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 8:21 PM ^
I've seen him coach at MSU. He's definitely a good coach, but talent paves over quite a bit. Saban did play tough OOC games some years (Michigan), but for the most part he plays one less conference game and four cupcakes. Dramatically lowers his odds of having an off game when you prepare for 2/3rds of the games everyone else does.
I actually liked him his final year at MSU and thought he was a dirty carpet bagger when he left. Dude's scum.
December 18th, 2018 at 9:09 PM ^
His stint at Miami. And when he plays teams with equal or close talent (Clemson/UG) he’s very beatable. He has a monopoly on the best college players right now, he won’t have that in the nfl.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
Ryan who?
December 18th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^
Would be awesome, but I have to assume Ryan Clark don't know shit.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^
Ryan Clark, meet Chris Cokehead Carter
December 18th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
Not true. Harbaugh is taking the Packer job. I read it on Twitter.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:34 PM ^
I will not believe this until Colin Cowherd and Chris Carter confirm.
/s
December 18th, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^
He would lose all the advantage of having bagmen fill his roster with 3 times as many NFL caliber players than the competition.
I don’t see him leaving.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:48 PM ^
I would love to see this happen partly because college football sucks with Alabama being in the playoffs every year, but mostly so that Saban will get exposed as the overrated coach that he is.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:57 PM ^
Something something something five national championships something something 'Bama was mediocre for 15 years before he got there something something.
December 19th, 2018 at 2:50 AM ^
Something something huge talent advantage in every game something something horrible record in the NFL something something not as good as D'Antonio at MSU.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:30 PM ^
Why would an NFL team hire a coach in his mid 60's who has already failed in the NFL? Not just failed but quit on his team before the end of a season. People might point to Pete Carrol but he actually was pretty good in his first NFL go round and won a division title.
It might work if the NFL changed the rules so that Saban would get 5 or 6 first round draft choices every year which would be similar to his advantage at Alabama.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^
We gotta go I just sharted
December 19th, 2018 at 1:23 AM ^
+1 underrated
December 18th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^
The NFL is the best league, makes the most money, has the best athletes...I don't think its a narrative, i think its true
now that said, there's a number of college jobs which are great and arguably better for each respective coach... Saban is in a great situation, so it would be shocking for him to leave Alabama for the NFL...Harbaugh has a great personal situation with Michigan
However, the flow of successful college coaches moving up the NFL is long... the list of successful NFL coaches moving down? Consists of....Harbaugh?
That said, unlikely Saban moves from Bama at his age...
December 18th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
Yah right. We have an NFL coach.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
LOL NO
December 18th, 2018 at 8:57 PM ^
Holy Fuck!.... Why is posting a link such a challenge?
December 18th, 2018 at 9:07 PM ^
Coaching is better circumstantially. In general, the NFL is a better option. I mean there's a reason why Jim's name comes up every time there's a new NFL position open; he's the only guy to go to the NCAA after having high success in the NFL. He's an anamoly.
Saban is in the best spot imaginable and shot his shot in the NFL. He's not going back.
I fully understand what you're trying to say, but I have always maintained that NBA and NFL are better if you were to survey the general population of coaches. Some people like Saban, Coach K, and maybe even Harbaugh now are in better positions in college. But nearly everybody tries to do something in the NFL or NBA
December 18th, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
Do it! Do it! Do it now! Go! Get out!
December 18th, 2018 at 9:43 PM ^
Sanandaj coached the dolphins. How did that go? No way he leaves Tuscaloosa.
December 18th, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
Saban coached.....sorry I was at happy hour
December 19th, 2018 at 1:24 AM ^
I’ll have what he’s having
December 19th, 2018 at 12:40 AM ^
Deputy Dipshit’s hot take. He has a dynasty there & a damn statue. Why leave? Why post this?
December 19th, 2018 at 6:40 AM ^
Tuscaloser to Green Ghey sounds pretty lateral. Lions job will be open in a year. Always is.
December 19th, 2018 at 8:32 AM ^
...congrats, you just gave someone supposedly named ryan clark the attention he so desperately wants and needs.
December 19th, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
I've been saying this here for over a week. What makes it more likely is that saban hasn't been debunking the rumors- even though it's signing day. And he always has before when they came up (also he looked at another job a few years ago, but his wife didn't want to move... Now she feels different).