Nick Saban retiring

[mkadl]

Texas spent a bunch of booster money to get him out??? Perfect timing. Kinda kidding.

 

[Letterkenny]

We're going to see a bunch of older coaches doing this.

Coaching and kissing booster asses was already two full time jobs now you've got to re-recruit your own team, get in the portal and deal with NIL. Guys just aren't going to do it.

It's wild Ferentz isn't retiring. He has to despise NIL, plus with the Iowa AD going over his head to fire his own son.

 

[JP4CY]

It's wild Ferentz isn't retiring. He has to despise NIL, plus with the Iowa AD going over his head to fire his own son.

I think NIL is a huge reason Barta is gone. That Florida NIL dude made it no secret that Barta is an ass.

 

[Rabbuk]

It's wild Ferentz isn't retiring. He has to despise NIL, plus with the Iowa AD going over his head to fire his own son.

I think you're overestimating how much ferentz cares about iowa fans and he isn't the type to give up a paycheck.

 

[Dandy]

Dabo want to die in the ACC? Doubt it. I assume it’s him if his buyout is only $7.5M, that’s nothing to Alamaba football.

 

[cycloneworld]

What makes Franklin a winning hire? Seriously. Not that he's a bad coach, but what's he done to earn the gig? Dabo has a national title. Some of the other guys are young climbers who have massive upside. Franklin would be about as 'meh' as it gets for a program like Bama.

I think both would be bad hires for Bama. Franklin can’t win any big games. And Dabo hasn’t fully adopted to the new age of CFB. The dude hasn’t embraced the portal…

 

[gocy444]

Tough and maybe impossible act to follow. Greatest dynasty of my generation and Bama isn’t exactly a top dog in the NIL world.

 

[Letterkenny]

My money is on Norvell or Franklin. Lanning etc. won't take the job. Alabama is not an elite job in the SEC once you remove the Saban of it all. Its recruiting ground and NIL capacity are worse than at least five conference opponents.

Norvell might want to GTFO of the ACC as it is. And Franklin may understand his days are numbered at PSU if he can never beat OSU or Michigan.

Alabama has a top 3-4 athletic budget in the country. It's an elite job.

 

[Kinch]

Bear Bryant retired in 1982. It really wasn’t until Saban came in 25 years later that Bama recovered fully from Bryant’s departure. They had mediocre coaches intermingled with the disaster that Stallings brought the Tide from NCAA rules violations after a natty In the early 1990s. Bama’s drought in the years after Bryant brought the SEC down a notch.

 

[Die4Cy]

It's wild Ferentz isn't retiring. He has to despise NIL, plus with the Iowa AD going over his head to fire his own son.

He still may, I think. But if he does it will be very late so that options are limited and they have to hire one of his guys. Because he's petty enough.

 

[JP4CY]

Reading that Dabo's buyout is different for Bama as in higher?

 

[Sigmapolis]

I'd always thought Dabo is the call when this day came.

 

[Kinch]

Reading that Dabo's buyout is different for Bama as in higher?

that is what I’m seeing. Maybe 1.5 times?

 

[ClubCy]

Problem with Dabo is that he refuses to use the portal and is very out spoken against NIL

 

[Die4Cy]

I'd always thought Dabo is the call when this day came.

Me too. He's basically Saban minus 20 years on the clock. But NIL/transfers really throws a wrench in the works, and Dabo has been clear that he doesn't like that part of the game. And noticeably, Clemson has been in decline the past few years. I wonder if Bama will want a coach with more edge to him.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[Kinch]

Bama could get Jimbo cheap.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Kalen Deboer would be my first call. Dabo would be my last.

I have a hard time seeing Dabo as a top target. He’s anti NIL and that ain’t gonna fly at Bama.

 

[PantherCyclone]

That answers my question---I was wondering if they had an internal candidate.

I'd be very leery of taking that job. I'd much rather be the guy that replaces the guy that replaced Saben than the guy that replaces Sabin.

I think it is funny that you spelled Saban two different ways in your post, and neither was correct!

 

[Gonzo]

Problem with Dabo is that he refuses to use the portal and is very out spoken against NIL

It's interesting, he had a very challenging time financially growing up and while in college. Had to work multiple jobs during summers to afford tuition and rent, lived with his mom and a classmate in an off campus apartment because his mom couldn't afford her own place, he almost got booted because he couldn't pay his tuition bill. The guy really struggled, apparently seeing college players today being handed hundreds and thousands of dollars doesn't sit well.