Nick Saban is in his 8th year as head coach at Alabama.

And hopefully he'll still be here for a few more years.

I'm sure he won't rest until he at the very least ties Bear at 6 titles, but Saban probably wants to get to 7.

He has built a powerhouse at Bama in those 8 years. If he continues to recruit at the levels he has, more NC's are bound to come with the talent and quality coaching he has on staff.

Last year was disappointing knowing we were so close to playing for the SEC and NC. As fans, we were disappointed. Imagine how the players and coaches felt. I'm surely hoping that this season's "questions" (QB, OL, LB) get answered with better than can be hoped results.

I expect Saban to stay at Bama; however, the bar is set so high and anything less than a perfect season seems disappointing. The pressure from "spoiled" fans and boosters might be the only thing that frustrates him to the point where he'd leave coaching early.

5 more days!!

I read on the TigerR he and Miss Terri absolutely hate Tuscaloosa. In fact, they live in Hoover. The poster claimed the Sabans' maid as his source.

Also, everyone knows CNS never stays anywhere longer than 5 years

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The pressure from "spoiled" fans and boosters might be the only thing that frustrates him to the point where he'd leave coaching early.

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I 100% disagree with this sentiment. No fanbase is gonna put more pressure on him than Alabama. It's NC or bust every year.

But he wouldn't want it any other way. He's the most driven man in sports. He wants that too. He's not content with just being good, and I think the fans and boosters having that same feeling is something he loves.

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Also, everyone knows CNS never stays anywhere longer than 5 years

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There can only be one answer: life model decoy.

it will be interesting to see how much longer he sticks around. I could see him being the kind of guy that will burn himself out eventually, but I also wonder what he will do with himself without football. Eventually the game will start to pass him by a bit as it does with every coach.

That's always possible. But I think he's the type of coach that will adapt and change. I don't think he's so set in his ways that he wouldn't tweak things to keep winning. In the end, the same things win today, that did 80 yrs ago. Run the ball, stop the run. Do that, and you'll always win most of your games. Snyder seems to be doing pretty good for an old coach.

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I 100% disagree with this sentiment. No fanbase is gonna put more pressure on him than Alabama. It's NC or bust every year.

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I should have been more specific and used a better word than pressure. My thought is some crazy fan that does something threatening to him or his family (thinking brick through a window like Curry) because, heaven forbid, he lose to Auburn again or something like that. I agree that he can handle the pressure and is driven more than any other and I'm happy about that.

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I should have been more specific and used a better word than pressure. My thought is some crazy fan that does something threatening to him or his family (thinking brick through a window like Curry) because, heaven forbid, he lose to Auburn again or something like that. I agree that he can handle the pressure and is driven more than any other and I'm happy about that.

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Oh, definitely.

Plus with grandkids now entering his life, one big event and I could see him walking away. Like if his family had some big intervention and told him they thought football was becoming detrimental to his health. I imagine he'd like to see his grandchildren grow up.