January 10, 20241 yr CDC jumps on the phone.... "Hey, Sark! Get your ass up to my office pronto! I've got something for you to sign."
January 10, 20241 yr Popular Post 1 minute ago, Sbbruin said: Despite having their NIL game in order, I think a lot of older coaches are really getting burned out on recruiting being an NIL bidding war. He used to just say "come to Bama. We kick ass every year and send dozens of players to the league." Now he has to tie $$ to it. Not that there wasn't some hanky panky going on before, but just everyone now has their hand out. When only a few schools were doing it, Saban could outbid them. Now that it is legal and everyone is doing it, Saban wants no part of it.
January 10, 20241 yr 12 minutes ago, Redneck Mutha said: Fuck Nick Saban and fuck Alabama. We only got so much jam, brotha.
January 10, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said: some smoke of him replacing Corso. Also seems Dan Lanning is 1a to Bama at the moment. He has the personality of a loaf of Wonder Bread. That makes zero sense.
January 10, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Sbbruin said: Despite having their NIL game in order, I think a lot of older coaches are really getting burned out on recruiting being an NIL bidding war. He used to just say "come to Bama. We kick ass every year and send dozens of players to the league." Now he has to tie $$ to it. Not that there wasn't some hanky panky going on before, but just everyone now has their hand out. Not only that, but you have to re-recruit the same players every year with this bullshit "everybody gets to transfer whenever" policy. College football is a shitshow right now, so I can see why Saban would want to exit. Edited January 10, 20241 yr by Blotto
January 10, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said: Now he has to tie $$ to it "now".....lol No, he's pissed the playing field is leveling out
January 10, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: All your SEC are belong to us. Yep, we got tree fiddy
January 10, 20241 yr From an organizational standpoint he is the best to ever do it. Rest in Piss Saban
January 10, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, 'stache said: He has the personality of a loaf of Wonder Bread. That makes zero sense. I disagree, he's quite likeable in his interviews on the Pat McAfee show. To each their own though.
January 10, 20241 yr If he still has the chops, Carroll actually makes sense. Nobody wants to follow a legend. PC is obviously just in for a year, maybe two to keep things going. He's got a CFB title and Super Bowl, and can ride off into the sunset whenever he wants after a LT coach is identified.
January 10, 20241 yr STAY AWAY FROM SARK YOU FUCKING GUMPSNot worried, the University of Texas is a destination school and Sark knows it. The Gumps can never outbid us either.Sark also knows how insane being the first coach to follow the GOAT would be..he's experienced Gump fans first hand.
January 10, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Clintonaldo said: From an organizational standpoint he is the best to ever do it. Rest in Piss Saban Yup, he built a fucking juggernaut. Hat tip. Now fuck off, Nick!
January 10, 20241 yr So Oregon is going to lose its HC again huh? Who would be the next inline to go to Nikeville? Going to be an intersting job search there if it happens because of the B1G travel issues to mix in with it
January 10, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: When only a few schools were doing it, Saban could outbid them. Now that it is legal and everyone is doing it, Saban wants no part of it. Exactly. Saban wants no part of a world where a kid can make just as much money in LA or Austin as he can in Tuscaloosa or Baton Rouge. This is a changing of the guard moment. The future of college football is the schools with the deepest pockets and the sexiest destinations for a kid to build a brand. And Saban knows it.
January 10, 20241 yr Saban seems to genuinely like sark. Maybe he can come here and be an analyst Or he and miss Terry can go spend some of that money he's made with zero CFB insanity surrounding them. Tough choice
January 10, 20241 yr Popular Post In his 17 years there, Saban lost one game in Tuscaloosa by double digits.
January 10, 20241 yr Popular Post So we have a home-and-home with Bama in 2028-29. Many people are saying this is why Saban is retiring.
January 10, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, 'stache said: He has the personality of a loaf of Wonder Bread. That makes zero sense. I don't know, he's a bit more easy going when not in coach mode.
