They're getting really spoiled right now. When Saban leaves, if they have a sort of Michigan, Texas, USC, or even Tennessee style breakdown it will be glorious. Won't be hard either, just a simple lack of continued dominance will make those fans flip the 17 out.
Here's a thought: How fun will Bama be when Saban does leave?
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Bad as I hate to say it I do believe Dabo will be their next coach and it will continue. I know, I know some will say that will not happen since Dabo has it good at clemson and would have to follow in Saban's footsteps,etc. but money talks and bama will throw the bank at him.
Dabo will not follow Saban
He can do everything he could do at Bama at Clemson already with an easier path to playoff. He's been there so long it's home to him and his family. He's not dumb enough to try and follow a legend (see: Curry, Bill).
He can do everything he could do at Bama at Clemson already with an easier path to playoff. He's been there so long it's home to him and his family. He's not dumb enough to try and follow a legend (see: Curry, Bill).
I was talking with some big hitting Bama boosters about this on Sunday Night. They don't have a feel for how long Saban will stay. If Saban left right now, then they would throw all the money in the world at Dabo.
HOWEVER, there is some concern that while Dabo is a great coach, he has never worked with Saban and would not be a continuation of the Saban Process. Do they want to go with someone who is part of the Bear lineage, or do they promote or re-hire a Saban assistant? And maybe Dabo is not interested in trying to replace Saban? Its a nice problem to have, I guess, but it all depends on what the landscape looks like when Saban finally does retire.
Yeah, I'd say having to choose between the Bear lineage or the Saban lineage is a high class problem.
I used to laugh at them suckers for going after a bryant pupil only and not the most qualified to be their HC. Hence, the coaching problems they had years ago. They finally got away from that however, it will probably rear its head again and they will try to get a Saban pupil only. I'm just ready for that dynasty to end.
Clempsun tried to head them off prior to this season too.
I think Dabo's buyout is like $40M. Pretty strong, even for Bama.
I think Dabo's buyout is like $40M. Pretty strong, even for Bama.
Bama will never have those kind of breakdowns. Boosters are kept in their place and isolated from the coaching staff and athletics department. And full control is given to the coach to run the football program with no meddling or outside influences. The only thing that came close to a distraction was the whole “handler” issue and Saban dealt with that quickly by demanding the NCAA enforce their rules and keep handlers out of his organization.
All those other schools you mentioned have big money boys jockeying to see who gets in the coaches inner circle. Look at the sidelines of a Bama game. No one looks out of place. Mirror that with a school like OM who encourages heavy booster donations in return for 17 picknic spots on the sideline of games.
All those other schools you mentioned have big money boys jockeying to see who gets in the coaches inner circle. Look at the sidelines of a Bama game. No one looks out of place. Mirror that with a school like OM who encourages heavy booster donations in return for 17 picknic spots on the sideline of games.
This is one of the things I respect about Saban. Too many cooks in the kitchen got the Gumps in that wonderful run of mediocrity from 1995-2007. Saban threw out the money changers and told the likes of Paul Bryant Jr. and the Bunns they can kiss his *** if they try to meddle in his process.
I think they will go back to what they were before Saban. They'll still be a very good program and may even win a National Title every once in awhile like they did in 1992 but for the most part they will be an 8-10 win team with an occasional down year with fans that are never satisfied because their coach isn't Saban.
This is the right answer. Bama will almost always have a pretty good to very good team. But they won't be winning half the SEC and national titles like they have under Saban. More like 2-3 SEC titles and 1-2 national titles a decade, with some 8-4 to 5-7 seasons sprinkled in too.
Tell them they need to promote from within. It is important for them, like LSU, to continue using the bag money techniques that Saban has installed at each stop to get 5 star talent!
They could get much better on offense with a Offensive spread minded HC. Saban leaving could be a bad thing with all the talent Bama gets.
Saban is one of the last of a dying breed of coach. A coach who is more of a drill instructor and leads out of fear of 17’ing -up and is not scared to offend people and will tell anyone to get 17’ed in a heartbeat if they don’t like something he did. Most coaches now want to be the player’s friend, a players coach, or are social network prima donnas. They ask for forgiveness when they are recorded dropping f bombs. They resign when they are caught with some strange in the bed with them. They don’t dip or chew tobacco. They preach more than they coach
I just wish they'd go a season or three where they win 6 to 8 games and have to go to some lower-tiered bowls. I bet they'd lose a lot of fans, especially here in Mississippi.
These things don't happen under Saban but they will under the next coach. Saban keeps them in their place, but the next coach might not be able to.
The next coach will be fine till he loses a few games. Then all those boosters that are currently kept at bay by Saban will coming running to help & it will become toxic.
Your crazy if you don't think that Bama boosters have the same egos or worse than other schools. Saban is strong though & keeps them at bay.
Your post makes no sense because it basically did happen to Bama for 30 years between Bear & Saban
Sure, they could be better on offensive but they could also be a hell of lot worse on defense & not recruit #1 every year.
Saban leaving will absolutely hurt them. Maybe not immediately but over the course of a 5 year period you'll see them regress.
Hell, look at LSU right now. Look how they are falling
Level of interest? You ask 99% of current coaches if they would be interested in the Bama job and their response would be, "Heck yeah!"
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