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Who is Saban's replacement?

Bamabuzzard said:
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!!!".
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The answer should still be 'no.'
 
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To the guys who want Dabo…he just went 8-4 in the ACC with the most talented roster. His 5 star quarterback is playing like a walk on. His surprise hire at OC made the offense worse. He’s getting phone calls from high school kids on his own show telling him how bad he is.
Anything that a coach has accomplished pre NIL and transfer portal is useless nowadays. It’s a different sport. And think about this…we hire Dabo, Clemson celebrates. We hire Kiffin or Lanning, Oxford and Eugene will melt down. Tells me all I need to know.
 
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KrAzY3 said:
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.
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Spurrier actually applied, according to my information, and was declined...
 
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TIDE-HSV said:
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...
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That is where my money is at. Lanning. As I said Demeco has his team in the playoffs in his first year, and he took over a not great team. He has done an amazing job so far, and I think he will continue to do so at Houston. People saying this have no idea if he even wants to coach college, any college. He might just be an NFL guy.
 
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TIDE-HSV said:
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...
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Texans will probably pay him 8 million minimum next year. I doubt we are really going to pay that much for a guy that hasn’t coached a game in college.
 
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DzynKingRTR said:
That is where my money is at. Lanning. As I said Demeco has his team in the playoffs in his first year, and he took over a not great team. He has done an amazing job so far, and I think he will continue to do so at Houston. People saying this have no idea if he even wants to coach college, any college. He might just be an NFL guy.
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Remember though, that they said the same about Saban when he moved to the Dolphins...
 
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In 2006 we weren’t trying to hold on to a number one class not to mention a team loaded with 5 star talent. Time was not of the essence then it is now… it was heartening to hear that the team was told today that the new coach would be announced within 72 hours. So this one seems to have been playing out behind the scenes for a few days Maybe longer.
 
KrAzY3 said:
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.
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Personally, I don't really care what Kiffin did almost 10 years ago or what Dabo did 20 years ago, while they were here. They are both different people and different coaches now. What I do care about is that we have to have a coach that can effectively navigate NIL and the portal, and not just navigate it, but stay ahead of the curve on it. Honestly, that's almost as important as their ability to be good at actual coaching. Dabo is so far behind the curve on that stuff that I would be really disappointed with him being hired. Lanning and Kiffin are good at coaching, but they are among the elite at managing the rosters.
 
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