January 10, 20241 yr Just now, ousux said: 25 minutes ago, UTGrad98 said: Saban seems to genuinely like sark. Maybe he can come here and be an analyst Or he and miss Terry can go spend some of that money he's made with zero CFB insanity surrounding them. Tough choice A nice house on the lake with room for his boat, a local Ferrari dealership to service his cars, and he can pop into Sark's office to shoot the shit/give advice any time he wants.
January 10, 20241 yr Just now, jdhorn92 said: I don't know, he's a bit more easy going when not in coach mode. He's a great announcer
January 10, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said: I disagree, he's quite likeable in his interviews on the Pat McAfee show. To each their own though. Likeable? Sure. But replacing one of the most charismatic (before he went senile) personalities on one of the most watched sports program in college sports? I don't see that working, at all.
January 10, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said: I disagree, he's quite likeable in his interviews on the Pat McAfee show. To each their own though. He comes across as a likeable guy, but not exactly a dynamic personality, which is what you want on tv.
January 10, 20241 yr Me. Quitting making 8 digits a year to be the most famous, powerful person in your state when you're still very good at your job? Pretty hard to walk away from.72 years old with not many years left to spend the millions he's made. The only way I'd be surprised is if he truly thought he has the roster to win it all one more time next season. It ain't happening with Milroe and any QB they portal in would be a gamble.
January 10, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said: A nice house on the lake with room for his boat, a local Ferrari dealership to service his cars, and he can pop into Sark's office to shoot the shit/give advice any time he wants. Word is he just bought a house in FL, Jupiter IIRC. But yeah, doesnt mean he cant have two. Would love to see him helping the good guys. He'll make a fortune on the speaking tour. Every corporation in the country will have him, if he wants to go that route. Edited January 10, 20241 yr by jdhorn92
January 10, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, oSuJeff97 said: So we have a home-and-home with Bama in 2028-29. Many people are saying this is why Saban is retiring. Many people or "a lot of people"? The truth will be revealed in tWO WEEKs! So serious question though---when does the 30-day portal extension for Bama players begin? The day it's announced or in a few days when all the shit has probably been officially signed and notarized and filed or? I would think a lot of people are going to wait until the very last minute of the very last hour of the very last business day considering this arguably the largest head coaching change in the sport in the last decade+, and certainly since the portal rules changes of the last few years.
January 10, 20241 yr he can now make $5or 6 M a year to be a college football analyst with his only stress being which tie to wear on the TVOr take a real retirement for a couple years and then come back to a TV gig if he really wants that. He's never looked that comfy in front of cameras...I'm sure he will be fine looking after his car dealerships and traveling the world.
January 10, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said: A nice house on the lake with room for his boat, a local Ferrari dealership to service his cars, and he can pop into Sark's office to shoot the shit/give advice any time he wants.
January 10, 20241 yr What a time to be alive. The real issue is, what are the shelters in Alabama going to do with all those excess kittens and puppies?
January 10, 20241 yr Sark's not leaving before Arch does. After that, I could see him leaving to the NFL.
January 10, 20241 yr Out of the coaches that Bama would consider, the vast majority will probably just use the opportunity for a pay bump at their own school. Nobody coaching at a school that can afford to match bama's offer wants to follow Saban at Bama. Jimmy Sexton gonna make another $20 mil this spring just in commissions for the coaching deals he's gonna orchestrate. I was about to say Sexton is the real winner in this retirement announcement. Most of his clients will simply get a hefty raise without leaving where they are now.
January 10, 20241 yr Saban heads straight to ESPN most likely. Or to a newly bought personal yacht.Of course that's what I'd do, but I'm not the greatest CFB coach of all time.
January 10, 20241 yr Ray Perkins Bill Curry Gene Stallings Mike Dubose Dennis Franchione Mike Price Mike Shula Good luck to the next asshole that takes that job, especially operating at an NIL deficit relative to the other powers across college football and in their own conference. I'm sure the Bama fans will temper their expectations accordingly. Career. Suicide.
January 10, 20241 yr Ideal state is they hire Dabo because everyone else says no to following the GOAT
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