Saban headed to Alabama
 

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2718488]ESPN.com - NFL - Saban rolls with the Tide, takes Alabama job[/url]

So much for his denials that he wasn't leaving Miami.

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Wow, that was a short stint. I dunno if I'd wanna coach in Alabama

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I wonder who Miami's replacement will be.....

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We get to play the Dolphins next year.

Can't say I mind facing a first year coach instead of Saban in his 3rd.

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Maybe like Childress? :(

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Dude phoned it in! No personal meetings with staff, players, etc. Good call Nick! There's MY leader

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Once the talk started, I was pretty sure he was going back. I am betting he never really had any deep desire to leave the college ranks but just got an offer he couldn't refuse.

Peter King was convinced that this guy was the next "great thing in coaching" - wonder what his take is now?

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I know. What an f-ing sellout.

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If I was a Tide fan I think I'd be sort of pissed that they just spent all that money to rent him for a few seasons. He might be capable of another quick turnaround, but he'll probably be gone by '09 when a bigger, better deal comes along.

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He's kind of like one of those whores you'd find an any LSU or Bama parties, except they don't cost you millions.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection;266580]He's kind of like one of those whores you'd find an any LSU or Bama parties, except they don't cost you millions.[/QUOTE]

You just don't go to the right parties. I'd own the Skins now if not for those damn LSU babes.

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LOL.

Expensive tastes eh?

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He'll be doin' the same to Bama' when the right offer comes in.........T.O. Saben?

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Good, maybe Saunders will be the next Dolphin coach.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection;266590]LOL.

Expensive tastes eh?[/QUOTE]

It's a little known fact that my real time name is K-Fed.

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[QUOTE=Redskins_P;266541]I wonder who Miami's replacement will be.....[/QUOTE]

For the right $ it could be saunders or williams. I cant imagine they are thrilled with how things are going at redskins park.

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[QUOTE=irish;266636]For the right $ it could be saunders or williams. I cant imagine they are thrilled with how things are going at redskins park.[/QUOTE]

I don't imagine Miami's thrilled with them right now either.

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Saunders would actually be a pretty nice fit for Miami. With Ronnie Brown at RB and McMichael at TE......they could do alot in his offense. That beings said...they still need to figure out the QB situation.

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That's really bad. It's not like the Dolphins were in the playoff hunt or anything. Why not just come out and say this is a decision I will make at the end of the year? He could have handled this much better....

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[quote=djnemo65;266643]That's really bad. It's not like the Dolphins were in the playoff hunt or anything. Why not just come out and say this is a decision I will make at the end of the year? He could have handled this much better....[/quote]

Yeah I don't like how bitchy he was to the media. He looks like a moron now.

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why would he leave? the money was about the same. now, he is going to have a hellava time getting back to the nfl, if thats what he wants. it just seems that he is all about the money

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[QUOTE=dmek25;266657]why would he leave? the money was about the same. now, he is going to have a hellava time getting back to the nfl, if thats what he wants. it just seems that he is all about the money[/QUOTE]

From what I've heard he didn't like living in Miami, he and his wife prefer a place like Alabama. He also just preferred the college environment.

He's the latest successful college coach unable to succeed in the NFL so I guess the bigger question is has he shut the door for other college coaches who may want a chance in the NFL? Will NFL owners continue to consider college coaches-guys like Petrino, Ferentz, Fridge?

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS;266660]He's the latest successful college coach unable to succeed in the NFL so I guess the bigger question is has he shut the door for other college coaches who may want a chance in the NFL? Will NFL owners continue to consider college coaches-guys like Petrino, Ferentz, Fridge?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Saban was to be the perfect choice for going from college to pro b/c of his background (unlike Spurrier, Saban had coached at the NFL level). If I am an owner, my thinking is "If Saban can't cut it, then there isn't a college coach out there that can."

I think that every 10-15 years, there is a push to hire successful college coaches and then, after 2 or three failed experiments, owners shy away from them for awhile. Just as college football teams/players are a significant step down from the pros (regardless of what TMC's "Friend" thinks), the challenges of NFL head coaching are far more intense and the job security much less secure than college coaching.

