Who is Saban's replacement?

[HighlandOak]

Does anyone besides me think it's weird that the university hasn't made an announcement and CNS hasn't made a statement? He's already met with the team. The story has broken. Why the delay in announcing? Are they waiting for white smoke from the Vatican?

Stuart Bell has sent out a UA-wide email.

 

[parrothdfn]

Sark is interested after the rebound sacrificial hire flames out... But he is firm in not wanting to follow Saban.

Anyone know who Nick wanted to replace him at LSU? Hint...he ain't coaching anymore.

Houston Nutt

 

[KrAzY3]

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At some point someone is going to explain to me why showing up hungover to a playoff game and calling plays the team wasn't prepared for... demonstrating such poor job performance that you have to be replaced on short notice for the championship game (and that's just one anecdote) is better than what ever Dabo did to some people here.

 

[cjhadley]

I'm not familiar with this person but he works for Touchdown Alabama Magazine for what it's worth.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745265039970283879

 

[squib]

this isn't the 1950s

Maybe she texted…

 

[Joefus]

Well, first off I'm not saying Dabo should be the guy. I'd just put him higher on the list than Joey Freshwater who couldn't even show up lucid to a playoff game and forced a last minute switch at OC that probably cost Alabama a championship.

I would add though that my understanding is that one reason Alabama didn't get Bobby Bowden, a really obvious hire (Alabama native, Alabama player) is they thought he might peaked already which of course proved to be not true. Heck, even Bear Bryant had a lull in his career before he got things back on track.

So yes, Dabo needs to adapt but that doesn't mean he won't. Even Nick Saban let himself be mired down with Pete Golding for several years.

Having said that, I do get the appeal of Dan Lanning. He's young, he worked under both Saban and Smart, he's been successful and he does use the portal well and recruits well (easy to do when you have Phil Knight money, but still).

But... if you tell me to choose between Kiffin and Dabo, I'm choosing Dabo.

Let’s go down the list -
Dabo was the bag man for his staff at Alabama
Dabo’s only success at Clemson was bc veneables (sp?) and sign stealing and I’m assuming buying recruits
Dabo wont use the portal
Dabo is backsliding badly in plain view and his retort to anyone questioning his poor decisions is that he wants less fans?

you can hate kiffin for any of the enumerable reasons that exist and are obvious to us all but what he’s currently doing at ole miss is VERY impressive all things considered.

do I want him? No not even a little bit but he is currently doing his job vastly better than dabo is.

 

[BamaBoySince89]

Unless it’s Lanning, Kirby, Sark or Kiffin these other names are looking for a pay raise! Enough with these other guys

 

[jasongilbert69]

I’ve heard Dan Lanning is our new coach.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I’m hoping we get Lane Kiffin also.

I hope I'm wrong but we may not have coaches lined up wanting this job as we may think. The person they'd be following is the greatest of ALL TIME and the pressure immense.

Dan Lanning would be great but does anyone really have a clue if the guy wants it? My guess is Kirby's slimey self is already on the phone telling him "don't take the job, you've got it made where you are." And giving him a 100 reasons why he shouldn't take it. We'll all have to wait and see but I will not be surprised one bit if when it's all said and done Lane K is the only one with his hand raised saying "PICK ME!!!".

 

[81usaf92]

Well, first off I'm not saying Dabo should be the guy. I'd just put him higher on the list than Joey Freshwater who couldn't even show up lucid to a playoff game and forced a last minute switch at OC that probably cost Alabama a championship.

I would add though that my understanding is that one reason Alabama didn't get Bobby Bowden, a really obvious hire (Alabama native, Alabama player) is they thought he might peaked already which of course proved to be not true. Heck, even Bear Bryant had a lull in his career before he got things back on track.

So yes, Dabo needs to adapt but that doesn't mean he won't. Even Nick Saban let himself be mired down with Pete Golding for several years.

Having said that, I do get the appeal of Dan Lanning. He's young, he worked under both Saban and Smart, he's been successful and he does use the portal well and recruits well (easy to do when you have Phil Knight money, but still).

