Nick Saban Retiring - CONFIRMED

[Wezcoast]

Oh lord, just saw Pete Carroll got canned.

 

[Fightmaker]

The only one who scares me is Kiffin.

Did you just publicly state that you are afraid of Lane Kiffin?

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Did you just publicly state that you are afraid of Lane Kiffin?

He’s a Kiffin fan boy.

They’re everywhere.

 

[The Original Fade]

Something ain’t right here. No logical reason he was recruiting and interviewing staff into today and then suddenly retires. If he had been planning this he would have been doing things differently. Something unexpected happened and it happened suddenly IMHO

He also said he was not going to be the coach at Alabama literally about 72 hours before being announced as the next head coach at Alabama

 

[Swiftybaby]

lol. Do you honestly think TX and OU haven’t been paying players like Bama has?

Just the other day you said bama only cheated on the minds of jealous vol fans

 

[strkr]

Saban's success came from having better players than everyone. That's why he didn't want everyone to be able to pay players like he did for 15 years.

Correct sir.

 

[strkr]

Yea we have heard that line before from someone!!!

He also said he was not going to be the coach at Alabama literally about 72 hours before being announced as the next head coach at Alabama

 

[strkr]

Something ain’t right here. No logical reason he was recruiting and interviewing staff into today and then suddenly retires. If he had been planning this he would have been doing things differently. Something unexpected happened and it happened suddenly IMHO

Will be interesting to find out what it was. A quick turn of events for sure.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Correct sir.

Jimbo fisher says hello. It takes more than good players. Hate him and the program all you want but to say he hasn’t been an amazing coach is just ignorant.

 

[KTrain]

Saban would like a redo at the Dolphins now that they have got better players than most of the teams, funny how when you can get the best players 3 deep makes winning a lot easier. The college is on the cusp of parity with the portal and Nick didn't like it. Cant blame him he and a few coaches made a career off the edgy recruiting and keeping players by transfer rules etc..Great coach but always had the best players, now Kirby's got it until the portal starts eating at it, like Vandergriff transferring to Kentucky, 5 years ago he would have stayed and waited his turn or grad transfer in 3 years. The times they are a changing. I don't like the portal but it was getting ridiculous with a few teams stock piling players, other teams could stay with them maybe 1st half then the depth just ate teams alive. I hate not knowing whose playing where already said this year, I thought he played for Oklahoma? Oh, he did last year he portaled. A lot of the fun has gone and the loyalty but I think in 10 years you'll start seeing a lot of different teams playing for the Natty.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Something ain’t right here. No logical reason he was recruiting and interviewing staff into today and then suddenly retires. If he had been planning this he would have been doing things differently. Something unexpected happened and it happened suddenly IMHO

Health issue?

 

[LadyVolette]

Jimbo fisher says hello. It takes more than good players. Hate him and the program all you want but to say he hasn’t been an amazing coach is just ignorant.

I think you are both right .. Saban was an excellent coach and he was cheating his azz off too kind of made it difficult to beat him

 

[TNHopeful505]

I tend to believe the rumor that something is wrong with his wife. To me that's the only thing that makes sense to do it now.

 

[MiramarVol]

Bama should make a run and Derek Mason and snatch him form the Blue Raiders before he has a chance to coach a snap.

 

[MiramarVol]

Think Butch is still gonna wash his car?

 

[OrangeTsar]

Health issue?

That was my first speculation

 

[OrangeTsar]

Tell me you are in a cult without telling me you are in a cult

 

[VolsFan4lyfe]

He deserves to retire. One of the greatest to ever do it.

 

[TheVolsFrog]

I tend to believe the rumor that something is wrong with his wife. To me that's the only thing that makes sense to do it now.

That's where I'm leaning. Wife has something going on that they just found out about.

 

[Vols1891]

Health issue?

This is obviously just a rumor but it was mentioned on the Bama board that his wife could have cancer. Hopefully not true.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

I hope that it's not that. Too many of us have dealt with that.

 

[volbound1700]

Oh lord, just saw Pete Carroll got canned.

He won't go back to college. I heard he is getting an admin job in Seattle with the Seahawks anyways.

Right now, I am leaning towards Dan Lanning being most likely option followed by Kiffin.

 

[BigBadVol]

Trust me. Cancer sucks! It’s affects you both physically and mentally.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Bama will hire Kiffin!!!

 

[dobre_shunka]

Tell me you are in a cult without telling me you are in a cult
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Gotta ask, why is there a bag of ice in all that?