Is Saban leaving Bama in a bind?

[Madscientistvol]

They’re in the process of replacing another DC, no internal promotion to HC from what I hear or anyone lined up yet, and they just told the players today also apparently.

Is Saban just dipping leaving Bama without giving them exit plans?

 

[hog88]

It's a nice thought that he just dropped this on them but I doubt it. Probably let the admin know weeks ago and they have been back channeling agents since.

 

[bamawriter]

They’re in the process of replacing another DC, no internal promotion to HC from what I hear or anyone lined up yet, and they just told the players today also apparently.

Is Saban just dipping leaving Bama without giving them exit plans?

Not sure why Steele's exit matters. The new coach will be hiring his own staff.

 

[Madscientistvol]

Not sure why Steele's exit matters. The new coach will be hiring his own staff.

That is a fair point. Y’all are gonna look very different next year.

 

[Matt2496]

It's going to be a real wake-up call to many of their fans who have only seen Bama be great and competing for Natties/winning 11+ games year in and year out.

 

[jaybird_1981]

It's a nice thought that he just dropped this on them but I doubt it. Probably let the admin know weeks ago and they have been back channeling agents since.

I wouldn't be surprised if he did just drop this on them. Saban has a huge ego and wouldn't feel like he owes anyone anything.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

It's a nice thought that he just dropped this on them but I doubt it. Probably let the admin know weeks ago and they have been back channeling agents since.

Given that portal window just closed for Bama players and today being 1st day of class, this has been in the works for a while....

Timing isn't a coincidence

 

[MontyPython]

Bama's bind is named Nico.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

I wouldn't be surprised if he did just drop this on them. Saban has a huge ego and wouldn't feel like he owes anyone anything.

Seeing as how no one owes anyone anything, it wouldn't even have to be about some assumed ego.

 

[volinbham]

No. 9 recruit nixes Bama commit with Saban exit

Ryan Williams, the No. 9 overall prospect -- and No. 3 receiver -- in the 2024 ESPN 300, told ESPN that he's decommitted from Alabama after Nick Saban's retirement.

www.espn.com

 

[hog88]

Given that portal window just closed for Bama players and today being 1st day of class, this has been in the works for a while....

Timing isn't a coincidence

That’s the way I’m thinking. He didn’t wake up this morning and decide.

 

[05_never_again]

Given that portal window just closed for Bama players and today being 1st day of class, this has been in the works for a while....

Timing isn't a coincidence

I guess there really was something to that "he seems nicer this year in press conferences" after all. Remember after the Texas game, before he stepped away from the podium, he thanked the fans for showing up and being loud, and he seemed really genuine. Everyone thought that seemed really out of character for him, especially after a loss.

Hindsight is 20/20, but it felt like that was his way of thanking the host of a party before leaving.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

That’s the way I’m thinking. He didn’t wake up this morning and decide.

It's pretty shady the way they did it. Smart, but shady...

 

[Boston Vol]

Given that portal window just closed for Bama players and today being 1st day of class, this has been in the works for a while....

Timing isn't a coincidence

Portal window reopens for 30-days for all Bama players because of the coaching change.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Portal window reopens for 30-days for all Bama players because of the coaching change.

True, but with spring semester already started, it will be harder for some to join new school for spring practice...

 

[SNAFU]

I hope that program rots!

 

[LTVol]

Portal window reopens for 30-days for all Bama players because of the coaching change.

This^

 

[Boston Vol]

I wouldn't be surprised if he did just drop this on them. Saban has a huge ego and wouldn't feel like he owes anyone anything.

Isn’t a sign of a huge ego to announce it before the year so you can receive non-stop adulation from the media for an entire season? That was the path chosen recently by another “legendary” coach.

 

[Tin Man]

Personally, I’m going to miss Jerry Kill more than Nick Saban.

 

[05_never_again]

Isn’t a sign of a huge ego to announce it before the year so you can receive non-stop adulation from the media for an entire season? That was the path chosen recently by another “legendary” coach.

I've never understood the "huge ego" riff on Saban. Of course he has a huge ego; the vast majority of college football coaches do. I've never thought his ego seemed outsized relative to his peers - in fact, I can name several coaches offhand who seem to have egos that easily surpass his.

 

[utvols74]

Saban is a football genius. Case in point...

His first game against Fulmer, UT was ranked in the top 10. Bama wasn't ranked at all. Saban won the coin toss and deferred. Alabama onside kicked the opening kickoff and recovered. UT never recovered. Alabama won. I told several family members watching with me, "Oh boy, we've got to play this guy every year!" He is a strict disciplinarian and a throw back to the old school days of college football.

Did he cheat in every way possible? Probably. He was a Belichick disciple after all.

 

[VAVol85]

I've never understood the "huge ego" riff on Saban. Of course he has a huge ego; the vast majority of college football coaches do. I've never thought his ego seemed outsized relative to his peers - in fact, I can name several coaches offhand who seem to have egos that easily surpass his.

I don’t know how you do the job without a huge ego. Having a few million people taking shots at your every decision is not a job for someone with a lot of self doubt.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Not sure why Steele's exit matters. The new coach will be hiring his own staff.

Poor guy couldn’t be been interim again.

 

[zjcvols]

Saban built the greatest college football dynasty ever.

He can leave whenever he damn well pleases

 

[tennrich1]

No I don’t think he’s leaving them in a bind. They’ll be fine. Certainly they’ll be a time of adjustment and may take a hit initially in personnel but I suspect they’ll recover just fine. Frankly… I’m kind surprised some think this is a death knell to the Bama program. Our Vols will still have to content with a strong Bama. No doubt about it.