When Saban Retires...

[Tin Man]

West will be garbage if they do that. One might move but both won’t.

So, you’re saying Texas, Oklahoma, TAMU, LSU will be the Powder Puff girls of the SEC, and Arky, Ol’ Miss, Miss State, and Mizzou are conference “fillers…”

 

[GoVols64]

Tennessee needs to GTFO of their own way before they worry about Alabama.

This is the truest statement I will read today..... Good news is it appears we are finally starting to do just that.

 

[beamerman]

I heard they were going to steal Pruitt from us. I remember reading that somewhere.

Funny thing, our hiring of him probably saved them from that disaster. So, they should finally thank Fulmer for something.

 

[Mike4Vols]

Dabo Sweeney is the next Bama coach. Book it.

 

[JRich]

...or maybe not.

I mean, you never know.

 

[JRich]

When Texas and Oklahoma join, Bama and Auburn will be moved to the East, Mizzou will be moved to the West. UT-Bama and Barn-Dawgs annual rivalries will be cemented. Hold onto this notion and be not perturbed (unless and until it doesn’t come to pass).

Assuming you're saying OK and TX will be in the West, why would Missouri move? Then you will have uneven divisions.

 

[DaddyChad]

This is the truest statement I will read today..... Good news is it appears we are finally starting to do just that.

Hiring Danny was a good start and so far it’s been ok. No idea if the idiots stay out of the way though. Having the chancellor controlling the purse strings of the athletic department is never a good thing though, having a BOT controlled solely by one person is also usually not good. Here’s hoping they can all get on the same page and pull the same direction though, our current AD seems the most qualified to get people to do that as any we’ve had in a couple of decades

 

[nlovu]

Yep the Tuscaloosa Bama mafia that basically owns the police force down there will keep them at the top or near it after Saban leaves by all means possible, extortion, money laundering, blackmail and bribery even murder you name it they are insanely dedicated to their Bama football and screw everything else. Sometimes I wish we had that dedication in Knoxville about our football program.

If they own the police, why did the DC get a DUI recently?

 

[sunnyvol79]

If they own the police, why did the DC get a DUI recently?

And have you heard anymore about it? It was swept under the rug

 

[1989Vol]

Maybe Bowlcut heads back to bama and the Vols rule the East for a change!

 

[molsen81]

Dabo Sweeney is the next Bama coach. Book it.

I vote for LMFK

 

[nlovu]

And have you heard anymore about it? It was swept under the rug

It was reported like any other. It was talked about until the AU thing blew up.

 

[sunnyvol79]

It was reported like any other. It was talked about until the AU thing blew up.

Not nearly talked about enough

 

[jasonvol18]

Let us remember, Alabama wasn't knocking it out of the park with coaching hires before. They lucked out on Nick Saban.
After this dynasty, there'll be so many huge ego power brokers in Tuscaloosa claiming they know what is needed and likely pulling in multiple different directions.
They are likely to make a lot of mistakes after Saban is gone.
They will have top notch facilities, but whoever gets hired likely won't have full buy in from all boosters and power brokers and will have a huge hill to climb to unite everyone.

Look for Alabama to return to the middle of the pack in the SEC after Saban is gone.

Let's hope that is sooner rather than later.

You're the first one to ever say or think this!..Good job!

 

[Revengevol]

He is like Bryant…one month after he retires he’ll drop dead.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

What top level coach would want to follow Saban? The bar is set so high you could never keep the fan base happy. Dabo can stay at Clemson as long as he wants to, easy road to playoffs. No reason to leave there and follow Saban. He already makes almost as much $ as Saban and he has a special clause in his contract that the buyout for AL is $10M and he agreed to that.

Don't know if AL would hire an up and coming coach or go for the top but you really want to be following the guy who follows Saban and gets fired.

 

[DickeyD]

Dabo Sweeney is the next Bama coach. Book it.

But...But...Jeremy Pruitt is Bama's next coach! What a bunch of DAss

 

[overseasorange2]

I laughed at that thought then..and now.

Almost as funny as those that worried about UGA hiring Dooley away from us.

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

I remember worrying about Pruitt leaving for Bama if and when Saban decided to retire. Now it seems like a dream. lol

The whole Pruitt era seems more like a nightmare to me, but I get your point.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Since I live in AL I remember AL fans telling me after Pruitt's 2nd season that he was now on top of the list of candidates to replace Saban. Now I keep reminding them that he is still available. It's not as funny to them, ha ha.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Hopefully they will continue their trend of hiring fired UT coaches. Fulmer is high on the list.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

If they own the police, why did the DC get a DUI recently?

Lol. They don’t own the police. Some TN fans think that Saban runs the state of Bama and has the mythical power to get away with everything. It’s sad and stupid at the same time.

 

[casetopia]

I remember worrying about Pruitt leaving for Bama if and when Saban decided to retire. Now it seems like a dream. lol

I was going to say remember when that was a thing. ha good times...

 

[jonnon111]

Smart's machine is a bigger problem since they are in our division.

And he is like 45, so a lot of coaching ahead. Then winning a NC was the worst thing for the east long term.

 

[OrangeWave2]

When a successful coach retires or leaves.....typically the following season is still a decent winning season.

But the start of Year 2 for a new coach after a successful one is when the rubber meets the road and you begin to see where the program is headed. Urban Meyer had tremendous success at Florida. Year after he's gone, Muschamp steps in to 11-2 season with an Orange Bowl appearance.

But Year 2? Gators were 4-8....