Who is Saban's replacement?

Evil Crimson Dragon

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So you get recruited by a coach and assistants get close to them and they leave and you just have to stay there and play for coaches you might not like or know? Most of the players go to schools because of the coaches and connections with them so why wouldn’t they be able to leave if coach is gone.
You signed with the school, but if its going to be open it should be for a short time
 

westide

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Chris Low always seems to be the first to know. I guess I will keep track of what he is posting on his account.
 

davefrat

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I was listening to the radio and they were talking about the turnover in the NFL and how the players and the locker room culture have changed so dramatically over the last 10-15 years that the younger coaches have an approach that the older coaches just can't match in terms of their ability to relate to the players.

The new generation of players doesn't want or respond to the old chewing nails and grabbing facemask approach, and the younger coaches (who are also largely technocratic nerds in a lot of ways) understand this and coach in a way that is palatable to players.

Idk if that's the case with college, but it probably is considering that the majority of NFL players came up in the last decade.

I don't think the game has passed Saban by, but the culture probably has. I know he has a really great relationship with players, but maybe that's something that has changed to the point that he's no longer willing to deal with it.

Who knows.

I just hope he and his family are healthy and enjoy a long, happy retirement.
 

twofbyc

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Valid points, but Saban has made Bama an international brand. He would not just be recruiting the South. He could overcome the lack of connections by hiring assistants who have those connections.
What’s his name at the Barn couldn’t; didn’t he have Cadillac on his staff?
What RW’s decommit tells us is that most players, if they go to a school for a coach, it’s the HC. Assistants matter but not as much as the Big Cheese.
 

KrAzY3

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Lane Kiffin is the Dennis Rodman of the head coaching world.

He's had four high profile head coaching jobs, he's done well sometimes, he's been a mess at other times. Sometimes he's great, but you never know when he's going to sabotage himself.

He obviously looked much better with a Michael Jordan type to cover up for his late night drinking before a big game...
 

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So you get recruited by a coach and assistants get close to them and they leave and you just have to stay there and play for coaches you might not like or know? Most of the players go to schools because of the coaches and connections with them so why wouldn’t they be able to leave if coach is gone.
I think allowing transfers in this type of scenario needs to be a part of the transfer portal, but with structure in place to protect both parties, the kids and the program.
 

Ole Man Dan

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It isn't Kiffin's coaching ability that would concern me. It is his character.
Do you hold it against Sark because he HAD a drinking problem?
I think Sark overcame his problem. I also believe that Lane got over being a young immature jerk. I think the behavior problems of both may have changed under the influence of Coach Saban. I do believe people can change. I used to drink and party, now I haven't touched a drop of alcohol in over 5 years, I think I changed.
 

CrimsonEyeshade

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Do you hold it against Sark because he HAD a drinking problem?
I think Sark overcame his problem. I also believe that Lane got over being a young immature jerk. I think the behavior problems of both may have changed under the influence of Coach Saban. I do believe people can change. I used to drink and party, now I haven't touched a drop of alcohol in over 5 years, I think I changed.
Except ... after 3 years in Saban's 'recovery program,' Kiffin had to be fired before a national championship game for extreme conduct unbecoming. Not anywhere near the case with Sark.
 

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