Saban's a ramblin' man

[#1rish]

Report: Saban to be next Texas coach

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Either the saga continues, or finally is put to rest. Who knows.

 

[Irishnuke]

Report: Saban to be next Texas coach

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Either the saga continues, or finally is put to rest. Who knows.

Lol, that doesn't say anything we haven't read already.

 

[#1rish]

Whoops, my fault, didn't realize that article was from yesterday. Apologies

 

[Irish#1]

Report: Saban to be next Texas coach

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Either the saga continues, or finally is put to rest. Who knows.

IMO....The only thing in that article that hasn't been published already is the writer saying it's a done deal. That leads me to believe that this report is iffy at best. If they could have provided some new details or at least hinted at some new source, it would be easier to believe. But like you said, "Who knows?" lol

 

[PANDFAN]

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As rumors about Mack Brown’s future at Texas continue to heat up, some enterprising fans are doing their best to keep Nick Saban’s name in the coaching search mix, including by trolling Austin’s airport.

Several reports surfaced Tuesday morning that someone paged Saban over the intercom at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The page said a car was waiting for him.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Was told by a great source (hopefully most are) Saban is still deciding at this hour. Weighing both sides carefully.</p>— Colin Cowherd (@ESPN_Colin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPN_Colin/statuses/410833075720171520">December 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Emcee77]

God it would be amazing if he leaves.

I wonder if it would cause Bo Scarbrough to give us another look. May depend on who replaces Saban.

 

[T Town Tommy]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Was told by a great source (hopefully most are) Saban is still deciding at this hour. Weighing both sides carefully.</p>— Colin Cowherd (@ESPN_Colin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPN_Colin/statuses/410833075720171520">December 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Colin has been beating the Saban to Texas move for a while now.

 

[woolybug25]

Even on ESPN they keep reporting that the money is virtually the same. I have no idea how they keep coming to this? Almost everything I have seen is $10M (UT) vs $7M (Bama).

If that is the case, how is $3M a year in addition to not paying state income tax not significantly more money?

 

[T Town Tommy]

God it would be amazing if he leaves.

I wonder if it would cause Bo Scarbrough to give us another look. May depend on who replaces Saban.

Bo would end up at Florida if Saban leaves. Heck... he may end up there anyway.

 

[T Town Tommy]

Even on ESPN they keep reporting that the money is virtually the same. I have no idea how they keep coming to this? Almost everything I have seen is $10M (UT) vs $7M (Bama).

If that is the case, how is $3M a year in addition to not paying state income tax not significantly more money?

I keep that much laying around the house.

It's not the money that will be the deciding factor anyway.

 

[PANDFAN]

God it would be amazing if he leaves.

I wonder if it would cause Bo Scarbrough to give us another look. May depend on who replaces Saban.

i don't think he wants to be a part of the running back circus...greg-redshirt, folston-fresh plus w/ mcdaniel and george...he wants to be the "man"

 

[Emcee77]

i don't think he wants to be a part of the running back circus...greg-redshirt, folston-fresh plus w/ mcdaniel and george...he wants to be the "man"

Right, I get that feeling too. He told II something about our running back situation not being right for him or something like that.

 

[irishfan]

i don't think he wants to be a part of the running back circus...greg-redshirt, folston-fresh plus w/ mcdaniel and george...he wants to be the "man"

Can't blame him. Kid is a stud, RBs have short careers, he's had injuries already (right?), and 5-star GB just redshirted here. Don't blame him in the slightest for wanting to showcase himself for 3 years and jump to the NFL.

 

[Meacon Irish]

If Saban takes the Texas job, I hope we find out at the Sugar Bowl in a wrestling-type move. Nick walks out on the field for pre-game warm-ups and shakes hands with Stoops, only for Nicky to pull off his Crimson polo shirt to reveal a burnt orange Longhorns T-shirt underneath.

 

[irishff1014]

If Saban takes the Texas job, I hope we find out at the Sugar Bowl in a wrestling-type move. Nick walks out on the field for pre-game warm-ups and shakes hands with Stoops, only for Nicky to pull off his Crimson polo shirt to reveal a burnt orange Longhorns T-shirt underneath.

That would be about as disrespectful as you can get.

 

[Ndaccountant]

I keep that much laying around the house.

It's not the money that will be the deciding factor anyway.

It might not be.

