Nick Saban Retiring

[MartyCuse]

Definitely the Goat! Dino to Bama “Roll Ohana”

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Now that everyone can pay the players legally, he lost the edge. Especially at getting guys to commit who weren’t going to play for a year or two.

 

[Cusefan69]

Impressive run. Deserves credit. Get ready to come down to earth some Bama fans. Some poor bastard following Saban will never live up to the expectations.

 

[Scooch]

Greatest college football coach of all time IMHO. Being able to win so much and so consistently in this environment is more impressive to me than the guys who did it when you could stockpile 125+ scholarship players or staple a 4 star kid to the bench for 3 years with no repercussions.

I don’t care for his holier-than-thou routine. And he doesn’t strike me as a fun hang, to say the least. But gotta recognize greatness.

 

[Entropic]

I hope they take Franklin and he kills their program.

 

[djcon57]

I would think Smart would be their top choice. Buyout is probably prohibitive but maybe he has a special out if Bama comes calling?

Lots of talk on XM college football that Harbaugh is also going to leave, headed to the NFL.

Could be two huge late moves that result in a series of other moves.

Buckle up!

Kirby is UGA alum though. Feels like he's use Bama to get more $$ out of UGA if anything

 

[HtownOrange]

Who wants to follow that act? Damn.

I will do it for 20% of Saban's salary and guaranteed four years. I'll live cheap, win a few games off Alabama's name only and retire with a nice house and a boat. But, yeah, you are spot on.

 

[djcon57]

Havent seen Lane Kiffin's name yet.

In the NIL era, he's a guy that would kill at Bama

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I'll see you in Hell, Nick.

 

[RyanCuse44]

Havent seen Lane Kiffin's name yet.

In the NIL era, he's a guy that would kill at Bama

Doubt that happens but never know.

 

[tptcuse]

Does Alabama have any offensive linemen who like snow?

 

[rocklloyd]

Dabo

 

[Dinkyspond]

Go get those recruits Fran!

Fran the Man salivating at the prospect

 

[OrangeFreek]

Alabama fans losing the stuff at the thought of Franklin.. hahaha. I personally don't want Franklin going anywhere!

 

[jordville]

Fran and Company will take all the 'Bama croots and portals of your hands, Nick... just sayin'!

 

[MikeSU02]

Here's my uninformed guess who would be at the top of the list:

Lanning
DeBoer
Kiffin

I think Kirby is staying.

I think Dabo has took himself out of contention with his inability to use the portal and his reaction to NIL, etc. It's just not the world we live in, especially not at Bama where the measure success in national titles.

I think Harbaugh would do awful there. Awful.

Would love a wildcard to show up like Pete Carroll to take it on for a year or two.

What a crazy day!

 

[Newhouser]

I think they would take Kiffin in a heartbeat.

 

[steve deberg]

Does Alabama have any offensive linemen who like snow?

They have a Finnish OT who prepped in Connecticut. I assume the kid loves the slop - his muddah was a muddah. Was the 12th rated OT last year.

Have another OT from Connecticut who was the 8th rated OT in 2022.

Both pipe dreams.

 

[tep624]

I think they would take Kiffin in a heartbeat.

I do too. I saw some chatter about Scott Frost - guess his stellar 16-31 record at Nebraska would make sense as to why he's a top candidate

 

[ForCuseSake]

Tom O’Brien has removed himself from consideration.

(He’s unable to achieve the same rich drawl Brian Kelly did after moving to LSU).

 

[tep624]

Fran and Elijah as we speak:

 

[sufan59]

Sherrone Moore

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Dabo has a 60 million dollar buyout plus I think he'd get eaten alive there.

 

[mscanlo]

I would think Smart would be their top choice. Buyout is probably prohibitive but maybe he has a special out if Bama comes calling?

Lots of talk on XM college football that Harbaugh is also going to leave, headed to the NFL.

Could be two huge late moves that result in a series of other moves.

Buckle up!

I don’t see Kirby leaving to go to Bama. Not sure what he would gain from it? Many aspects of what he has built at UGA are on par with what Saban built in Bama

 

[JKinPhilly]

Dan Mullen