re: Is Saban losing some control?

Alabama doesn't need some high end, big name OC. Odds are pretty high that he and Saban will clash ideologically like Kiffen/Sark. I think Saban would be happy just plucking some dude out of the stands and dubbing him Offensive Coordinator as long as he's the one that calls the shots. You can tell he really wants to get back to that style of offense they had in the McCarron days. That style of play isn't attractive to a lot of up and coming coordinators.