OT: Colts if they fire their coach will go after Nick Saban...

[Crushgroove]

1 year at Houston as DB coach.
4 years at Cleveland as DC
2 years in Miami.

9 years at Bama. I'm sure you can do that math. You're really reaching here, bird. I'm guessing you're either an overzealous Indy fan or you have a serious hard-on against the SEC.

 

[.S&C.]

Saban always has a look of "I'm better than this place" and to me I think he might go. Saban isn't like Calipari. Saban is a pos at the end of the day, Cal is a good guy.

 

[Michigan Fan]

1 year at Houston as DB coach.
4 years at Cleveland as DC
2 years in Miami.

9 years at Bama. I'm sure you can do that math. You're really reaching here, bird. I'm guessing you're either an overzealous Indy fan or you have a serious hard-on against the SEC.

No...just pointing out he spent time/years in the NFL..he left being the Browns DC to become the HC at Michigan State...mainly if I remember correctly he could not get a NFL HC job...Bryant, Joe Pa, Osbourne did not do the NFL at all

 

[Crushgroove]

No...just pointing out he spent time/years in the NFL...Bryant, Joe Pa, Osbourne did not

So, the fact that he bolted on Miami after 2 years and has been at Bama for 9 tells you nothing?

 

[Real Deal 2]

I personally think if Indy and the Colts throw a 5 year personnel say type deal than more than likely he goes. Just a hunch, built in HOF QB who is 25, a team that has been in playoffs until injuries hit it the last 2 years.

I think it eats up Saban that he did not win at NFL level, in fact he had pretty good team but no QB, if they had signed Drew Brees off injury than Saban never goes to Alabama.

Just a hunch, staff is going elsewhere, recruiting is doing well but not Epic Alabama ala last 2 years, lost QB to Oregon, lost recruit this week to Muschamp and is Drake's brother.

I think he could win a Super Bowl in 2-3 years in Indy, shore up defense, bring in some playmakers at WR etc..
He could go to NFL for 25 years and never get a chance to coach a franchise QB, just look at Browns, Raiders until current guy, Bills, Jets, 49ers since just good QB play.

I could care less if he goes but I do see it plausible that he could be offered Colts job than may take.
Still believe he is different animal than Spurrier and other college coaches, irks that he lost in NFL, and he cut his teeth on NFL and is in some ways an NFL guy.

I mean he will tie Bear's record if he wins.
IMO

 

[Michigan Fan]

So, the fact that he bolted on Miami after 2 years and has been at Bama for 9 tells you nothing?

What is also more telling is him bolting from LSU after they won a National Title and saying he would not leave for Miami...the Dolphins were a train wreck at the time...they still are...the Colts are not...FYI...I'm a Cowboys fan and don't do the College Conference thing.

 

[Crushgroove]

Meh, I'll believe it when I see it. Every year, it's the same thing. Every year, he's still at Bama. Bama is not LSU. Bama is not Miami. Bama is not Indy. Bama is Bama.

 

[cardsfan53]

What killed him in Miami is Culpepper never recovered from his injury and Brees had a hall of fame career. Any great coach in the NFL is attached to a HOF QB more times than not.

 

[Michigan Fan]

What killed him in Miami is Culpepper never recovered from his injury and Brees had a hall of fame career. Any great coach in the NFL is attached to a HOF QB more times than not.

He passed on Drew Brees...many have speculated if he would have taken him he would still be in the NFL...again nobody knows if the Colts will truly go hard after him but that it is reported they have an interest in him or Sean Payton...this is the one job IMO I can see him at least taking a look at for the obvious reason...he will not leave Alabama for a Cleveland, San Francisco, Tennessee Titans...etc...etc...but to take over a successful franchise with a franchise QB is something a little different. Also, his age really not a big deal...he is the exact same age as Pete Carroll...a coach that has won a Crystal Ball and the Lombardi Trophy.

 

[cardsfan53]

IF Brees would have produced the same as he has in New Orleans I'm sure he would be.

 

[JasonS.]

Sounds like Chip Kelly to the 49ers could happen pretty soon.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Sounds like Chip Kelly to the 49ers could happen pretty soon.

Wow...Colin Kaepernick would become a happy man...that would be a good fit...just keep him away from player personal decisions

 

[gobigblue812_rivals29381]

Saban is not leaving. He'll be 70yo coaching at Bama and his name will still come up for NFL jobs.