As an aside, many pundits have noted that college football HAS become more complex as many teams have adopted more complex passing games. IMO, all this has done is raise the bar at the professional level. The most complex college systems are the baseline for the pro game and the jumping off point for college players and coaches. Better and now (football) smarter college players are filtered through a pro system that can start at a more advanced level. In essence, a better college game has simply meant that a better, faster, more complex pro game has evolved. (Run that one past "Friend" Malcolm).

I imagine that we have another college coach or two but that, when they fail, we won't see any more direct hires from college for another 10-15 years (I'll be back to gloat in 2017).

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HAHAHA. Friend hasn't had anything to say to me after what I sent to him yesterday. He just got all flustered.

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I guess Vick isn't the only "coach killer" out there.

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How can you trust a guy like that now?

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;266539][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2718488]ESPN.com - NFL - Saban rolls with the Tide, takes Alabama job[/url]

So much for his denials that he wasn't leaving Miami.[/QUOTE]

Is he taking Czaban with him?

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[QUOTE=ArtMonkDrillz;266578]If I was a Tide fan I think I'd be sort of pissed that they just spent all that money to rent him for a few seasons. He might be capable of another quick turnaround, but he'll probably be gone by '09 when a bigger, better deal comes along.[/QUOTE]

It would be 2012 if history serves as any indicator.
5 years with the Spartans, 5 years with the LSU Tigers. Just because he only spent 2 years in Miami (a team in turnmoil every year) doesn't mean he'll do it in College, when he has never spent less than 5 years at any college team.

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[QUOTE=Jamaican'Skin;266768]How can you trust a guy like that now?[/QUOTE]

Things change DAILY people. I'm sure he didn't lie when he said he wasn't going to go...because he said that talks broke down. They obviously got talks going again, and something looked good to him. Can't fault a guy for that.
I wouldn't leave my company now, but if someone offered me double my current salary, I'd leave.

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Best move Saban could have made. No salary cap to deal with, no over paid primadonna athletes to deal with and most importantly..................no high ass Ricky Williams to deal with! If he has players that don't want to conform to his way of doing things, he could pull their scholarships. Not to mention the dough. Great move!

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[QUOTE=Crat92;266814]Best move Saban could have made. No salary cap to deal with, no over paid primadonna athletes to deal with and most importantly..................no high ass Ricky Williams to deal with! If he has players that don't want to conform to his way of doing things, he could pull their scholarships. Not to mention the dough. Great move![/QUOTE]

I agree, I think it's an easy decision...college coaching has to be the better job! He said that pro was where he wanted to be, but I think he changed his mind after he actually did the job.

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Too bad really i thought he was doing a pretty good job with Miami

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[QUOTE=Redskin;266830]Too bad really i thought he was doing a pretty good job with Miami[/QUOTE]

He was, but hindsight is 20/20 and I bet he wishes he never left college. It was an eye opener for him I'm sure.

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I'm really reluctant to post this because I don't want to start a whole Spurrier debate but I thought this was interesting:

"I wish there had been a big-time opening during my second year in Washington," he (Spurrier) said. "I would have left in a heartbeat."

[url=http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/NEWS/701040344/1018/SPORTS]Spurrier can relate to Saban's quandary | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg, S.C.[/url]

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[quote=TAFKAS;267693]I'm really reluctant to post this because I don't want to start a whole Spurrier debate but I thought this was interesting:

"I wish there had been a big-time opening during my second year in Washington," he (Spurrier) said. "I would have left in a heartbeat."

[URL="http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/NEWS/701040344/1018/SPORTS"]Spurrier can relate to Saban's quandary | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg, S.C.[/URL][/quote]

You guys have a great coach ,he just needs to be the coach again and take over the play calling.Spurrrier is an ass.

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[quote=Giantone;267699]Spurrrier is an ass.[/quote]
finally, the voice of reason