yzerman19

December 21st, 2012 at 1:12 PM ^

Shurmur played for Saban at State - sort of.  I think Shurmur was a center and Saban the DC but still, that would be kind of cold.  And just like Nick.

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markusr2007

December 21st, 2012 at 1:20 PM ^

after Saban leaves. C'mon we need that.  I think having guys like Saban around in college football is a good thing - like Charlie Weis, Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer.  You can't kill off the best characters in this movie!

Removing the objects of so much hate is an impossible idea. There would be a vaccuum of such destructive power, I don't know what would happen to the game. The earth would probably tilt a few degrees and we'd all spin off into space. No, we can't have that.

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Swazi

December 21st, 2012 at 1:20 PM ^

Pete Carroll wasn't the most successful guy in his first NFL stint either.  

Cleveland is like home to him, Trent Richardson is there, and the Browns are the youngest team in the NFL.  If he were to jump, Cleveland would be the team.

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The Geek

December 21st, 2012 at 2:17 PM ^

Forever the nomad, Saban will leave Alabama after they win the BCS. All we need for confirmation at this point is a quote saying his dream job is coaching Alabama and he would never leave.

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stephenrjking

December 21st, 2012 at 2:32 PM ^

Heh. Some of the people who are bagging on Saban at least realize the truth of the matter: If we had enjoyed the five-year stretch of success he has enjoyed, we wouldn't care if our coach was a grump with the media. We didn't even complain about Lloyd's little media scrums and he was a lot less successful than Saban. If Michigan were winning national titles and somehow had deluded ourselves into thinking that our grumpy, sour coach was winning clean, we would be making statues of him too. No matter what kind of a jerk he is.

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Perkis-Size Me

December 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^

i don't see saban leaving. he has a perfect setup at alabama, is easily the most powerful man on campus, and as long as he keeps winning, answers to no one. he has complete authority over his team, something he would have to give up in the nfl. he'd clash consistently with the owners and the gm, and he'd be out looking for another college job by year 3.

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707oxford

December 21st, 2012 at 3:18 PM ^

This is all just a a big distraction orchestrated by the ND fan base so they'll have a shot at the MNC.

/removes tin foil hat
/on second thought, not a bad strategy

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sheepdog

December 21st, 2012 at 3:38 PM ^

There is nothing arrogant about thinking you can win.

 

Saban is a good coach, good recruiter, and has a history of developing kids to get to the NFL.  Also, never been seriously investigated for NCAA violations.

 

He just wins, so we all need to get over it.

/sigh

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Bo Knows

December 21st, 2012 at 4:22 PM ^

If Saban doesn leave, let's speculate who Bam would hire as their new HC.  I think it would without question be Kirby Smart.  I find it interesting that Smart hasn't taken a head job anywhere else and I think it's because he's holding off for this one.

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Farnn

December 21st, 2012 at 5:38 PM ^

Reading this, I started thinking what if the NFL went after Meyer.  Imagine him leaving OSU after going 12-0 and never giving them a shot at a MNC.  Especialy after the fans in Ohio predicting at least 2 MNCs in the next 4 years.

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LSAClassOf2000

December 21st, 2012 at 5:44 PM ^

The style that Nick Saban has perfected at Alabama - "The Process", as he terms it (ref. link to Washington Post article) - has been written about in a few business magazines, and even if he took on one more NFL stint (which is highly unlikely, given his excellent situation and the fact that he is 61 years old and seems aware in interviews that the pro ship has likely sailed), I have doubts that Saban's micromanagement of the daily routine of his players would sit well with an NFL team.  

Saban, per the article linked here, has been known to get as detailed as wanting to know the specific lifting routines of players, not to mention weekly reviews and the occasional seminar regarding whatever he feels is hot in the world of player development. It works wonders at the college level if you have the support and the  budget, as we see, but he would have to re-invent or even scrap this in a move, a move he'd be a fool to make anyway at this juncture. 

 

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Blarvey

December 21st, 2012 at 7:27 PM ^

Stranger than Saban to the Browns is why the Browns would fire Shurmur right now. The Browns are 5-9 and have been competitive in every single game this season.

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BlowGoo

December 22nd, 2012 at 1:49 AM ^

Saban will go NFL about fifteen minutes after the NCAA announces an investigation into Bama. Specifically oversigning and the use of "injury" designations to free up scholarships. Now that it is "official" NCAA policy that the head coach can no longer profess innocence by being insulated from activities of his underlings, it'll happen. But not before.

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PeteM

December 22nd, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^

I don't question Saban's coaching ability, but I also don't that he has the creativity to be successful in an environment where talent parity is more the norm than in college.  At MSU, he had 5 or 6 win seasons until 1999.  Arguably, D'Antonio has done more there.  At Alabama he has more talent than anyone in the country and will going forward.  I can't imagne why he would he leave.

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