Hm. Cowherd says Saban...

[57stratdawg]

Has let it be known that he'd be interested in returning to the NFL if the QB situation was stable.

Says the Colts are going to have an opening, and Saban is their top guy.

 

[aTotal360]

I was told several years ago that it really bothers Saban that he is known as a NFL coaching bust. He hates going to coaching conventions and having to sit in the back with the college coaches and watch the shittiest NFL coach gets more respect.

 

[Xenomorph]

I don't know which I'd rather watch more this winter...

An Alabama football coaching search

or

Darth Jar Jar

 

[patdog]

Very interesting.

 

[esplanade91]

I think Saban could be successful in the NFL. Easily. I think the fact that he failed at his first job in spectacular fashion actually is a plus in his favor. I'd be really interested to watch him coach the Colts.

 

[patdog]

A couple of other successful NFL coaches who failed in their first NFL job are Bill Belichek and Pete Carroll. And let's be honest, the Dolphins have been a train wreck ever since Marino retired under a lot of different coaches.

 

[AssEndDawg]

I've not said anything because it's one of those "I know a guy who knows high up people at Bama" things, but I was told before this season even started that they felt they would probably lose Saban to the NFL this year. Something along the lines of Saban getting bored. Said he likes building a program, not keeping the train chugging along. Bama would be an elite job of course but it's still a bad year to go coach shopping, especially if it happens late. Is there anyone in the history of the world who picked a better time to show some awesomeness than Justin Fuente? With all the openings this year he will likely land a top notch job.

 

[patdog]

I'm not so sure if Saban's bored so much as he's frustrated with the high expectations of the Bama fans and the bitching they do after every loss. He's 64 years old. Unless he really wants to retire from Alabama, he needs to leave pretty soon.

 

[was21]

and he really has nothing left to prove at the college level but has something to prove in NFL, and no, he's not getting any younger...he's the kind of guy who has to be continually challenged. Not only that but he's an insane genius

 

[patdog]

Only thing he has left to "prove" at the college level is to match Bear Bryant's record 6 national championships. He has 4 now.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

It would be great to see Saban and Belichick exchange scowls and barbs.*

 

[FlotownDawg]

His NFL career wasn't as bad as some think. He did post a 9-7 record in his first year with Miami and barely missed the playoffs. His fatal mistake was choosing to sign Daunte Culpepper instead of Drew Brees before his second season. If he had signed Brees like he should've (and Brees wanted to go to Miami) they might have had a great season and he might have stayed. Instead, while Brees went to NO and became a Hall of Famer, Culpepper got hurt again, and the Dolphins were stuck with Joey Harrington. If Saban goes to the Colts and has Andrew Luck, I think he would do an awesome job.

 

[AssEndDawg]

Only thing he has left to "prove" at the college level is to match Bear Bryant's record 6 national championships. He has 4 now.

I think Bama claimed 3 more during his tenure so that record is already secured. **

 

[57stratdawg]

And let's be honest, the Dolphins have been a train wreck ever since Marino retired under a lot of different coaches.

That's really not true. It's a franchise that's mired in mediocrity. They've won 48% of their games since Marino retired.

Lets not forget, in the Spring of 2006 he passed on Drew Brees for Culpepper (who only lasted one year). The next 3 years turn out to be the worst 3 year stretch since the 1960s.

We're stuck in the middle of the NFL because of a Nick Saban decision.

 

[af102]

Darth Jar Jar for sure.

 

[MaroonNation]

I don't think he can be successful with a smaller salary cap.

 

[patdog]

To be fair, at the time signing Brees was a risk because he was coming off of major shoulder surgery. It's easy to say it was a bad decision using hindsight. But it could have just as easily been the Saints who turned out to make a "bad" decision on him.

 

[57stratdawg]

That's true, and in many ways the Dolphins' doctors are probably as much to blame as Saban. I'm sure they were the ones telling him to be very cautious.

Still though, Culpepper was coming off tearing every ligament in his knee. Even if Brees wasn't on the other side of the equation, the Culpepper portion is a large misstep. It's just compounded by missing out on a future HOFer.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Dang, he just missed out on turning around Trent Richardson

 

[Bulldogg31]

Whatever it takes to get that guy out of the SECW so be it.

Although I can already hear the Black Bears saying Freeze ran Saban out of college football.

Either way, it's time for Bama to struggle for a few years.