Grover Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachGallogly Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 He is 72 so I get it. But damn. You could always count on his clubs setting the bar. Bama made college football better. Interesting to see who fills that void in college football. And who will replace him at Bama, tough tough situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 I'm guessing they go after Kiffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 7 minutes ago, Grover said: I'm guessing they go after Kiffin You mean Tommy Rees was not the heir apparent? 🤣😂😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Riprock Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 28 minutes ago, Grover said: I'm guessing they go after Kiffin good guess. I am also hearing Danny Lanning from Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptation Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 His final view from a college football field as a head coach.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Nowlin Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Don't blame him one bit, cannot imagine at his stature in the game it is worth it to Coach Saban to continue to coach in this new era of NIL ownership of teams, Coach Saban is not someone who would enjoy that aspect of the current status of CFB. I salute Coach, tremendous coach. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 56 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: good guess. I am also hearing Danny Lanning from Oregon. Hearing anything on Sarkisian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Riprock Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, Grover said: Hearing anything on Sarkisian? not yet...another good possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 (edited) I'll throw Gruden's name out there just for ***** and grins. Edited January 11 by Grover Didn't think it would show profanity. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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temptation Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Any time you can replace your legendary coach whose most recent game coached was a loss to Michigan with a non-legendary coach whose most recent game coached was a loss to Michigan, you have to pull the trigger. Congrats on the hire, Alabama. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I'll never understand a move like this, but that's just me. To each their own. Reminds me of when Rich Rodriguez had the world at his finger tips when he was at West Virginia. It was all downhill from there. DeBoer is pretty revered in Washington and the move to the Big Ten was pretty exciting for their program. Again, to each their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komets2727 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, BTF said: I'll never understand a move like this, but that's just me. To each their own. Reminds me of when Rich Rodriguez had the world at his finger tips when he was at West Virginia. It was all downhill from there. DeBoer is pretty revered in Washington and the move to the Big Ten was pretty exciting for their program. Again, to each their own. I agree with you. DeBoer will not succeed at Alabama and he will be run out of town in 2-3 years and wish he had stayed at Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 11 hours ago, Komets2727 said: I agree with you. DeBoer will not succeed at Alabama and he will be run out of town in 2-3 years and wish he had stayed at Washington. I guess we'll see. To his credit, he has won everywhere he's been. SEC is a different beast though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptation Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, BTF said: I guess we'll see. To his credit, he has won everywhere he's been. SEC is a different beast though. You never want to follow a legend…you want a guy in between. DeBoer is legit but the Bama faithful will not be patient and if Saban is their measuring stick, they should prepare to be disappointed. Edited January 13 by temptation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boilernation Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, temptation said: You never want to follow a legend…you want a guy in between. DeBoer is legit but the Bama faithful will not be patient and if Saban is their measuring stick, they should prepare to be disappointed. Exactly. Selfishly I'm disappointed becaues I was looking forward to seeing him in the Big Ten. But, I also feel this guy just made a huge mistake. I guess we'll see. IMO, the only ego big enough to fill that void was Kiffin. And Oxford to Tuscaloosa is a big step up for him. I would have thought Sarkisian or some other coach who is established at a Blue Blood would have been crazy to take that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 You've got to admire a guy who is willing to accept a challenge like that. The $10+ million a year probably doesn’t hurt, either. Washington will always be a red-headed stepchild in the B1G. Now he’s at the marquee school in the marquee conference. Guy’s definitely got some big ones! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHJIrish Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/13/2024 at 12:02 PM, Bobref said: You've got to admire a guy who is willing to accept a challenge like that. The $10+ million a year probably doesn’t hurt, either. Washington will always be a red-headed stepchild in the B1G. Now he’s at the marquee school in the marquee conference. Guy’s definitely got some big ones! Like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Riprock Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/13/2024 at 12:02 PM, Bobref said: You've got to admire a guy who is willing to accept a challenge like that. The $10+ million a year probably doesn’t hurt, either. Washington will always be a red-headed stepchild in the B1G. Now he’s at the marquee school in the marquee conference. Guy’s definitely got some big ones! I agree with your comment Bob. That is a job that had he passed, he would have probably always thought "what if". Wasn't a walk in the park for Ray Perkins when he succeeded the Bear. But he had the first losing season for Bama since 1957. Regardless, his next assignment after Bama following his resignation wasn't bad....he certainly moved on. I think DeBoar will be just fine. I like his hire of Wommack....glad to see him focus on D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: I agree with your comment Bob. That is a job that had he passed, he would have probably always thought "what if". Wasn't a walk in the park for Ray Perkins when he succeeded the Bear. But he had the first losing season for Bama since 1957. Regardless, his next assignment after Bama following his resignation wasn't bad....he certainly moved on. I think DeBoar will be just fine. I like his hire of Wommack....glad to see him focus on D. Agree. No one can blame the guy for taking it. I've just seen many good careers go south going from one gig to another. Doesn't really matter from a monetary standpoint. Charlie Weiss is a good example of getting rich from being a lousy head football coach. At the end of the day, good coach or bad coach, they all end up with one hell of a retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Riprock Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 18 hours ago, BTF said: Agree. No one can blame the guy for taking it. I've just seen many good careers go south going from one gig to another. Doesn't really matter from a monetary standpoint. Charlie Weiss is a good example of getting rich from being a lousy head football coach. At the end of the day, good coach or bad coach, they all end up with one hell of a retirement. You make great points...sometimes the gamble works out....sometimes it doesn't and it would have been better to stay in "your own backyard". DeBoar had certainly moved the Huskies forward and kind of had it made there. A gamble for sure. I had circled the Washington at IU game next year because of him...now not so sure, although I believe Washington made a nice hire of the Arizona coach...who also turned that program around. I do think DeBoar has more experience as a head coach than Weiss given his time as Fresno State, Washington and then prior at smaller schools. Weiss had pretty much been a coordinator at the pro level (outstanding O coordinator) and jumped straight into a head coaching job at a major place before working up. Time will tell about DeBoar....Saban came over as a SEC coach....DeBoar is definitely an outsider to the SEC. The question is can he recruit and retain players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 11 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: You make great points...sometimes the gamble works out....sometimes it doesn't and it would have been better to stay in "your own backyard". DeBoar had certainly moved the Huskies forward and kind of had it made there. A gamble for sure. I had circled the Washington at IU game next year because of him...now not so sure, although I believe Washington made a nice hire of the Arizona coach...who also turned that program around. I do think DeBoar has more experience as a head coach than Weiss given his time as Fresno State, Washington and then prior at smaller schools. Weiss had pretty much been a coordinator at the pro level (outstanding O coordinator) and jumped straight into a head coaching job at a major place before working up. Time will tell about DeBoar....Saban came over as a SEC coach....DeBoar is definitely an outsider to the SEC. The question is can he recruit and retain players. I actually wasn't meaning to compare DeBoar to Weiss. I think DeBoar has proven to be a very high level head football coach. Weiss never reached that status. I think my point was this: If the gamble pays off, then great. DeBoar will have achieved success at arguably the most storied program in college football. And if he doesn't? He still parachutes out a rich man and lives happily ever after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 7 hours ago, BTF said: arguably the most storied program in college football. Ummm, no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 57 minutes ago, Bobref said: Ummm, no. "Arguably." I've got Notre Dame. Probably depends on what area of the country you reside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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