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Posted on 9/10/19 at 3:26 pm to Goldtide1
Posted on 9/10/19 at 3:26 pm to Goldtide1
He’s almost 68. No elite coach has ever not started to see a drop off by his early 70’s.
It will be interesting to see how long Alabama fans let him hang on after he’s lost a step. History says that day is coming sooner rather than later.
It will be interesting to see how long Alabama fans let him hang on after he’s lost a step. History says that day is coming sooner rather than later.
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Posted on 9/10/19 at 3:37 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Yea but I still think Saban is cut from a different cloth. That and the fact that 70 is what 60 was a few decades back. In my opinion, we still have 7-10 seasons with Saban at the helm and I expect to be a top 5-8 team and competing for a title in every one of them. Call my optimism whatever you want, but that’s my genuine belief.
A few months back I thought Saban would be retiring within a few seasons, but several comments that have been made by Saban recently have led me to believe otherwise.
A few months back I thought Saban would be retiring within a few seasons, but several comments that have been made by Saban recently have led me to believe otherwise.
This post was edited on 9/10/19 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 9/10/19 at 3:48 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:I admire the old guys for the energy and stamina to work as hard as they work. Saban/Les Miles/Mack Brown/Butch Davis/Kirk Ferentes and many more are still plugging away in their old age.
He’s almost 68. No elite coach has ever not started to see a drop off by his early 70’s.
It will be interesting to see how long Alabama fans let him hang on after he’s lost a step. History says that day is coming sooner rather than later.
Posted on 9/10/19 at 4:04 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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It will be interesting to see how long Alabama fans let him hang on after he’s lost a step. History says that day is coming sooner rather than later.
He will walk away before Bama fans tire of him. The Bryant comparison is a good one. Everyone knows he went 8-4 that last season but they forget they had won 4 of the last 5 SEC titles and were only 2 years removed from back to back natties. Nobody was calling for Bear’s head because Bama had a down year.
The story goes that he walked in one day, said he couldn’t coach them up anymore, and that was that. Saban will do the same thing. The day he feels like he isn’t capable of meeting the standards he sets for himself he’ll hang it up be it 2019 or 2029.
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