 

[cardsfan53]

Wow...Colin Kaepernick would become a happy man...that would be a good fit...just keep him away from player personal decisions

For some reason he traded all the talent away from Phily. He has his read option zone QB which is something he never had in Phily, maybe it will work out. SF has a lot of holes in their roster though.

 

[wvcat54]

Miss Terri is Happy in Alabama, he just moved his mom to Alabama, all his children and grand child live in Alabama. He sure to heck isn't going to Indy or any other NFL team.

 

[KYCAT78]

If he wins it this year....the opportunity to coach Andrew Luck can be very appealing...the ulitimate prize in footbaTll is the Lombardi Trophy.

Take it from a Cat living in Alabama Saban is not leaving Alabama for anywhere. He and his family love it here and when he decides to quit coaching he will probably move to AD.

 

[Real Deal 2]

Take it from a Cat living in Alabama Saban is not leaving Alabama for anywhere. He and his family love it here and when he decides to quit coaching he will probably move to AD.

I will just say that I think Andrew Luck changes everything. I don't think he worries too much about where he lives and I think he wants to be considered on that Belichik echelon and only way that happens is NFL. Ms. Terri may love it and he has kids everywhere, Austin Tx.

Just the scuttlebutt down in TN. that Sexton is going to search out some NFL overtures and Nick said he would listen if appealing. I would say personnel say and Andrew Luck changes it.

I think he is going to go back at some point, how many more NC's does he need to say he is top of line in college but still a failure in NFL. Irks him

Just saying.

 

[KYCAT78]

I will just say that I think Andrew Luck changes everything. I don't think he worries too much about where he lives and I think he wants to be considered on that Belichik echelon and only way that happens is NFL. Ms. Terri may love it and he has kids everywhere, Austin Tx.

Just the scuttlebutt down in TN. that Sexton is going to search out some NFL overtures and Nick said he would listen if appealing. I would say personnel say and Andrew Luck changes it.

I think he is going to go back at some point, how many more NC's does he need to say he is top of line in college but still a failure in NFL. Irks him

Just saying.

Well I can tell you I do not have any inside information just giving a opinion so you have the same chance of being right as I do.

 

[Poetax]

You also forget that Cal says routinely the UK job ages people ver fast. Cal has said he's aged a lot at UK. It doesn't matter how much on-court success you are having if you're constantly under the microscope and have unrealistic expectations put on you all the time.

Don't believe Cal "has it made". His life is not a walk in the park like you and some others attest. He works constantly and is questioned constantly.

Yeah but thank God he knows stupid when he hears it, lol. I think Cal makes this his last coaching stop.

 

[Poetax]

What is also more telling is him bolting from LSU after they won a National Title and saying he would not leave for Miami...the Dolphins were a train wreck at the time...they still are...the Colts are not...FYI...I'm a Cowboys fan and don't do the College Conference thing.

Cowboys. Well we know what kind of year you had.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Cowboys. Well we know what kind of year you had.

Tell me about it...need to get a QB...Jarod Goff...just saying...Romo on his last legs

 

[mrhotdice]

The lure of the NFL is very strong and remember he spent a lot of years as a NFL Coach...plus in that Division with Luck he has a easy road to the playoffs...again..if Irsay gives him the control he wants and $$$ I can easily see him doing it...Coaches with ego all want the Lombardi...

No lure if your Bamas coach. Some on here just need to understand that what UK is to our fans it football in Alabama. Auburn is Bamas little sister.

 

[Real Deal 2]

Big difference in how FB coaches view NFL and colleges, sorry but not the same view. NFL is looked upon and viewed as completely different beast, NBA is considered a players league, college is a coaches league ala Knight-Wooden-Rupp Smith.

Lombardi-Shula-Landry-Noll-Walsh-Halas are all considered greater coaches than Switzer-Osborne-Paterno

I would say Bear Bryant is about the only one of the college coaches who merit NFL type status as far a greatness. All those college coaches are great but not Lombardi or Noll/Shula.

Guys who coach in College FB like the pro game and think it's a higher echelon game. Just what most feel when they leave college and go to NFL.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Big difference in how FB coaches view NFL and colleges, sorry but not the same view. NFL is looked upon and viewed as completely different beast, NBA is considered a players league, college is a coaches league ala Knight-Wooden-Rupp Smith.

