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Posted on 12/13/13 at 5:06 pm to Funky Tide 8
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What's different is that it has become public. Texas (or to be specific a Texas booster -- not the AD, a booster) tried to feel Saban out last year around this time by calling Sexton. The year before (I think that's right), it was, apparently, the Cleveland Browns doing the same thing.
But it didn't play out in public.
It took some months after the season for all the i's to be dotted and t's crossed, but there wasn't all this anxiety because it was behind the curtain.
Because Texas' previous approach to Sexton (and, again, a Texas booster's approach, not the actual university) became public knowledge, there is a lot of light on this now.
Texas has fumbled this whole situation from a PR perspective and Mack has been able to play the victim without really having to do anything. The comments from the UT boosters, i.e. McCombs, have been irresponsible and they come off as a bunch of bragging buffoons, despite their very real access to tons of money. Just very poor judgement and decision-making to this point by the 'Horns leading to the perception of a dumpster fire in Austin.
JMO, but it would seem to me that Saban still cares about how he is perceived nationally and is still bothered seven years later by the hits his reputation took when he left Miami. He has largely repaired that rep with his success at Bama and is on his way to cementing his legacy as one of the greatest HCs in history.
Would he be willing to sacrifice his rehabilitated reputation in order to start over somewhere that...has no problem fricking over a successful HC because he didn't win enough, and at a program that has historically underachieved despite seemingly unlimited resources?
And, at a program that has tweaked the conference rules and alignment in the past to tip the scales, so as to have an unfair advantage over the other teams in their conference? And they still can't win championships with regularity?
He would have no guarantee of success at UT and he would have a lot less time to rehab his rep all over again due to his age.
This post was edited on 12/13/13 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 12/13/13 at 5:48 pm to Sid E Walker
Anyone getting a good laugh out of all of the backpedaling that's going on on the CCB?
Posted on 12/13/13 at 5:52 pm to bamabenny
Les Miles to Tejas, Wilson to Arky State, Rich Rod to LSU, LF, Dupree, and T Brown to UA.
The site would crash.
The site would crash.
This post was edited on 12/13/13 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 12/13/13 at 6:48 pm to TigerFred
Where is your post saying that? I need to RA it!
Posted on 12/13/13 at 6:49 pm to A-TOWNUAFAN
Careful... Hugo will get banned again
Posted on 12/13/13 at 6:52 pm to TideWarrior
Anyone catch Cecil Hurts interview today. I only caught the tail end of it. He said "whatever happens everybody will probably feel they are better off" or something to that effect. Cecil is one of the few I would trust to speculate here as he is usually fairly accurate. Just wondering what that cryptic comment could possibly insinuate or was it just a generalization
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:43 pm to mattloc
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Breaking News....Nick Saban has agreed to a multi year contract extension to STAY at Alabama! Details to come out soon!!
Kirk Herbstreit twitter
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:45 pm to chattabama
Make a new thread and let's celebrate
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:45 pm to chattabama
Link?
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:46 pm to bamabenny
whooohooo...lol
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:48 pm to mattloc
About to go see the Hobbit, although now I wish I could troll the shite outta these morons for the next few hours.
Oh well, I'll catch back up after this epic movie.
Oh well, I'll catch back up after this epic movie.
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:49 pm to bamabenny
Posted on 12/13/13 at 7:56 pm to chattabama
shite just got real.
BAMA FANS, ASSEMBLE!
BAMA FANS, ASSEMBLE!
Posted on 12/13/13 at 8:05 pm to bamabenny
Ere and ready
Posted on 12/13/13 at 8:13 pm to bamabenny
I still wouldn't trust Herbie, he broke the Les to Michigan news remember But I doubt many really thought he would leave, just hoped he would
Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:08 pm to bamabenny
Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:09 pm to tduecen
God the CC board is a magical place right now.
Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:12 pm to genro
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Literally unbannable
J/K hope you're back soon
Posted on 12/13/13 at 9:17 pm to Patton
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God the CC board is a magical place right now.
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