Who is Saban's replacement?

[The Ols]

Appreciate the advice. Means SOOOOOO much coming from you!

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[BamaInBham]

I mean techincally you are right. There is no way we'll ever know the LIST.

However i think its pretty clear to most anyone that Lanning and Sark would be two at the top, minus of course Kirby.

And i think its also clear that guys like Rees and Deboer probably were never at the top of the list.

I'm personally hoping for a 180 from someone at the top of the LIST. Even with deboers track record i'd expect to see a large portion of the team hit the portal if its him... and if its someone like Tommy Rees, then i cant even imagine.

None of those things are clear - not one. IMO, Lanning was never even under consideration. There is nothing to indicate that he was; he never said so, even with his ostentatious display in a national interview. DeBoer has beaten him in 3 consecutive high-stakes games in the last 2 years. He has also beaten Sarkisian in both of the last 2 years and like vs Lanning, with far less talent.

DeBoer was known before this search began to be a primary target of Byrne. He may have been the only target thus far. We simply don't know. All that we have heard is clickbaiters speculating. No proof of anything. Whether Byrne gets his man remains to be seen, but his discretion has been very impressive.

 

[Con]

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It has probably already happened.

 

[dayhiker]

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Nah, my skin is thicker than that.

 

[Crimson1967]

How about this:
We hire random coach
Falcons hire Kirby

Our hire flops Frost style. Kirby hates the NFL

Kirby hoists the championship trophy in 2030 as UGA fans look on and cry.

 

[Tidelines]

DeBoer is an offensive minded coach so I think the skill players on offense would stay. If Julian Sayin stays there's a good chance he could start as a TF in a DeBoer/Grubb offense. We'd score plenty of points. My concern is that we'd give up a lot of points as well.

Just needs the right DC.

 

[dxtide]

No but you ARE hearing from people that would clearly be at the TOP of our list that they arent coming. (Sark, Lanning) and now even Kiffin.

I mean at this point unless one of the above does a 180, or someone like Kirby gets pulled from the magic hat. Its painfully clear we missed our top choices.

Even if we get Deboer. There is no way he was one of our top 2-3 choices to begin the search.

No, its clear we missed on YOUR and the MEDIA'S top choice....none of us know who Byrne's top choice is

 

[2003TIDE]

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The best method for ribs by far.

 

[dayhiker]

Folks here don't remember the last 4 coaching searches and it shows.

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

Man this place is turning into a room full of View attachment 39986

Yeah, its kinda sad.................there wont ever be another Nick Saban, but there are some good coaches out there.

But we are gonna hire Kiffin or Dabo, so there! the first will make many happy, some sad, and the latter will make one happy, and everyone else mad..............

 

[Snuffy Smith]

Just as I remembered it 🤣

I think the mods should add a new metric to the dashboard - call it the Eeyore Score. Once you get so many Eeyore points you have to take the Eeyore avatar for a month.

 

[twofbyc]

I’m wondering - if DeBoer is offered and refuses (it’s happened before), would Norvell refuse if offered? Guy is a good coach - Memphis beat teams they shouldn’t have and he had major injuries there as well as FSU.
He can recruit - I think he recruited some of this guys turning pro.
I’m just wondering how many refusals will occur (if in fact DL refused which I don’t even know if it was offered).
I’m also hoping someone is named by 5 pm today - that “72 hour” thing is gonna be an issue, IMO, if someone’s not hired by Monday.
Players will start wondering whether someone is blowing smoke and that would be a disaster.

 

[CoolBreeze]

DeBoer is an offensive minded coach so I think the skill players on offense would stay. If Julian Sayin stays there's a good chance he could start as a TF in a DeBoer/Grubb offense. We'd score plenty of points. My concern is that we'd give up a lot of points as well.

Frankly, I think Grubb stays on as Washington's head man if Deboer were to be hired by Alabama.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Again you are right. We will probably never know the true list.. and to go a step farther we'll probably get told this was the guy we were looking at all along.

At this point, I'd be happy with Deboer, as it looks like others on the lists are no longer a possibility.

Byrne made some (what I think) very important comments right off the bat about this process that I think we need to pay very close attention to. He said, "there will be a lot of rumors but do not believe anything unless it comes out of my mouth". Now, that can be taken a lot of ways, and one of those ways could be taken as some of the rumors were coming from UA's office...on purpose. The other way, and the most accepted meaning is people who have nothing to do with the process are going to say anything to get clicks and attention.

 

[BearFoot]

At this point, this has been a complete air ball from Byrne. If people like Tommy Rees are actual candidates.

Its also very clear that our top options said no, which again is not a good thing or a good look.

Perception isn’t always a reflection of reality:

 

[CoolBreeze]

Just as I remembered it 🤣

Stages of grief...we are still in stage 1:

• denial
• anger
• bargaining
• depression
• acceptance

 

[twofbyc]

Or Freeman McNeill (for the old timers)

Morgan Fairchild?

 

[2003TIDE]

Folks here don't remember the last 4 coaching searches and it shows.

Championship induced amnesia. I can only imagine the reaction if we repeat 2000 and have a 4-8 season. Every bridge in Alabama will need those nets like they have on the Golden Gate

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

Byrne made some (what I think) very important comments right off the bat about this process that I think we need to pay very close attention to. He said, "there will be a lot of rumors but do not believe anything unless it comes out of my mouth". Now, that can be taken a lot of ways, and one of those ways could be taken as some of the rumors were coming from UA's office...on purpose. The other way, and the most accepted meaning is people who have nothing to do with the process are going to say anything to get clicks and attention.

Thank you

 

[CrimsonTitles]

I’ve thought for a few years that Chris Klineman would be a solid hire. I wonder if he has been seriously considered at all? Won multiple championships, has managed to recruit well and keep K-State at the top of the Big 12, trust Manhattan is not an easy place to convince folks to play, does well with player development. Imagine the potential,of what he could do at Bama? Def not the splashy hire folks are looking for but could be a good one. It’ll be curious to see who when it is all said and done. I mean Kiffin hasn’t said no yet…hah!

I think it would be a safe hire. I don't think Klieman would crash the Ferrari, but I'm not sure he would win championships either.