re: Saban, who hates Bama & cant wait to leave, turned down 6 NFL jobs in offseason

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per Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report


He will jump at the first big paycheck

Bama is just a stopping point

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i'll take an 11 year stop ...

op is horrible op ...

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Bama gives him whatever he wants

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It's called being committed to winning while fostering and growing the established winning culture. It would be different if there was no justification for his requests. Everything he's requested that has been provided has provided tangible return on investment.

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why leave even if he doesn't care for it

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b/c he could go to any school in the country (save maybe OSU) and get whatever he wants there too. he's got options at any given time, but he's developed relationships and a life in Alabama for himself and his family.

(and, yes, he could have contacted LSU during your "search" and said "I'll take the job for $X" and you guys would have pulled every muscle in your body trying to say yes fast enough)

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But let's just say A&M is fed up with Sumlin and they are looking to make a splash. They call up Jimmy Sexton and he tells them Saban wants $10m/ year. They probably say yes

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Sexton could just call Bama and say that and Bama would increase his salary to $10M/year without Saban having to move away from his lake house (in T-town & GA), move away from his business in Bham, his kids/grandkids, and without having to move his mom out of the premier sr living community in Bham and find her one in some other town.

Someone would have to start in the $12M range to get his attention and be close to the point that Bama wouldn't match, and even then that's a number they'd likely match.

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You're missing the point. It's not about Saban being willing to leave. We are starting at the point of Saban wants out and wants to command an astronomical salary. If he says he wants $20m/year, does A&M say no? USC? Notre Dame? What salary demand could he make that no one would be willing to go that high

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I would say that there are very few Schools that would pay him more than Bama at this point. It is not about how good a coach he is now, it is about his age. It would take him at least two seasons to turn a program around, and another two to get it to the point that he wants. I do not think he wants to commit to another organization for 5-7 years.

The point is he is a complete control freak and no where will he have the control he has at Bama.He can literally get away with murder at that program

It's been 10 years since he failed in the NFL and his NFL failures have led you Alabama's recent greatness. Bama fans need to let it go! His NFL failures are no reflection on your school!

Take a deep breath in, AND LET THAT SHITE GO!

Miami is still pissed at that NFL failure for leaving them at the altar.

You forgot to add that the NFL doesn't allow an unlevel playing field. He can't have larger support staffs than anyone else and the talent is dispersed more evenly.
He wouldn't be able to out talent his opponents, or manipulate the schedule or League to gain an advantage.

Same payroll, no control over scheduling, no control over refs, can't cheat unless you are New England. I can't believe he would not jump right on it