kbear01
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1. Stay here and build a legacy
2. Leave for Bama
3. Or follow the guy who follows Saban
Your thoughts please also this is contingent on Pruitt doing well here and salary offers are roughly equal.
I think UT would follow suit if Pruitt had them to the level that Bama would be interestedWhen the subject first came up, I felt CJP would have enough pride to want to stay here with the organization with his name on it, the one he had built into a winner, not jump on someone else's ship. He would have to have built a winner here or he wouldn't get that offer anyway.
However, the two most likely possibilities have been totally bound to their present jobs by unbelieveable contracts at Clemson and aTm. That puts a different light on the subject. All things would be possible.
I read they included an Alabama clause as well if they decide to go after him which increases the buy out costs.
This is key. Question is how do you get the coach (Dabo in this case) to agree when they’ve got all the leverage?
Clemson:Hey Dabo, we want to give you 93 million and a No Bama clause.
Dabo: How about since I’m good enough for 93 million you take out the Bama clause.
Clemson: OK.
I’m not buying that’s in there.
I agree that he would go if they wanted him. He doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything, and it’s probably his dream job. That being said he’s all in right now for U.T. and that’s good enough for me.I honestly couldn’t blame JP if he followed Saban. I mean think about it. Whatever coach follows Saban will inherit a roster full of NFL talent. Top notch recruiting relationships and a school that basically can recruit itself. If JP is a really good coach, then the Bama job is better than any other job in the country.
There's nothing Clemson can do to make it cost prohibitive for Alabama to hire Dabo away. I don't think he's going to Alabama because he won't want to. Why would he? I know it's home, but he's won multiple titles and has an easier path to titles at Clemson, and Clemson could reasonably meet any offer from Alabama. He's also been at Clemson since 2003. It isn't like he hasn't put roots down there. Clemson must feel like home to him as well, at least to a certain extent. From Dabo's perspective, the costs seem to outweigh the benefits of going to Alabama, unless he just really wants to return home. The money will be largely the same, and he can win at the same level more easily where he is now.It's not a really a "No Bama" clause. His buyout simply increases by 50% if he leaves for Bama rather than any other school. Example: his buyout in 3 years is $3 million; if he left for Bama it would jump to $4.5 million.
It basically confirms what everyone already knows: Bama is the only job for which Dabo would even consider leaving Clemson.
I do not understand the idea of many that "if Bama wants Saban that must mean we have really turned it around and can hire another great coach." Were most of you not around in 2010? USC lost a coach who had won a national title and they needed a replacement. They hired Lane Kiffin whose best win was over an 8-5 Georgia team. They lost to VT in the chicken bowl. Did USC hire Kiffin because his performance was so great at Tennessee? No they hired him because he was the coach willing to take the job. And from Tennessee's perspective, were we able to leverage that "success" into hiring the next great coach? Not even close. All that said I don't think Saban is going anywhere so this is a moot point. I think he will coach into his 70's like coach K and a lot of other successful coaches.
There's nothing Clemson can do to make it cost prohibitive for Alabama to hire Dabo away. I don't think he's going to Alabama because he won't want to. Why would he? He's won multiple titles and has an easier path to titles at Clemson, and Clemson could reasonably meet any offer from Alabama.
Pruitt will only be considered if he wins an SEC title before Saban retires. I don't think Alabama would even be interested if he wasn't won any hardware. Some "good seasons" or simply improving Tennessee isn't good enough for y'all.
If Saban retired tomorrow, obviously your first call would be Dabo. If he said no, I think you'd have to call Kirby, but I also think he'd say no. After those two obvious options, I'm not sure who you'd target after that.
For me the biggest question is just how bright Pruitt is. Who in their right mind would want to be the very next man to follow Saban. Whoever it is will likely have some success initially but to do so in the long term is doubtful.