Lane Train 4
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Hopefully they make Saban the AD. Who would want to work for him? LOL.Bammers are always going to crow about who is going to take over. I would expect satan to retire in the next 3-4 seasons. By then they will likely have moved on to the next big name/success story, unless of course Pruitt is pwning CFB.
Fair enough. I can see the recruiting and players development by Saban keeping the new coach afloat for a couple seasons at Alabama and maybe even winning another Natty. That is what Les Miles did at LSU after Saban left the tigers. But once the Tide begins to turn (Pun intended) they will hire the next great thing coach and find that he is not Saban. I hope that it is much like a train wreck... so ugly that you can't look away.Pure conjecture, but I bet the topple occurs after they replace the guy who replaces Saban. Unfortunately they might not be mediocre, or even a 10-2 team, until then.
IMO, what is likely to happen is that Saban's successor is really good, but not good enough (i.e., he doesn't win the SEC and make the CFP every single year). If they give Saban's successor 3 years and he only wins the SEC once, especially if it is during his first season, they'll grow restless. Especially if they lose the SEC West via losses to Auburn. So they fire this really good coach in an attempt to be great again, and then they make a hiring mistake.
Their admin and fans are so, so unprepared to go a couple years without winning a title of any significance. I think they realize they've been spoiled, but I don't think they realize exactly how badly they've been spoiled. I think they'll do crazy, shortsighted stuff in an attempt to get back to the rate of success Saban gave them.
Agreed, but I don't see Saban leaving before his contract is up. He will stay because he has it made and although I am sure that he doesn't need the money, I am sure he will stay on for that and a chance at winning enough that his legacy is all but out of reach for any coach after he retires.Bammers are always going to crow about who is going to take over. I would expect satan to retire in the next 3-4 seasons. By then they will likely have moved on to the next big name/success story, unless of course Pruitt is pwning CFB.
The good news is that they won't actually have to be that bad, or bad at all, for them to lose their minds. They won't handle a couple seasons in a row of 10-2 and failing to win the SEC well, much less 7-5 or worse. Just think - 10-2 would likely mean they lost 2 conference games that season - say, to A&M and Auburn, LSU and A&M, etc...that seems unthinkable to most of their fans right now. The last time they lost more than 1 conference game in a season was 2010, and the last time they lost more than 1 game period was 2014!Fair enough. I can see the recruiting and players development by Saban keeping the new coach afloat for a couple seasons at Alabama and maybe even winning another Natty. That is what Les Miles did at LSU after Saban left the tigers. But once the Tide begins to turn (Pun intended) they will hire the next great thing coach and find that he is not Saban. I hope that it is much like a train wreck... so ugly that you can't look away.
There are multiple guys who have been awful though at big time programs. Dooley, Kiffin (admittedly Kiffin was also an HC before Saban hired him), Muschamp, McElwain.Jimbo is pretty good too and better than Kirby ever thought of being. I think most of his close guys do really well at running programs.
Nope! UGA should have the most upside of easy reach to talent in the nation. It should be the easiest program to elevate based on talent. Used to be Florida, but if the Bulldogs are not in the Top 10 in any season, it is on the coaching staff. Bama has to reach out for talent like most programs. UGA does not. If Kirby whiffs a season or two, it is on him personally. Seems to me he is really up to the challenge coaching Georgia to dominance. For UT ro dominate in the East again, we have to knock off UGA.Could it be that the problem is not Kirby or Reich? Maybe UGA’s potential is a perpetual runner up.
I totally agree. Saban will stay because he has no fallback and no passion outside of football. He still has the fire. It ends when he cannot restock his staff with top tier disciples. I think that phase has begun. I believe our staff today is far superior to their present Bama counterparts. It will start to show on the field.Agreed, but I don't see Saban leaving before his contract is up. He will stay because he has it made and although I am sure that he doesn't need the money, I am sure he will stay on for that and a chance at winning enough that his legacy is all but out of reach for any coach after he retires.
Jimbo Fisher as well, although I am no fan of his. I think T A&M got hoodwinked into hiring him, but his record speaks for itself: 92-27 Overall, 6-2 in Bowls and a National Championship
I totally agree. Saban will stay because he has no fallback and no passion outside of football. He still has the fire. It ends when he cannot restock his staff with top tier disciples. I think that phase has begun. I believe our staff today is far superior to their present Bama counterparts. It will start to show on the field.