Agree there are some too-rich people up there who would want a splash hire and will pay for it. They'd offer Saban if they thought he would do it.There are a couple very influential donors in the land of UPig that really like the big name splash (like calipari for basketball). I could definitely see this happening. Not predicting it will, but it wouldn't really surprise me.
It's the most likely outcome. Believe it or not, they are actually low on funds.I think Petrino is going to be the guy. The fact that they're letting him make wholesale changes to the staff right now is a sign.