Nick Saban Retiring
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That was rumored and he was asked during the pressers for the Rose Bowl but he brushed it off. Guess there was truth to the rumors.
No one is replacing him and his record. Alabama won’t be the same Alabama.
His DC Kevin Steele retired too so wholesale change for Alabama. Now there will be a lot of speculation as to who will replace him.
No one is replacing him and his record. Alabama won’t be the same Alabama.
His DC Kevin Steele retired too so wholesale change for Alabama. Now there will be a lot of speculation as to who will replace him.
Lanning has been quite emphatic about loving Oregon and shooting down any rumor in its tracks without equivocation. There were no wish washy answers or non answers but we know how coaches are regardless of what they say. But would he really want to be the guy who follows Saban when he’s got a great cushy job at the Nike school?
Nothing lasts forever. I wouldn’t want to be the next HC there. You go 9-3 and the fan base wants you fired after 1 year. That delusional fan base may find out what reality is about.
And the carousel spins on, it’s quite possible to have both Alabama and Michigan come open. Although I think Michigan could get filled quickly with Sherrone Moore if Harbaugh leaves.
Such an offseason in football coaching - potentially Belichick, Saban, Carroll retiring, and Harbaugh possibly jumping back to the NFL.
Kirby Smart and Brian Kelly might be doing dances in their offices about now lol.
Oregon fans praying that Dabo has a sudden epiphany about NIL being an important part of modern day college football.
Dabo lost his shine ever since he decided that NIL isn't required to win in modern college football.
Honestly, this is one of the craziest offseasons I remember and it's only getting started.
If I was Lanning or anyone else in a cushy job I wouldn’t go. Use it as leverage at your current school which will likely happen but why would you want to replace Saban. The pressure cooker will be crazy.
Yeah, remember the carousel after Bear Bryant? I think it took until Gene Stallings before there was any traction and it was short-lived.
Kirby Smart is the new Nick Saban and Georgia is the new Alabama.
Unless Bama goes after Kirby.
Unless Bama goes after Kirby.
I think Lanning or DeBoer would be nuts to take the Alabama job. They are with programs where they can win a NC now. Oregon especially has great financial support. They will be playing in one of the 2 big conferences. Who would want the absurdity of Alabama and the SEC.? After Bryant retired in 1982, the next several HCs were fired fairly quickly. Things are much more intense and pressurized now.
I don't see how Alabama doesn't hire Chris Ash. He lead a huge turnaround at Rutgers going 8-4 in his second season (against the spread). He has experience coaching in the SEC at Arkansas and won a National Championship with Urban Meyer at Ohio State.
All he needs is an interview.
All he needs is an interview.
IMO winning at the level Saban did in the modern era won’t be matched.
So if you got your own cushy fiefdom why leave.
It would have to be like a Roy Williams feeling the obligatory tug back to UNC and Dabo might be that but would he want it. He’s getting grief at Clemson despite what he’s done there. Can you imagine what he’d get at Alabama lol. His run might be over too and in the SEC it would be much tougher than the ACC.
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Lanning has to be the front runner
Woukd be funny if Belechick got a look
Kirby & Dabo have if good - neither will be going anywhere
Lanning has to be the front runner
Woukd be funny if Belechick got a look
Kirby & Dabo have if good - neither will be going anywhere
Look here, Kyle Flood is ahead in line. 1. He coached at Alabama 2. He recruited for them 3. He made it to the CFP this year. Seems like a shoe in.
The one on that list, IMO, that has the best chance of success is DeBoer.
Franklin would be silly to leave PSU for Bama.
Dabo? Kyle Flood has a better shot.
Lanning? @RUGuitarMan said it well. No reason for him to leave Oregon.
Norvell- interesting, could happen.
Please let his replacement be a HC from a top B1G school.
Out of the names mentioned I think he’s most likely to leave but even for him, I’d lean towards no. He’s getting traction at FSU now so why leave to the pressure cooker.
Coach Schiano checks the Saban box for failed NFL coach.
I wonder if Kelly replaces Dembrock who went back to ND with Alabama’s OC Tommy Rees. Kelly tried to bring him when he first went to LSU but Rees stayed at ND before leaving to Alabama last year.
Of course im biased but objectively hed be nuts to leave & go there for numerous reasons
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