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Alabama's next HC?

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How long will Saban stick around in Alabama?
He is 71 and is the GOAT of coaches. I am not sure he will want to spend time on rebuilding the team. It is much easier to coast on the team that he built.

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My guess...prepare to flinch Colorado.
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whatthehey78 said:

My guess...prepare to flinch Colorado.
Deion would be a terrible culture fit in Tuscaloosa, if that's what you're proposing.

Until very recently I would've said Dabo is the obvious answer. Not so much today. I think they'd call Kirby but I think he'd say no. If Brian Kelly can keep it going at LSU I think he becomes the most likely.

E: In the (imho) unlikely event that Sark manages to turn Texas into a legit contender, he probably gets a call too. Saban seems to have a high opinion of him, which wouldn't hurt. I don't know if he'd want to make that jump or not but he'd get paid big time whether it was for going or for staying.
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Actual Talking Thermos said:

whatthehey78 said:

My guess...prepare to flinch Colorado.
Deion would be a terrible culture fit in Tuscaloosa, if that's what you're proposing.

Until very recently I would've said Dabo is the obvious answer. Not so much today. I think they'd call Kirby but I think he'd say no. If Brian Kelly can keep it going at LSU I think he becomes the most likely.
Bad fit...good! But you're implying Alabama has culture???
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infinity ag said:

How long will Saban stick around in Alabama?
He is 71 and is the GOAT of coaches. I am not sure he will want to spend time on rebuilding the team. It is much easier to coast on the team that he built.




He's not leaving $100 million on the table.
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1876er said:

infinity ag said:

How long will Saban stick around in Alabama?
He is 71 and is the GOAT of coaches. I am not sure he will want to spend time on rebuilding the team. It is much easier to coast on the team that he built.




He's not leaving $100 million on the table.
If he quit coaching today, which would he run out of first - money, or days of his life when he's still healthy enough to mostly go wherever and do whatever he wants?
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He didn't want to go to Italy but admitted enjoying it. He's on the slippery slope!!!
pablof
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Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
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Actual Talking Thermos said:

1876er said:

infinity ag said:

How long will Saban stick around in Alabama?
He is 71 and is the GOAT of coaches. I am not sure he will want to spend time on rebuilding the team. It is much easier to coast on the team that he built.




He's not leaving $100 million on the table.
If he quit coaching today, which would be run out of first - money, or days of his life when he's still healthy enough to mostly go wherever and do whatever he wants?
you think he isn't doing exactly that right now?
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A better question is how many current hot coaching candidates will be out of a job before Saban retires.
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well a lot depends on how long from now we are talking about but you have to think the list starts and stops with dabo sweeney.

after that the guys i could see potential being a good fit for bama would be as follows

mike elko- still a lot to prove but trajectory is looking good.

mario cristobal if he wins big at miami he could be an option and still young enough

personally don't like either of these guys but their past history at the school makes them an option.
lane kiffin or sark

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pablof said:

Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
Jackson State was 21-40 the 6 years before he got there. He went 27-6 and won 2 conference titles. Colorado was 1-11 last year with an O/U of 3.5 wins. So far they're 3-0. That seems like pretty good coaching to me if the mission is to win games.
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OP, I tend to agree with Pate, Saban isn't going anywhere and I actually think it won't happen for a long time. He was once quoted as saying something that basically said he will be coaching until he dies. I believe that or until and if he really has enough health complications to where he just can't.

He is in really good shape at 71 and honestly, I could probably see him coaching like Paterno until his early 80s and still walking out and kicking the crap out of teams left and right at Bama.
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For a long time it was assumed that Dabo would be Bama's next coach.
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jja79 said:

pablof said:

Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
Jackson State was 21-40 the 6 years before he got there. He went 27-6 and won 2 conference titles. Colorado was 1-11 last year with an O/U of 3.5 wins. So far they're 3-0. That seems like pretty good coaching to me if the mission is to win games.