But... if you tell me to choose between Kiffin and Dabo, I'm choosing Dabo.

look I’m just going to spoil this for everyone… let’s assume that Bryne is really going to hire from scratch (which I really doubt based on all the information). Bryne is not going to hire a Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, or Jim Harbaugh type “save the brand” kinda guy. 1 because there is no one out there like that and 2 the Alabama job doesn’t need saving as much as it needs a guy to carry the torch. Bryne is going to hire a young coach that seems to have Saban qualities. I don’t think Kiffin, Dabo, or Demeco are real options out there for varying reasons. I think Lanning and Norvell are more likely the type of guys that Bryne will likely hire. Not promising either but I just don’t see the “roll out the red carpet” hire.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I’ve heard Dan Lanning is our new coach.

Heard from who?

 

[DzynKingRTR]

At some point someone is going to explain to me why showing up hungover to a playoff game and calling plays the team wasn't prepared for... demonstrating such poor job performance that you have to be replaced on short notice for the championship game (and that's just one anecdote) is better than what ever Dabo did to some people here.

refusal to use the transfer portal, losing to lower tier teams in your conference, being way to into God, complaining like a Karen about everything, trying to be the players buddy instead of their coach, stealing signals, acting like a barner instead of a Bama coach. I could probably keep going.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Heard from who?

No reliable source that I've seen has said it. It's just what everyone on all the boards are guessing. Everyone wants to be first

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

It's interesting that some fans want a DC that has at least 10 years in that position, but would take a HC with only one year of experience as a HC.

 

[Con]

I'm not familiar with this person but he works for Touchdown Alabama Magazine for what it's worth.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745265039970283879

I wish we had Hmmmm emoji.

 

[CullmanTide]

True. But being a great coordinator is a lot different than a head coach.

DeMeco is a winner. His hiring would send shockwaves across the country and strike fear into everything orange and blue. I doubt we would lose a single player to the portal.

 

[81usaf92]

No reliable source that I've seen has said it. It's just what everyone on all the boards are guessing. Everyone wants to be first

well there is this

 

[KrAzY3]

Let’s go down the list -
Dabo was the bag man for his staff at Alabama
Dabo’s only success at Clemson was bc veneables (sp?) and sign stealing and I’m assuming buying recruits
Dabo wont use the portal
Dabo is backsliding badly in plain view and his retort to anyone questioning his poor decisions is that he wants less fans?

you can hate kiffin for any of the enumerable reasons that exist and are obvious to us all but what he’s currently doing at ole miss is VERY impressive all things considered.

do I want him? No not even a little bit but he is currently doing his job vastly better than dabo is.

I'm not saying Alabama should get either mind you but...
Lane Kiffin just had his best season ever as a head coach. He was 11-2
Dabo has won that many games 8 times, and the terrible season he just had (it was, he probably does need a fresh start) was still 9 wins.

I'm not saying it has to be Dabo, not at all. He's not #1 on my wishlist that's for sure (honestly Smart would be but that's darn near impossible).

But...
Dabo is 103-23
Kiffin is 95-49

I'm not even getting into the character issues, because character issues abound with Kiffin. I get some of the appeal of Kiffin, I do. When Smart phoned it in for the championship game and the defense didn't show up Kiffin is the one whose brilliant gameplan saved the day.

That's good Kiffin. But, there's also bad Kiffin. We've seen bad Kiffin blow games and specifically sabotage Alabama's shot at a championship. Bad Kiffin is more dangerous and worse than anything Dabo has done.

I was big on Spurrier when Alabama ended up hiring Saban. Dabo is basically Spurrier in this equation, you know what you'll get. Kiffin is the Bobby Petrino of this scenario. Great offensive mind, might get on a motorcycle wreck and ruin everything (almost identical record to Kiffin in his four years in the SEC).

I'm not sure why anyone wants the next Bobby Petrino coaching Alabama. Of course the real goal here is to find the next Saban, or the next Kirby Smart. That's the home run hire.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

He is a head coach right now for the Texans. Currently in the playoffs.

What would bring him back? How about being the first football HC for Bama of color? That said, my money is still on Lanning, until we hear otherwise...

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

I wish we had Hmmmm emoji.

Either a new coach or a few new recruits?