Nick Saban the next coach of the Packers? ESPN's Ryan Clark thinks so.
Oh snaps! Nick Saban going to be the next coach for the Packers? This story must be true, because it agrees with the general public's preconceived notion that the NFL is a better place to coach football than at a P5 University, and that the college game is merely a stepping stone to... 15-17. Or not. Here's to hoping that karma rears its head, and the negative recruiting tactics against 'Bama commence!
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/12/nick-saban-alabama-green-bay-packers-aaron-rodgers-mike-mccarthy-new-coach-espn
December 18th, 2018 at 6:41 PM ^
Sounds about right. If Hill and Long are still on the fence about the NFL, might as well keep practicing before they make a decision.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
Thanks, Bird. In fact, i remember seeing something last week about this, saying that Hill and Long were going to play.
I don't know if it is true, but most of the board doesn't want to read news like this. i appreciate it
They are too busy yelling at Diag Blue's many posternames or crying.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:04 PM ^
You're welcome! And I concur, the constant bickering on the board is a bit over the top.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^
Thanks for the update; hope it’s true.
Two things: You aren’t thread jacking when your comment is relevant to the OP. And, don’t text and drive!
December 18th, 2018 at 7:07 PM ^
LOL I heard it in the car about 5:15, then I posted it from home some time after 6.
I hope Balas is correct, as well. And, you're welcome!
December 18th, 2018 at 7:14 PM ^
there is a thread on this very topic a few spots down on the message board
December 18th, 2018 at 6:25 PM ^
Are the publicly owned Green Bay Packers going to pay more money to Nick Satan than the win-at-all-costs Alabama horde? I don't think so. This rumor is VERY hard to believe.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:54 PM ^
The Packers can pay whatever they want. The whole “public ownership” thing means nothing-to the contrary execs will be honored if the Packers win. It’s not like they are spending the owner’s money.
That said once again Saban’s agent floats a rumor to get a bump in salary. He will get it and stay at Alabama. I hope, but don’t expect, the media to hound him for a denial.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:21 PM ^
By the way, even if there is no basis whatsoever, I hope-and expect-that “Team Harbaugh” planted this story
December 18th, 2018 at 6:26 PM ^
He will fail and be OSU’s next coach after we go 1-1 vs OSU the next two years. That’d be just our luck
December 18th, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
If you can promise me at least one win in the next two years against those bastards, I'll take that trade.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:29 PM ^
In his 20+ years of coaching how many games has he won that he didn’t have superior talent? It’s the Phil Jackson argument. He’s probably the best recruiter in history. But given equal or less talent (Miami, MSU) he has been a pretty average coach.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:34 PM ^
I would like to say that he may not be the best recruiter in history. He just has the best bagmen in the history of college football
December 18th, 2018 at 6:55 PM ^
Certainly could be part of it as he was unable to achieve the same level at MSU and left because he knew he was always going to be second fiddle to Michigan. I’m sure the success of talent procurement was a mix of many factors including looseness with rules, talent evaluation, salesmanship, proximity to talent, rabid fan bases, winning, NFL success etc.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
Actually he left MSU because the East Lansing Mafia pushed him out. I was glad to see him leave, as I thought he was a decent coach, given the talent he had there.
just think what might have happened had RichRod taken that damned Alabama job.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:46 PM ^
Benjamin Franklin is the best at crootin'
December 18th, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^
Yeah but look at the situations besides just wins and losses. MSU was on probation when he got there because of Perles. His last team beat us and went 10-2. That team had some good NFL talent in Burress, Duckett, Hill, and Peterson.
LSU hadn't won anything in decades and he won them a national title in year 3.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:13 PM ^
That’s helps my point, the only year he was any good at State was the year he had a really talented team. They were about a .500 team at the end of the Perles era and he continued that for the next four years. He knew LSU was a much easier place to win/recruit and that’s why he jumped ship on a 10-2 Spartan team. He was smart in that way, he knew talent was more important than scheme. But if he goes back to the NFL I think he will get similar results as the last time.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:36 PM ^
Please please please
December 18th, 2018 at 6:36 PM ^
Turmoil in Tuscaloosa
December 18th, 2018 at 6:36 PM ^
Wait, when did Saban become the Alabama coach. He said it over and over that he is not going to be the Alabama coach.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:48 PM ^
Rich Rod took the Alabama job. Saban went to Texas where he died trying to brand a bull to impress some 5 star country boy.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:37 PM ^
Yeah.