He literally doesn't even talk into his headset all game. Colorado is decent ONLY because his son is a hell of a QB
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pablof said:

Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
He beat a terrible CSU team at home and it only took him 2 overtimes to do it. He's the second coming!
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We're paying a guy $10MM who talks into his headset a lot. I guess he must be a really good coach. He also never won anything without having Winston and Dalvin Cook.
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Buck Turgidson said:

pablof said:

Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
He beat a terrible CSU team at home and it only took him 2 overtimes to do it. He's the second coming!
And he's going to lose to Oregon this weekend by only 4 scores!
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momma may call dabo
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This week and next week to USC but that doesn't mean he isn't a good coach. If he stays at Colorado with people like Nick Williams and Tim Brewster recruiting he's going to destroy the portal in the off season. I can't see him at Alabama but I do think he's done a great job flipping a horrible roster in one year to at least below average which is an improvement.
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cevans_40 said:

Actual Talking Thermos said:

1876er said:

infinity ag said:

How long will Saban stick around in Alabama?
He is 71 and is the GOAT of coaches. I am not sure he will want to spend time on rebuilding the team. It is much easier to coast on the team that he built.




He's not leaving $100 million on the table.
If he quit coaching today, which would be run out of first - money, or days of his life when he's still healthy enough to mostly go wherever and do whatever he wants?
you think he isn't doing exactly that right now?
Oh, I think he is. That's exactly what I think. I don't think it's about money for him, not primarily. So the question is just how long can he keep doing it at a level where it's still what he wants to be doing.
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Bama will money whip Kirby Smart. If he won't budge then I d guess Dabo is next up unless Clemson falls back to reality by the time Satan is done.
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Bielema is the only correct answer.
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jja79 said:

pablof said:

Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
Jackson State was 21-40 the 6 years before he got there. He went 27-6 and won 2 conference titles. Colorado was 1-11 last year with an O/U of 3.5 wins. So far they're 3-0. That seems like pretty good coaching to me if the mission is to win games.


I don't doubt his coaching abilities. However, what he has done is more about his ability to bring in talent. In the case of Colorado, he flipped the roster, that is not Xs and Os. That is just being shameless in basically kicking 3/4 of the roster out of Boulder.

Most impressively, he has complete buy in from his new roster and appears to be an excellent motivator.

Same at Jackson State, but there his roster was far better than any team he played.

Tomorrow will do better in telling us more about his x and o abilities.

What would Deon's record be as a Buff with his son at QB. Kid is a baller.

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Dabo unless this year takes him out of the race. But maybe even then. Deion is #1 in motivating the black athlete. That will take you a long way in today's college football.
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Please please please take jimbo, bama
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it wont' be Deion or Dabo.

will be dan lanning type.
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it wont' be Deion or Dabo.

will be dan lanning type.
Do you think a Brian Kelly who maintains his current level of success at LSU would take the gig? Assuming that happens, I think a guy who's shown he can be a success and a culture fit with the snootiest of the bluebloods and the most depraved SEC lunatics has a resume tailor made for that Bama gig. A Bill Snyder in the streets, an Art Briles in the sheets.
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Actual Talking Thermos said:

A Bill Snyder in the streets, an Art Briles in the sheets.

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He is Ass My Dude said:

jja79 said:

pablof said:

Sick of all this Prime Time being the answer to head coach positions. Seriously, what has he done?? Enlighten me!
Jackson State was 21-40 the 6 years before he got there. He went 27-6 and won 2 conference titles. Colorado was 1-11 last year with an O/U of 3.5 wins. So far they're 3-0. That seems like pretty good coaching to me if the mission is to win games.


I don't doubt his coaching abilities. However, what he has done is more about his ability to bring in talent. In the case of Colorado, he flipped the roster, that is not Xs and Os. That is just being shameless in basically kicking 3/4 of the roster out of Boulder.

Most impressively, he has complete buy in from his new roster and appears to be an excellent motivator.

Same at Jackson State, but there his roster was far better than any team he played.

Tomorrow will do better in telling us more about his x and o abilities.

What would Deon's record be as a Buff with his son at QB. Kid is a baller.


Well Jimbo has brought in plenty of talent in 6 years but still can't win so Prime has to be considered a better option at this point.
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You never want to be the guy to replace the legend. You want to be the guy to replace the guy who replaced the legend.

My guess is that it will be some coordinator of his that Saban hand picks and sort of hamstrings Bama into having to hire. Like retiring in June or July.
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Coles over the top shtick bugs the **** outta me. Not watching any show with him on it.
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I'm sure his AFLAC payments are still being paid so if he is ever out of work and hospitalized he will get a big fat check over and above what his insurance pays. He can spend that money any way he wants!
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Need a photoshop or AI generated pic of Prime wearing Bear Bryant's houndstooth hat.
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