Saban to Florida?!?
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They're preseason no 6 in SEC. If Billy can't beat that, they'd be crazy not to. I don't really see Saban being available that late. Either he really wants back in, or he'll stay retired imo.
I don’t think Saban is made for the current world of college sports. His M.O. was stacking and developing talent. That doesn’t happen any more with perpetual free agency.
Nope. I don’t care what Greg McElroy says, Saban is done coaching.
I tend to agree, but if Congress sets things up in a reasonable manner...and Florida says we will handle all of that stuff you don't like,
he may just get back in the game.
He’s not made for the current world of doing anything except what he’s already doing, which is talking about football and counting his money. He’s freaking 73 years old, and will be a minimum of nearly 75 years old before he coaches another truly meaningful game even if he did come back, because he’s gonna be 74 in October and he won’t be coaching anywhere this season.
It would be a mistake for both parties. Just play golf. Find a side piece. Something
If he finds a side piece, he may have to get back in coaching.
He might wind up like Belichek. That's not gonna end well. Not that I wouldn't do the exact same thing.
“He’s not coming back to coaching, hate to break it to you,” Kristen Saban wrote. “You had your time.”
That would be funny, just to see the local Alabama fans reactions. They all think he's the second coming right now. I'm sure that attitude would change if that rumor came true. Florida does need to replace Napier though.
these stories are just low hanging clickbait for the doldrums of summer. Don't be C34 and fall for such idiocy.
Poorly worded on my part. It was about the timing.
I don't see him waiting around until Florida makes a Billy decision, whatever he does.
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Let's say he does come back. Cool. Some say the new college football has passed him by, how would he do it?
School doesn't matter. He'd hire stud coordinators because obviously who wouldn't want to work under him and have that on their resume? They'd then recruit studs. Saban would dominate because that's what he does. Whoever hires him wound have NIL backing or he wouldn't agree with it to begin with, so he'd just continue to dominate.
However; if he's to come back I don't see it happening at Florida. Why would anyone want to coach there? 20 years ago, sure. Now? Nawwww. He'd go somewhere with less explanations where he could half-*** it and still exceed expectations
School doesn't matter. He'd hire stud coordinators because obviously who wouldn't want to work under him and have that on their resume? They'd then recruit studs. Saban would dominate because that's what he does. Whoever hires him wound have NIL backing or he wouldn't agree with it to begin with, so he'd just continue to dominate.
However; if he's to come back I don't see it happening at Florida. Why would anyone want to coach there? 20 years ago, sure. Now? Nawwww. He'd go somewhere with less explanations where he could half-*** it and still exceed expectations
He’d be in contention but he couldn’t dominate with the nil at the top 5-10 schools. Ohio State can get more talent than he can at Florida
2025 Blue-Chip Ratio
School BCR
Alabama 89%
Ohio State 89%
Georgia 84%
Texas A&M 82%
Oregon 78%
Texas 78%
LSU 73%
Notre Dame 73%
Oklahoma 70%
Yea he could contend, but he wouldn’t have the monopoly on talent he had pre-nil
2025 Blue-Chip Ratio
School BCR
Alabama 89%
Ohio State 89%
Georgia 84%
Texas A&M 82%
Oregon 78%
Texas 78%
LSU 73%
Notre Dame 73%
Oklahoma 70%
Yea he could contend, but he wouldn’t have the monopoly on talent he had pre-nil
Sounds like you are saying Mississippi State would be a great retirement job for him.