JessN: Saban’s going nowhere, but we like for you to be prepared
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I've got so many opinions about this topic that I sometimes disagree with myself.
But one thing is for sure. We should NEVER hire a coordinator who doesn't have successful HCing experience!!!
But one thing is for sure. We should NEVER hire a coordinator who doesn't have successful HCing experience!!!
Billy Napier is looking like a viable option.
I would love to see him be a viable option, but right now I'm looking at Cristobal, if he can keep building on what Oregon looked like in their bowl game.
It would be interesting to see who Saban has on his list as possible replacements. I imagine he updates it yearly. He is very detail oriented and meticulous with everything. Probably nobody else knows except maybe Greg Byrne.
Personally, right now my top 3 would be Dabo, Sark, Cristobal. I do think Saban will coach into his mid 70's unless a medical issue happens. There will probably be some names on the list by then that we have not even thought of yet.
Personally, right now my top 3 would be Dabo, Sark, Cristobal. I do think Saban will coach into his mid 70's unless a medical issue happens. There will probably be some names on the list by then that we have not even thought of yet.
I love Mario but he has a cherry job at Oregon. So does Dabo. Don't see them coming to the pressure cooker. Sark, meeh, checkered past and not sure of recruiting prowess. Out on a limb here, I'd say we have at least 5 more years of his majesty before we have to find a new coach. Anything can happen. Heck, no one could see coach O winning a championship 2 years ago. Who ever the Nate Oats equivalent is in 2025 will be on our AD's radar. Hard to see it right now.
I know that Napier coached receivers here, but what is his specialty? Didn't he play qb at Furman?
I figure Coach is here another three or four years at least. The man doesn't look like he is quitting any time soon, but it is good to know there are some great candidates out there.
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I figure Coach is here another three or four years at least. The man doesn't look like he is quitting any time soon, but it is good to know there are some great candidates out there.
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Sark pulled “Tua 2.0” out of a USC commitment and the West Coast to come here. As far as talent recognition, who knows?
The thing about a Coach O, though, is that last season was something never seen before, and almost certainly won't be seen again. In other words, I don't see him winning another NC in his tenure there. I think he is much closer to Gene Chizik than Nick Saban. So I'd rather get a guy who has what it takes to do more than win one NC during his tenure.
Of course, those guys are exceedingly rare too.
I have to agree with this. Kudos to Coach O for last season, but I would be less surprised to see him out in 3-4 years like Chizik than to see him winning another title.
Ed Orgeron is entering his 8th season in the SEC. His conference record is 26-28.
True..................IF Bama ignored that maxim and offered, I bet Venables would come............but Sark is a much better option
I don't think he's going to crash and burn like Chizik. LSU's recruiting base is too good. He's always going to have talent that ranks in the upper fourth of the conference every year. Nick Saban revived that pipeline, and it hasn't failed them yet. But he's never going 15-0 again. I'll wager he will never have another season better than 2 regular season losses. I could see him having a trajectory similar to Miles, depending on what we do post-Nick Saban.
He's a goofy hot head and that's never going to change. The highs can be really high, but the lows are going to hit, and hit often.
It's right about now I think of all the "But Bill Curry was better in his first three years than Coach Bryant was." Yes, people actually said that.
Yes, he’s on the radar now. Maybe on the periphery, whereas Pruitt and Cristobal are closer to the center. But that win on the road against a ranked team was impressive. They beat Iowa State down the second half, and I would have expected the oppposite.
Right now, though, it’s just one big win, and too early to say if it’s the turning point for his program, or Iowa State reverting to more normal Iowa State behavior.
So let’s see if he can build on it and get a few more against good teams.....or at least, teams that are generally believed to be good.
It’s light years from the University of Louisiana to the University of Alabama. I’m not at all sure which jump is greater — HC at UL to HC at Alabama, or big-time college coordinator to HC at Alabama. Legitimate points both ways, and I could argue myself into a circle on that one.
Agreed, but I would tend to go with coordinator being the bigger jump, since at least at UL he was responsible for the entire program.
Now, I think if you have an established, long-time coordinator, a la Kirby (regardless of what he's done since leaving), that worked under the coach you never want to leave (Saban, Meyer for OSU, etc.) the coordinator route may be the way to go.
If Dabo wants to be considered in GOAT territory he will have to win a title at another school, because that list is very short. Jumping to Bama right after Saban undoubtedly gives him a massive head start in accomplishing that.
I have no idea as to the exte of Dabo’s ego or his desire to be considered the GOAT, I was just tossing an odd reason to leave Clemson.
I have no idea as to the exte of Dabo’s ego or his desire to be considered the GOAT, I was just tossing an odd reason to leave Clemson.
I’m not sure how you come up with that. Some guy named Bryant won six at one school.
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