Lombardi-Shula-Landry-Noll-Walsh-Halas are all considered greater coaches than Switzer-Osborne-Paterno

I would say Bear Bryant is about the only one of the college coaches who merit NFL type status as far a greatness. All those college coaches are great but not Lombardi or Noll/Shula.

Guys who coach in College FB like the pro game and think it's a higher echelon game. Just what most feel when they leave college and go to NFL.

Yeah....even Notre Dame is not immune to NFL Rumors...some feel that Brian Kelly could very well leave ND for the NY Giants...not popular to say with College Fans but for those in the profession the NFL is the ultimate.

When the general public thinks about the top coaches all time...first come to mind are Lombardi, Shula, Noll, Landry, Walsh, Parcell and Belichick...not so much Bud Wilkerson, Knute Rockne, Joe Pa etc..etc.

 

[Beatle Bum]

If he wins it this year....the opportunity to coach Andrew Luck can be very appealing...the ulitimate prize in football is the Lombardi Trophy.

Wishful thinking. Have you seen the guy in pressers? He is the king and can say anything he wants and is on the verge of being the greatest college coach of all time. I doubt seriously that he wants to go back to the NFL.

 

[Beatle Bum]

I guess you never heard his former boss Bill Belichick with the media...remember..On to Cincinnati after getting crushed by the Chiefs

Belichick can do that because he has already done at the NFL level what Saban does at the college level. Saban has it made. Is there a line in Vegas on this? I want in!

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

Let him go to Indy, fail after 3 years, then come back to NCAA and take the UK program to the National championship. I like it.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Belichick can do that because he has already done at the NFL level what Saban does at the college level. Saban has it made. Is there a line in Vegas on this? I want in!

Very true...just pointing out that coaches at that level also go off on the media....

Also Adam Schefter reported this morning he did not feel Saban will go anywhere...most in the league are waiting on what happens with Sean Payton and the Saints...and really Sean Payton is IMO the choice over Saban...truth be told he is the better coach....Won at the highest, something Saban has failed at and apparently the Saints want a 2nd Rounder for the opportunity to talk to him....if I'm the Colts or the Giants I make that choice...another team that is now open...Mortenson said this morning the Giants are a team that "could" look at those two as well.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Wishful thinking. Have you seen the guy in pressers? He is the king and can say anything he wants and is on the verge of being the greatest college coach of all time. I doubt seriously that he wants to go back to the NFL.

Not so much wishful thinking...just pointing out what was being reported...makes no real difference to me...plus I also remember what he was saying when he was denying interest in the Dolphins when he was at LSU and when with the Dolphins when he was denying interest in Alabama...he said this in regards to Miami and Brees after he took the Alabama gig...the Colts have something he didn't have in Miami...a Franchise QB...But again if I'm the Colts or Giants going after Sean Payton over Saban....better coach.

Nick Saban might still wonder what could have been if the Miami Dolphins signed Drew Brees in 2006. Under one scenario, Saban would still be the Dolphins' coach and not at Alabama.

Pro Football Talk reported Sunday of an interview with ESPN in which Saban said, "If we'd had Drew Brees, I might still be in Miami."

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/09/drew_brees_nick_saban.html

 

[CatPowered]

Saban would have to take a cut in pay to go to the NFL......Will finish his career at Bama.......

 

[Michigan Fan]

Saban would have to take a cut in pay to go to the NFL......Will finish his career at Bama.......

He would not take a pay cut...Sean Payton, Pete Carroll, Jeff Fisher & Belichick makes as much or more than Saban....9 NFL Coaches make over $6 Million a year...remember the NFL is over a 9 Billion a year business and just about every franchise is worth over a Billion...

 

[bthaunert]

Sounds like Chip Kelly to the 49ers could happen pretty soon.

All I have heard is that Chips people have reached out to the 49ers. Are you hearing something else?

 

[chuckster.sixpack]

Miss Terri is Happy in Alabama, he just moved his mom to Alabama, all his children and grand child live in Alabama. He sure to heck isn't going to Indy or any other NFL team.

As a fan of a rival SEC school, I hope he leaves and the bammers spend the better part of the next 25 years wandering through the SEC wilderness like they did after Bear Bryant retired.