However, we keep talking about how ego may be a factor here. If he got the $10M salary, that would make him the highest paid coach in ALL of football (see link below). This would be another ego boosting moment. So yes, the dollars may not matter, but the title of the highest paid coach might.


The Highest-Paid Coaches In American Sports 2013 - In Photos: The Highest-Paid Coaches In American Sports 2013 - Forbes

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Even on ESPN they keep reporting that the money is virtually the same. I have no idea how they keep coming to this? Almost everything I have seen is $10M (UT) vs $7M (Bama).

If that is the case, how is $3M a year in addition to not paying state income tax not significantly more money?

I agree. Also I think they are reporting a 1% interest in the Longhorn network, which is in addition to the 10 mil.

 

[Meacon Irish]

That would be about as disrespectful as you can get.

Did I seriously need to italicize that whole paragraph for people to realize it was a joke?

 

[Irishnuke]

If Saban takes the Texas job, I hope we find out at the Sugar Bowl in a wrestling-type move. Nick walks out on the field for pre-game warm-ups and shakes hands with Stoops, only for Nicky to pull off his Crimson polo shirt to reveal a burnt orange Longhorns T-shirt underneath.

That would be about as disrespectful as you can get.

Somebody didn't get the joke.

 

[Emcee77]

If it's true that UT is offering a percentage of the Longhorn network, that would be pretty attractive to me. That's a lifetime income stream. More than that, even; it's an income stream you can leave to your kids to provide them with income even after you are gone.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

God it would be amazing if he leaves.

I wonder if it would cause Bo Scarbrough to give us another look. May depend on who replaces Saban.

Probably won't. Unfortunately, it might make Hand rethink UM.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

I've listened to a lot of sports radio, ESPN tv, articles, and stuff on here about Saban and Texas. If I were him and Texas is offering what is reported plus some money from the Longhorn Network, think about this:

---Enough money for his kids and grandkids.

---All the resources in the world with recruiting.

---Less competition in conference by far.

---There's other stuff in TX besides UT football, unlike AL. If he loses a game, they won't crucify him.

---Chance at Natl Title with 3rd team

---You always hear him say "new challenge" when he takes a job.

---I don't know for sure, but I imagine Austin, TX being a lot more fun (for his family) than Tuscaloosa.

 

[ACamp1900]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Was told by a great source (hopefully most are) Saban is still deciding at this hour. Weighing both sides carefully.</p>— Colin Cowherd (@ESPN_Colin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPN_Colin/statuses/410833075720171520">December 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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If this is true then he's gone... the 'deciding' stuff is just buying time until everything is in proper order... of course, that's if Colin's 'source' is legit...

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

This is funny.

 

[woolybug25]

The difference in salary, aside from the Longhorn Network and Taxes, is roughly what we pay Brian Kelly to coach Notre Dame.

Think about that for a moment...

 

[ACamp1900]

I've listened to a lot of sports radio, ESPN tv, articles, and stuff on here about Saban and Texas. If I were him and Texas is offering what is reported plus some money from the Longhorn Network, think about this:

---Enough money for his kids and grandkids.

---All the resources in the world with recruiting.

---Less competition in conference by far.

---There's other stuff in TX besides UT football, unlike AL. If he loses a game, they won't crucify him.

---Chance at Natl Title with 3rd team

---You always hear him say "new challenge" when he takes a job.

---I don't know for sure, but I imagine Austin, TX being a lot more fun (for his family) than Tuscaloosa.

I don't think the competition thing is true at all... the Big12 is not as top heavy, but it's a deeper conference imo...

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Was told by a great source (hopefully most are) Saban is still deciding at this hour. Weighing both sides carefully.</p>— Colin Cowherd (@ESPN_Colin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPN_Colin/statuses/410833075720171520">December 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Non-news IMO. Cowherd is just positioning himself to be "right" no matter which way it ends up going.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

I don't think the competition thing is true at all... the Big12 is not as top heavy, but it's a deeper conference imo...

Big12 has Oklahoma, OK ST, and sometimes Baylor.
SEC has LSU, Auburn, Florida (usually), A&M, Ole Miss is on the rise

Don't know about you but I'd rather take the Texas schedule haha

 

[ACamp1900]

Big12 has Oklahoma, OK ST, and sometimes Baylor.
SEC has LSU, Auburn, Florida (usually), A&M, Ole Miss is on the rise

Don't know about you but I'd rather take the Texas schedule haha

I think they are about even if that.... just me...