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Is Saban that big of an a-hole to work for?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:09 am
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:09 am
To make Kiffin accept FAU out of desperation?
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Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:10 am to Old Sarge
Yes, but the positives will always outweigh the negatives.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:10 am to TT9
It's more like take the job, because you no longer have one here. Not, I don't like working for Saban.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:11 am to Old Sarge
So now when successful OC/DC's accept new jobs the coach is automatically pinned as an a hole? He wanted new opportunities and to be a HC. Now LSU can hire a real OC! Just hope they do it before all our QBs fricking decommit.
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Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:12 am to Old Sarge
No. Some guys have been with him since his Michigan State days.
He does have high standards though.
He doesn't lose assistants at a faster rate than any other head coach.
The turnover among his assistants is actually remarkably low. It's kind of uncommon for the profession how long he's had some guys.
He does have high standards though.
He doesn't lose assistants at a faster rate than any other head coach.
The turnover among his assistants is actually remarkably low. It's kind of uncommon for the profession how long he's had some guys.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:12 am to Old Sarge
Saban is an a-hole, but Lane is probably the biggest a-hole in the world. So, all in all, I think it was fair.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:13 am to Old Sarge
Either way this will work out greatly for Bama so who cares?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:13 am to Old Sarge
Really? If Kiffin is considered as toxic as many suggest, he's lucky Saban kept him for three years. Most people laughed at the thought of Saban hiring him in 2014.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:15 am to CapstoneGrad06
It was and still is funny. Despite all their success they couldn't co-exist any longer. Think about that. Winning supposedly cures all. Both would rather be less successful than continue the marriage.
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Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:15 am to Old Sarge
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Is Saban that big of an a-hole to work for?
He gave Kiffin an opportunity that NO other coach was giving him. He saved Kiffin's career. Perhaps it has been a given between the two of them that this was Kiffin's last year at Bama (seems that way given that his contract was only through Feb '17 and wasn't extended). It also seems that Kiffin may have enough respect for Saban (the a-hole to work for) that he didn't want to go to a team and coach against him.
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Kiffin accept FAU out of desperation?
I would say Kiffin had other options. Sounds like he just wanted to prove he could lead/build his own program. He's still young. Do the FAU thing for 2-3 years and then get another P5 shot at age 45. Not a dumb move really. FAU returns their starting QB, RB, and top WR.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:15 am to Lsu19geaux94
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So now when successful OC/DC's accept new jobs the coach is automatically pinned as an a hole? He wanted new opportunities and to be a HC. Now LSU can hire a real OC! Just hope they do it before all our QBs fricking decommit.
Well to be fair most of your brethren kept pushing that narrative as to why he would end up at LSU...
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:16 am to therick711
Only McElwain lasted longer as OC at Alabama. Everyone stated from the get-go that Kiffin wouldn't be around long. Three years was a lot longer than I expected.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:16 am to therick711
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It was and still is funny. Despite all their success they couldn't co-exist any longer.
Solid effort. 7.5/10. A little too shiny though.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:17 am to bamasgot13
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Do the FAU thing for 2-3 years and then get another P5 shot at age 45. Not a dumb move really. FAU returns their starting QB, RB, and top WR.
If he makes it out of FAU and moves up, he'll be the first person to achieve that feat. The numbers are against him.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:17 am to thatdude1985
The good news here is that I can't see any of our position coaches as a threat to move there as coordinators. Not that it would have happened at Houston or USF, either, but it was definitely more likely.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:17 am to Old Sarge
Do you realize how long Kirby coached for Saban?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:18 am to therick711
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Both would rather be less successful than continue the marriage.
The only gamble here is Kiffin to FAU. Saban has proven time and again that he can find a solid OC.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:20 am to bamasgot13
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He gave Kiffin an opportunity that NO other coach was giving him. He saved Kiffin's career
You really believe there wasn't another job for him before he signed with Alabama? What did y'all initially pay him?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:21 am to Rhino5
Not much, USC was still paying him which basically meant we barely had to.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:22 am to Old Sarge
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To make Kiffin accept FAU out of desperation?
According to tRant, he could make $2 mil at LSU as their OC next year, so either the money wasn't as important as the HC job or he wanted to avoid boarding a train that's headed full speed for a washed out bridge.
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