 

[trumpetcat]

Saban turned down a 100 million dollar offer for 5 years from Texas. I mean they're still a college, but no way he would go NFL at his age.

 

[Crushgroove]

As a fan of a rival SEC school, I hope he leaves and the bammers spend the better part of the next 25 years wandering through the SEC wilderness like they did after Bear Bryant retired.

Gene Stallings and 1992 say 'Hi.'

You know what's funny, though? Auburn has 3 undefeated seasons in the modern era and not a damned thing to show for 2 of them.

 

[chuckster.sixpack]

Gene Stallings and 1992 say 'Hi.'

You know what's funny, though? Auburn has 3 undefeated seasons in the modern era and not a damned thing to show for 2 of them.

Which is exactly why I wrote "the better part of the next 25 years like they did...". Thanks for playing

 

[bthaunert]

As a fan of a rival SEC school, I hope he leaves and the bammers spend the better part of the next 25 years wandering through the SEC wilderness like they did after Bear Bryant retired.

Dabo Swinney would be a the hire they make, so they would be just fine. The days of DuBose, Franchione and Shula are behind them with Dabo in the wings. He's only 46 years old.

 

[NavyCat88]

Big difference in how FB coaches view NFL and colleges, sorry but not the same view. NFL is looked upon and viewed as completely different beast, NBA is considered a players league, college is a coaches league ala Knight-Wooden-Rupp Smith.

Lombardi-Shula-Landry-Noll-Walsh-Halas are all considered greater coaches than Switzer-Osborne-Paterno

I would say Bear Bryant is about the only one of the college coaches who merit NFL type status as far a greatness. All those college coaches are great but not Lombardi or Noll/Shula.

Guys who coach in College FB like the pro game and think it's a higher echelon game. Just what most feel when they leave college and go to NFL.

Agree College and NFL are different....so much so I don't see one as having supremacy over the other with regard to coaching prowess.

I look at CFB and NFL as more on par with the difference between NASCAR and Indy Car Racing. Neither the winner of the Daytona 500 nor the Indianapolis 500 see their circuit or premiere race as subordinate to the other....simply "different." Same with college FB & Pro FB IMO.

There have been plenty who have tried to transition (going both directions) and underperformed (Saban (NFL Miami), Walsh (second stint at Stanford), Holtz (NFL Jets), Robinson (UNLV), B. Davis (NFL Browns), Spurrier (NFL skins), Riley (chargers), Callahan (Nebraska), etc).

Bowden, Bear, Jo Pa, Osborne may or may not have been NFL material....but one also cannot say with certainty that Noll, Lombardi, Walsh, or Shula could have hacked it in CFB--largely because they require completely different skill sets.

It is a rare coach indeed who can win at both levels (even one time). Jimmy Johnson won at The U and Dallas (X2), Switzer at OU (X3) and Dallas, Carroll USC (X2 with an asterisk) and Seattle). Carroll may have squandered coaching immortality (2 or more in CFB* and the NFL) with his pass play SB XLIX in the closing minutes against the Pats.....time will tell. Pinnacle success at both levels is rare because, as previously stated.....CFB and NFL coaching require completely different skill sets.

 

[chuckster.sixpack]

1 year at Houston as DB coach.
4 years at Cleveland as DC
2 years in Miami.

9 years at Bama. I'm sure you can do that math. You're really reaching here, bird. I'm guessing you're either an overzealous Indy fan or you have a serious hard-on against the SEC.

You realize that there are fans in every corner of the SEC that hope this SOB gets as far away from Alabama as possible? Oh you don't? I'm not surprised.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Very true...just pointing out that coaches at that level also go off on the media....

Also Adam Schefter reported this morning he did not feel Saban will go anywhere...most in the league are waiting on what happens with Sean Payton and the Saints...and really Sean Payton is IMO the choice over Saban...truth be told he is the better coach....Won at the highest, something Saban has failed at and apparently the Saints want a 2nd Rounder for the opportunity to talk to him....if I'm the Colts or the Giants I make that choice...another team that is now open...Mortenson said this morning the Giants are a team that "could" look at those two as well.

Payton is excellent. So is Saban. Miami did not want to lose Saban to Bama. Not sure upon what metric someone could say Payton is the better coach.