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If Miss Terry isn't sick,

Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:43 pm
Posted by Gideon Swashbuckler
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:43 pm
And Saban isn't sick. Why did Saban retire? Is there anyway he lost the locker room?

Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:44 pm to
He's 72.
Posted by WW
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:44 pm to
I think he's tired and has other interests in football outside if coaching. Probably annoyed with have to constantly adapt to off the field changes.
Posted by UltimaParadox
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:45 pm to
Because he is a perfectionist and 72 years old.

Coach didn't want to hang around not at his best.

All you can do is respect his decision
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:45 pm to
Guessing this latest round of transfers or threats to transfers pushed him to the point where he said it’s enough.
Posted by scottydoesntknow
Member since Nov 2023
1985 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

And Saban isn't sick. Why did Saban retire? Is there anyway he lost the locker room?


At some point you are entitled to get old and a little lazy. I think losing staff, not landing hires he wanted, etc just pushed him over edge when he was already 50/50
Posted by Crimsontide1713
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:47 pm to
quote:

At some point you are entitled to get old and a little lazy. I think losing staff, not landing hires he wanted, etc just pushed him over edge when he was already 50/50


He’s not lazy, he’s just not physically capable of pulling 14 hour workdays anymore.
Posted by Lieutenant Dan
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Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

Guessing this latest round of transfers or threats to transfers pushed him to the point where he said it’s enough.



This.

Traditional cfb as we knew it, is dead.
Posted by Lg
Hayden, Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
6802 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

Is there anyway he lost the locker room?



He said that it was getting harder to be truthful with hiring assistant coaches and recruits that he was going to be there another 3,4 or 5 years.
Posted by Night Vision
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:48 pm to
LANK
Posted by Xignals
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Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:50 pm to
Because he didn't want to lie to recruits and tell them he would be here three more years. And it sounded like the grind of the year took a toll more so than the past.
Posted by scottydoesntknow
Member since Nov 2023
1985 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:50 pm to
Thats what I meant...
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
42270 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:51 pm to
Probably wants to enjoy his retirement before they do start to have health issues.
Posted by Chad4Bama
Member since Sep 2020
5674 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:51 pm to
Because he saw Milroe's last play and it pushed him over the edge.
Posted by biggsc
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:54 pm to
Car dealerships
Posted by EGO3x
Member since Oct 2023
1674 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:55 pm to
Lanning was in town…Miss Terry had dementia…heard it from my guy in the program…

How many times did we hear stuff like this above from ppl claiming sources? I swear ppl read shite on different sites and claim inside knowledge.
Posted by TouchdownAlabama
Sweet Home Alabama
Member since Nov 2015
1748 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:55 pm to
Because he’s running for president. Nick Saban 2024!
JK, I think he always said that he would coach as long as he knew he was able, but more importantly, as long as he felt he was doing a good job at it and maybe he feels that he’s not what he once was. Regardless of whether or not that is true, he is entitled to feel however he feels. He’s 72. He’s one of the greatest coaches of all time. CFB has changed a lot, and it’s frustrating.
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
20761 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:56 pm to
The very reason Saban left the Dolphins to return to college was he knew his talent was recruiting and developing players. He also knew that he couldn’t be successful if he couldn’t have control over his own roster.

The new cfb landscape has erased all of that. He recognized that it’s only getting worse and decided to pull the trigger.
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
20761 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:58 pm to
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Because he’s running for president.


Think about this: Saban is 72 and is arguably the most driven man in America, yet he’s retiring because he knows he’s lost a step coaching a game. Meanwhile we have politicians pushing 80 and beyond who have clearly lost their cognitive abilities running (or want to run) the country.

Sorry to get political. Carry on.
Posted by Notorious1918
San Diego
Member since Aug 2019
279 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 4:06 pm to
My mom is the same age as Saban. Last month she tried to get into two cars that weren't hers. The first one was the wrong make and color. In a parking lot that I would describe as not super crowded.
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