the move to the B1G in the 1st place??"
"You know who Alabama was before Saban got there? UW. A sleeping giant (admittedly with a few more NC's in the trophy case) who was dormant for many years, waiting to be awakened. UW has the potential to be a perennial powerhouse. What's cooler...being the guy that keeps Saban's program running for him? Or, being the man that built the program that rivals it? To do that. it's going to take a commitment to the program...long term. To get that commitment, UW is going to have to be committed to the program as well. That's not just KD's salary. That's his coaches and staff as well. Again, I go back to, if we are not willing to do that then why did we bother making the move to the B1G in the 1st place??"
L Oh ****ing L
Alabama had won a national title more recently than UW when Saban took over. Going back before that, Alabama won 6 titles (under a guy by the name of Paul Bryant) between the two that UW claims.
**** those guys; I hope that DeBoer leaves and they suffer in the B1G just as much as we've suffered the Pac.
This has to be Locksley and Drink's agent just throwing names out there to get them both raises, right? I mean, I guess I could see Drink because he has done a phenomenal job with Mizzou and obviously understands and embraces transfer portal and NIL, but Locksley??
Yes please.
Looks like Norvell is staying
EDIT: Also this
EDIT: Also this
Norvell on his way back from bama to pick up his fat new check.
Big Jim
WTF?
Saban's retirement is a boon to all high profile coaches. They are all leveraging raises out of their current schools.
100% - How do you go on probation on Thursday yet get an extension and raise on Friday!
Because the probation is recognized as complete bull**** by the FSU administration, and rightfully so.
I heard Screaming A lobbying for it earlier, shocking I know.
Stephen A continues to be a complete clown. Even after Prime told him not to disparage Boulder and that he loves it, he goes ahead and does it yesterday.
Here's Prime yesterday at a speaking event talking about loving Boulder and reiterating that he builds legacies, he doesn't inherit them
Del
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Lol. He’s such an idiot. He really has no idea about the culture down there. Coach Prime is not even listed as a candidate on any Bama boards. They all want the typical white guy with khakis, tucked in polo and a leather belt. They not ready to handle CP’s swag.
Jimmy Sexton reps Sark, Lanning, and Norvell (also happens to rep Saban). Two of the three received massive extensions in the last 24 hours and Lanning already had his kick in.
One has to wonder if it's all kind of just part of the plan and Sexton is just pulling all the strings.
One has to wonder if it's all kind of just part of the plan and Sexton is just pulling all the strings.
If it's not DeBoer then I could see Freeman being that candidate out of left field. Young, energetic, relates to today's players very well and is a great recruiter