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re: Does Nick Saban coach for 16 more years?
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:49 pm to FourThreeForty
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:49 pm to FourThreeForty
no but he does die on the field.
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Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:12 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Not at Alabama
That's true.I can't see him lasting 16 more years,but definitely not that length of time at Bama.
I think he'd like to get 6 at Bama but that 4th is getting tough to get.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:12 pm to Gatorbait2008
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Expectations are insane. Has to weigh on you all the time.
I think the expectation that puts the most pressure on him is his own drive for perfection. It is harder to live with that internal pressure than with the fan pressure.
Coach Bryant was under "fan" pressure in 1970. He went on his program and told the watchers that he and Mary Harmon would decide when he was going to retire. He passed away 8 months after retiring.
He may coach a long time. I cannot see him fishing and playing golf and going to the coffee shop with other old men.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:28 pm to Jacknola
Yes Jacknola I agree, But I don't see him living 16 years with his personality. However, if expectations are not met which is inevitable at some point Bama will run him out. FSU and Penn State basically owed Bowden and Paterno their history much like Beamer at VA Tech. Alabama does not.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:55 pm to FourThreeForty
Why do people post stupid stuff like this. Nobody knows.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:59 pm to allin2010
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He is losing it... just said on the radio (ESPN sneak peek) that he has won 4 NC in 8 years...
He's won 4 in his last 10 college seasons. Almost the same %.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:02 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Florida is an easier place to coach, but the expectations there are also insane. You've got the largest fair-weather fanbase in America and the coach has to keep them happy.
True. Having a rival gift wrap us a win every year definitely takes the pressure off though so Florida and Bama have that going for them
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:07 pm to JaboStokes
To correct a poster above: Bryant died only 2 months after his last game.
Saban is a process oriented coach - Bryant was a charismatic motivater, a General, a symbolic bigger than life Icon. Saban is a guru but he isn't bigger than life and he doesn't appear to feel the stress of Tide fans extremely high expectations.
Saban's a cold blooded killer who doesn't care what anyone thinks. He's the perfect kind of coach to handle the ungodly pressure at Tidaltown.
Saban is a process oriented coach - Bryant was a charismatic motivater, a General, a symbolic bigger than life Icon. Saban is a guru but he isn't bigger than life and he doesn't appear to feel the stress of Tide fans extremely high expectations.
Saban's a cold blooded killer who doesn't care what anyone thinks. He's the perfect kind of coach to handle the ungodly pressure at Tidaltown.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:29 pm to Gatorbait2008
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You may be the least knowledgeable person on the Rant. That's saying a lot. When you are done being an idiot, then talk to me. Is every Tennessee fan an idiot, or just the ones on this site?
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I've taken shits that are smarter than you. Don't be mad at me because gator fans are world renowned pieces of shite that nobody likes.
I wish I could uppercut your entire fanbase into a pit of spikes, Mortal Kombat style, and then pee on their mangled corpses.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:31 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Come on Shaft, you know you like me
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:32 pm to joshnorris14
You're one of the rare exceptions, 
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:34 pm to 12thFairway
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he doesn't appear to feel the stress of Tide fans extremely high expectations
dude lashes out all the time. saban seems to feel the stress at every stop he makes coaching. however, i think that stress is what keeps him going and his obsession with perfection is one of the things that makes him great at what he does. but don't pretend like he isn't bothered by the stress of the job. he very clearly is, but that doesn't mean it affects his job in a negative way. however, a human being can only live like that for so long, and i highly doubt saban is able to do this for 10+ more years. i've always thought his goal was to catch bryant and retire. we'll see
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:48 pm to FourThreeForty
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Does Nick Saban coach for 16 more years?
He might, but he will shrink and continue to get shorter as he gets older. After winning his last natty he will be forced to hold the trophy over his head just to hand it off to one of the Bama players. He will eventually retire out of frustration after unsuccessfully lobbying the NCAA regarding the use of sideline stepladders. He will then hop into his Mercedes and drive off into the sunset while sitting on two cases of Coca-Cola.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 10:03 pm to Gatorbait2008
I just don't see Saban doing anything but coaching. He'll be just like Bear and Paterno. They pass away soon after retirement. Just as Spurrier. Saban isn't going to try the NFL again either. He failed because of the politics and it's only gotten worse. He's not starting over at a different school.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 10:15 pm to USARMYDasher
1000...no... 2000 more years coaching the tide
Posted on 9/1/15 at 10:29 pm to allin2010
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He is losing it... just said on the radio (ESPN sneak peek) that he has won 4 NC in 8 years...
He's right--I count 4 national titles in 8 college seasons of coaching between his time spent at LSU and Bama:
Season #1 (2003) - WON his first national title (at LSU)
Season #2 (2004) - didn't win a national title (at LSU)
Season #3 (2007) - didn't win a national title (at Bama)
Season #4 (2008) - didn't win a national title (at Bama)
Season #5 (2009) - WON his second national title (at Bama)
Season #6 (2010) - didn't win a national title (at Bama)
Season #7 (2011) - WON his third national title (at Bama)
Season #8 (2012) - WON his fourth national title (at Bama)
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:19 am to FourThreeForty
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:51 am to Gatorbait2008
No, he'll be 64 in Oct. Can't see him coaching anywhere much longer. He might go another 5 years but that may be stretch. Certainly not to 80.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:53 am to Gatorbait2008
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I doubt he stays at Bama that long honestly. Bama is not an easy place to coach like Florida. Expectations are insane. Has to weigh on you all the time.
and yet he has stayed at Bama longer than anywhere else
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:58 am to TheDude321
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He's right--I count 4 national titles in 8 college seasons of coaching between his time spent at LSU and Bama:
Season #1 (2003) - WON his first national title (at LSU)
Season #2 (2004) - didn't win a national title (at LSU)
Season #3 (2007) - didn't win a national title (at Bama)
Season #4 (2008) - didn't win a national title (at Bama)
Season #5 (2009) - WON his second national title (at Bama)
Season #6 (2010) - didn't win a national title (at Bama)
Season #7 (2011) - WON his third national title (at Bama)
Season #8 (2012) - WON his fourth national title (at Bama)
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