Any way from stopping Bama being...

Not having Saban coach will end it for a while once we find someone decent. Grubb was never fully committed and never coached a down for Bama. That said, you can’t expect someone successful to not accept a better opportunity.

I don't think this was a stepping stone for Grubb. Grubb was upfront with Deboer and with our AD. He wanted to remain in Washington because his wife/family really did not want to move. He wanted either Seattle or UW. He went for the UW job and didn't get it. He didn't get the Seattle OC until Kelly took the OSU job. He was the backup plan to Kelly.

Unfortunately for him, the most likely path is that he will fall on his face and be fired next year. He has had no real success without DeBoer, has zero experience in the NFL, and if the Seahawks have a bad record next year, he will be the scapegoat.

Any way for us to stop assistants from leaving for higher paying jobs? Yes, we could hire coaches so crappy no one else would want them. Barring that, one way might be to dangle a cash or other bonus (house, etc.) in front of them. If they leave early they don't get the carrot. Would work for some people, who wouldn't want to lose something they've put time in for. Seems like the Barn used that for some of their coaches years ago.

While most coaches seem to be ambitious by nature, with all this NIL and portal stuff to contend with, I wonder if more coaches don’t just remain as coordinators where you can make a killing and avoid unneeded stress.

Hire bad coaches and lose more games?

Lol. She is not that kind of doctor. I can assure you he is the bread winner. Plus they were in Washington for maybe two years. Not established.

Anyway you can choose to believe it or not but my inner circle of people fully believe that she refused to move to Alabama when Nick Saban asked and she refused when DeBoer asked. Therefore Grubb is in Seattle. Simple. End of story. Time to move along.

Yeah, we can hire shite coordinators no one wants. Saban tried that and we all hated it.

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I don't blame Grubb. He doesn't have to move his family and he gets a better job. I imagine he will be fired if Seattle doesn't do well next year, so maybe he comes to Bama after all. Who knows.

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I agree completely. Who on this board would just want to up and move to opposite end of the country? Also NFL OC for any team beats being a coordinator for any college team

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Grubb's wife is a very prominent Doctor in a specialized field. She did not want to move her practice. She probably makes more than he does.

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If by doctor you mean high school counselor then sure.