re: Saban turned down $100M in order to stay at Bama

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Should have taken it.

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Nah. Partly for the reason TheJones gave above you -- coaching at Texas is half gladhanding, half politics, and ten percent coaching, for 110% headache -- and partly because he really does have a good thing going at his current position. He's forged the relationships, shaped the department to his liking, and built the team with his own recruits. Leaving that means starting over to a greater degree than some people realize. It's just not a logical move from an upper-tier SEC team to Texas in that situation. If he was at, say, Vandy, yeah, makes sense. But a Big 6 team? Not so much.