Nick Saban retires, replaced with DeBoer; elite players fleeing by the hour

[GatorInGeorgia]

Lane Kiffin is the perfect moron for the job.

I hear Dan Mullen is available though

Kiffin makes sense for a number of reasons. Several of the names mentioned already have jobs close to/comparable to the Bama gig. For example, Sark at Texas. Texas has more money & resources than Bama so there's no reason for Sark to leave and go follow the legend at Bama. Ole Miss doesn't fall in to that category. Because of this, Kiffin can get more money and have more resources at his disposal than he currently does, so it might make sense for him to make the jump.

Dabo makes sense because it's his alma mater. The allure of being the hometown boy returning to save the day may be enough to offset the unenviable position of being the guy who has to follow Little Nicky.

If it is Kiffy, Bama is going to have to contend with the contract parameters I disclosed in my post a few weeks ago (link provided for reference).

My guess is one of these two will end up taking the job.

Lane Kiffin signs extension

Lane Kiffin just signed an extension with Ole Miss today. Some of my high level CFB sources, 2 of whom are in Mississippi, filled me in on the details so long as I kept their names anonymous. Kiffy’s existing deal just concluded its’ first year and was set to expire at the end of the 2026...

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[aka]

The Kiff ain't going to Bama.

 

[Okeechobee Joe]

Kiffin could go to Bama but I don't see that right now. Kiffin has full reign of the Ole Miss program. He can pretty much do what he wants. I could see Kiffin staying in Oxford a couple of more years and then going to Bama after the guy who follows Saban is fired. You don't want to be the guy who follows the legend. You want to be the guy who follows the guy who follows the legend.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Y'all remember when that bama fan came on here and said they were gonna steal McElwain when saban retires? I think it's time they cashed in on that promise

Hearts are breaking in Central Michigan tonight.

 

[URGatorBait]

The Kiff ain't going to Bama.

Because he's coming to Gainesville?

 

[Theologator]

Didn't you see that Tweet? He doesn't give a piss about anybody but Bama.

I don’t look much at X. Thanks for the reference.

 

[Theologator]

Deion Sanders has responded to the ad on Craigslist and sent in his application. It's all but a done deal.

He got a toe in the water…

 

[aka]

 

[lagator]

Lanning staying at Oregon.

Kind of what I expected. I’d bet money he was the top of their list though. But he should thank Saban for getting him an upgraded contract. He has a great gig already with a good shot at making a 12 team playoff and he doesn’t have to deal with living in Tuscaloosa or the cretin fan base.

 

[Zodiac]

Looks like it will be Tommy Rees

 

[williston_gator]

 

[FireFoley]

I give Rees a lot of credit for coming up with some type of viable offense with very little to work with (especially by Bama standards) especially at QB, to make them serviceable on offense. But to think that would qualify to be a contender for the HC position and it be your first HC job, seems to be like the type of selection that only a guy like Fooley or Strichnine would make.

Beginning to remind me of when Fooley panicked in 2002 b/c recruiting was weeks away, he had no candidates and made a tremendous splash with the Vince Lombardi like selection of Zooker.

 

[alcoholica]

 

[Durty South Swamp]

When AD Mal Moore stepped to the podium 17 years ago and announced that Nick Saban was the new head coach of the Crimson Tide everyone knew Alabama had a winner and the drought after the retirement of Bear Bryant was over.

It has been mentioned that Dabo Swinney would be a good fit at Alabama. He is an Alabama alum. Like Saban who had previously won a National Championship at LSU, Dabo has won a National Championship at Clemson a school which has an SEC vibe. Auburn with a lake it has been jokingly called. If Alabama was firing a losing coach I could see Dabo jumping at the job, but I don't see him wanting to come back home in the present situation.

I don't know which, if any, current big name college coach who would take this job. Mike Vrabel the recently fired head coach of the Tennessee Titans would be an interesting and surprise hire. I'm starting to see his name pop up as a possible candidate.

I'd be shocked if he isn't the next pats coach. Shocked.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Hearts are breaking in Central Michigan tonight.

Imagine how hard it will be for them to find a coach who can make them... checks website... last in the MAC East again.

 

[alcoholica]

 

[GatorJ]

 

[Nalt]

Bama fans don't want Dabo. Someone told me that he refuses to use the transfer portal and if that's true, he will never sniff another NC.

 

[GatorJ]

Bama fans don't want Dabo. Someone told me that he refuses to use the transfer portal and if that's true, he will never sniff another NC.

He cannot win without a transcendent quarterback

 

[GatorJ]

I think it’s going to be Norvell