This is one guy saying the Packers should go after him. Not that he’s going. He ain’t leaving Bama.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
65% chance?
December 18th, 2018 at 6:53 PM ^
Why not 66%?
December 18th, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
Honestly, how much more does he have to prove in the college game? He would start out with a franchise quarterback AND you get the Lion's twice a year. AND CHEESE!!
December 18th, 2018 at 6:52 PM ^
I would have loved to see Don Rickels roast Nick Saban. What would the over/under be on how long until Nick tried to strangle the guy?
December 18th, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^
Don Rickles was fierce.
Howard Stern used to intimidate the hell out of everybody on his radio show. He had Rickles on once, and Rickles put him in his place within 30 seconds. Stern had no answer.
I never saw anything like it.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^
Google Don Rickles on Larry King Show. He literally renders Larry useless. Hilarious.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:59 PM ^
Wrong again M-Dog. As any Stern listener would know Rickles is Stern’s hero. Their interactions were seldom on-air, and the times they met Stern was completely respectful. I don’t know where you got this one, especially the “I saw it” comment.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:26 PM ^
Shtick.
December 18th, 2018 at 10:12 PM ^
I never heard anything like it.
It was on the Stern radio show, early '90s, WJFK in DC. I won't repeat what Rickles said on here - some would be offended - but it stopped Stern in his tracks. It was a put-down after Howard was mouthing off, not just friendly banter.
"Real recognize Real" if you will, so it's not like Stern stormed off the show or anything. They continued the segment, but it changed the direction of it. Much more equal footing after that.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:50 PM ^
Nick Saban the next coach of the Packers? ESPN's Ryan Clark thinks so.
No, Ryan Clark doesn't actually think so.
He's just asking a rhetorical question in an article he wrote: "Could the Packers lure Nick Saban away from Alabama?"
He says he thinks they should try, but then admits that he has no info, just that he thinks it would be a good idea.
There is nothing there, just a guy quoting himself.
This is the worst possible kind of so called "journalism". It's pure gratuitous trash to scam for clicks.
And it makes me doubly mad since it just made me take Saban's side of an argument.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:50 PM ^
He can't leave or retire fast enough for me. Alabama is ruining college football.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:51 PM ^
Stop giving these talking heads any credibility.
Idiots.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:14 PM ^
That was sort of the point. These same clowns recycle the "Harbaugh to the NFL" rumors every year... interested to see how this one plays out, however patently false it may be.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
25rdth percentithisis chance IMO
December 18th, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility. He may be bored. And people exaggerate his "failure" in the NFL. He coached two seasons and went 15-17 with one the worst franchises in the NFL.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:50 PM ^
There are two facts about Saban
1) his Alabama teams are always the more talented
2) his Alabama team always shows up prepared.
The first is recruiting related, but the second is because he’s a good coach. He basically never has “wtf are they doing” moments. Compare that to Michigan. It’s not a favorable comparison.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:59 PM ^
Nick Saban is NOT going to the NFL. Tried it, failed. He will retire at Bama.
December 18th, 2018 at 6:59 PM ^
Jimmy Sexton szn
December 18th, 2018 at 7:05 PM ^
he coaches paid players so this is fine. I don’t see it happening. He’s not a qb guru so I’m not sure what he’d offer AA-Ron
December 18th, 2018 at 7:11 PM ^
Come on down Dax!
Saban wants to try the one thing he failed at --- the NFL.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
He sort of failed at MSU other than his last season.
December 18th, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
His last season was good so he ended up with one win over .500. He did leave a great team with Bobby Williams.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:12 PM ^
I heard their second choice is Brady Hoke.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:33 PM ^
With RichRod as OC and Durkin as DC.
Book it
December 18th, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^
Nah, he needs an OC who killed somebody. Maybe ND’s purple man?
December 18th, 2018 at 7:14 PM ^
Put even talent on the field with his team and he’ll bomb. No way he leaves for NFL.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:52 PM ^
What have you seen out of Saban to suggest that with even talent, he doesn’t beat Harbaugh? The guy is an elite coach.