Saban Retiring

I'm not going to assume they are "missing" on anyone or didn't have anyone lined up, until after this weekend.  If they did, they will announce on Sunday with presser on Monday.  If this is Nebraska 2.0 after Solich then good night Sally.

While it may or may not have been the correct person, Osborne knighting Solich and taking out the "who would want to follow a legend" dynamic is looking more and more to be a wise decision.   

 
Red Five said:
Wonder if this is going to be one of those Riley to USC or Kelly to LSU hires.  A name that comes out of nowhere who currently has a top program.  Ryan Day fits that description.  Would Brian Kelly jump again?  Then after that you go down to the Gundy's of the world.

Someone mentioned Leipold.  He'd be a good hire. Klieman would be to.  Both guys who are up there in age who can be there 4 years, win 9-10 games a year, and eventually get fired for not winning a NC.
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Man, I forgot Harbaugh.  That would be the most "wow, never thought that" hire that could happen.

 
Gorillahawk said:
I have a hard time believing that Saban did not at least tell the AD that he was strongly considering retirement earlier in the year. I'm sure that the AD has a list of people but as we Nebraska fans know, it's not as easy to fill the job after an unbelievable run of success. Nobody wants to be remembered as the guy who killed the dynasty so to speak
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I read somewhere that his wife is sick and he wants to spend time with her.  Don't know if true, or if true, how long she's been sick.  But, if it's something fairly recent, then there might not have been much time to make the decision.

 
I genuinely don't understand what is happening with announcing Saban's replacement. Alabama is one of the top two or three jobs in the country, right? Maybe the top job?

Maybe people don't want to follow a legend. Maybe they're hearing from inside the locker room about an exodus. For sure they are not getting outbid on this, right?

Weird situation.

 
commando said:
jimmy johnson....not jimmys johnson
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I like jimmy johns subs :facepalm:

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I also like Taco Johns when I was a kid growing up in S.D.   :facepalm: :facepalm:

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knapplc said:
I genuinely don't understand what is happening with announcing Saban's replacement. Alabama is one of the top two or three jobs in the country, right? Maybe the top job?
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I don't think that's true. Saban was one of the top two or three head coaches of all time, maybe the top. But Alabama isn't a better place to go for a HC than the other roughly 25 top programs. In the modern era of college football, the NIL collective(s) are arguably more important than the schools themselves.

 
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