Saban retiring

[USCJacket]

Very odd hire from the standpoint of no coaching experience in the South. Very good HC though.

 

[georgiatech22]

Very odd hire from the standpoint of no coaching experience in the South. Very good HC though.

Very similar to Auburn hiring Bryan Harsin a few years ago. We all know how that ended up.

 

[coit]

Very odd hire from the standpoint of no coaching experience in the South. Very good HC though.

Wasn't Saban's retirement out of the blue and only 2 days ago. How do they hire someone that quickly?

 

[MidGABuzz]

Very odd hire from the standpoint of no coaching experience in the South. Very good HC though.

Think there was a typo in the tweet or X nowadays. Fatality expected soon!

 

[GTsapper]

Wasn't Saban's retirement out of the blue and only 2 days ago. How do they hire someone that quickly?

They have to, so all those stars don't flood the portal. Plus, I wouldn't call it out of the blue. Maybe surprising, but not out of the blue.

 

[79tech]

But, but. but - but what about DEBO!!!!! Did they even consider him?

 

[JoltinJacket]

Never want to be the guy who immediately follows a legend. Bud Carson, Ray Perkins, Ray Goof, Frank Solich, Ron Zook...

 

[GTCrew4b]

what is this thing with coaching in the South? A lot of really good coaches come from the Great Lakes and Midwest. Saban included.

 

[jacket67]

Never want to be the guy who immediately follows a legend. Bud Carson, Ray Perkins, Ray Goof, Frank Solich, Ron Zook...

There used to be a joke for many years after Bear Bryant retired: How many Alabama fans does it take to change a light bulb? Three. One to change the bulb and two to talk about how much brighter the old bulb was.

 

[georgiatech22]

'Opportunity of lifetime': DeBoer takes over Tide

Kalen DeBoer, who guided Washington to a Pac-12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship game this past season, was named the next head coach at Alabama, replacing the retired Nick Saban.

www.espn.com

 

[JJacket]

'Opportunity of lifetime': DeBoer takes over Tide

Kalen DeBoer, who guided Washington to a Pac-12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship game this past season, was named the next head coach at Alabama, replacing the retired Nick Saban.

www.espn.com

Saban, who had a 206-29 record at Alabama

Good God.
Good luck, DeBoer. That is an almost insurmountable W/L record

 

[Nehru Jacket]

But, but. but - but what about DEBO!!!!! Did they even consider him?

It looks like Dabo is stuck at Clemson until he retires or they fire him.

 

[Kcs_Tech]

They have to, so all those stars don't flood the portal. Plus, I wouldn't call it out of the blue. Maybe surprising, but not out of the blue.

Yes. Saw where someone said the Alabama players were asked to wait 72 hours before entering the portal so sounds like the plan was for a quick hire.

 

[ClubSeats]

Maybe eventually @BeeStorm will fix the site so this stuff won't keep happening.

He’s running out of disc space. Maybe he should just delete all the posts from our top two posters.

 

[coit]

He’s running out of disc space. Maybe he should just delete all the posts from our top two posters.

No you.

 

[ClubSeats]

Never want to be the guy who immediately follows a legend. Bud Carson, Ray Perkins, Ray Goof, Frank Solich, Ron Zook...

… Mike Bobo …

 

[JoltinJacket]

Good God.
Good luck, DeBoer. That is an almost insurmountable W/L record

If you can believe it, his .896 winning % (104-12) is higher than Saban's .889 at Bama. He won 67 of 70 at the NAIA level though, which ain't exactly the same as the SSSSSSEEEEEECCCCCCCCC.

 

[MidGABuzz]

Good God.
Good luck, DeBoer. That is an almost insurmountable W/L record

WOW indeed. quick math. 206-29 record in 17 seasons. 9 SEC championships, 6 national titles.
87.66% winning 12.11 wins/season 1.7 losses/season 52% Silly Excuse conference champs/year. 35% winning the Natty/year. Like climbing the Matterhorn in the dark without a rope and blindfolded. Good Luck DeBoer indeed!

 

[andrew]

what is this thing with coaching in the South? A lot of really good coaches come from the Great Lakes and Midwest. Saban included.

I think it's less about coaching quality and more about the connections they have for recruiting. Probably matters much less now than twenty years ago.

 

[ClubSeats]

WOW indeed. quick math. 206-29 record in 17 seasons.

Clown went 10–28 in 3.3 seasons at Tech.

He’d probably brag about losing fewer games at Tech than Saban did at Alabama