re: New Head Coach Thread (Welcome Coach DeBoer)

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Even if you don't like him you have to admit he is one of the best options.

He also has no desire to go back into NFL and sees the Alabama job as his peak destination; meaning if he is good he is going to be here for a long haul.

Lastly, while his personality may not resonate with you it does with the kids he is recruiting. With the Alabama machine and Saban's blessing behind him our only issue would be who his defensive coordinator would be year to year.

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Your first 2 paragraphs describe me, and I'd be a disaster.

Your last paragraph is about recruiting, which, ironically, Kiffin isn't great at

I don't think anyone knows what the heck happened but Coach, Ms Terry and Byrne and and one or two trustees and maybe the President.

The most likely scenario is the illness scenario. It is, I suspect, something that has been ongoing for some time now.

This was not, in my opinion, a decision due to burnout or "it just being time". It was an unwanted decision. Saban LOVES coaching and loves recruitING. And he didn't just wake up one day and decide to give it all up.

No. Something happen that made the situation worse. Some test or development that made it clear that in the coming months it would be impossible to continue.

I would not be surprised if Greg has known about this for a year or more. And over that time, he, and Saban and the forementioned people worked all this out.

Of course, human nature is unpredictable. People can disappoint, so they probably have three lined up. Three that Said yes to everything before Saban even retired.

And yesterday, before this even broke, Saban and Byrne sat together in his office called #1, basically saud "its time, and then
an iternerary was laid out to announce the new coach

There are no interviews or negotiations. They had already worked out the line of succession.

This is the way it had to have happened. This is the Saban way.

Here’s the thing with kiffen. At FAU he was impressive, enough so to take a job back in the SEC. At ole miss; he leads them to two of their best years in program history back to back years. The one common thing between both of his last two stops: he has been good and we can probably all agree those places weren’t his first choices. Imagine what he is capable of at a school he really wants to be at.

I have no problem with Lane. I think he would do well. But I just think he's down the list a bit because Saban probably doesn't see him as ideal.

And since I think this was already pre-planned, then Kiffin is just a backup in case the real guy reneges.

If Lanning were indeed in town, that information would be out by now. Instead, we’ve got several Oregon sources saying he’s still there. Not a great sign there.

If the rumor regarding Terry's health is true and Nick was working the staff for 2024, then perhaps the CT Scan showed a major change from her last.

I am 73 and my wife 70 and she is in the early stages of this walk.

Wishing the best for Nick, Terry, and the family. This is a Gamechanger in life.

No cope from me, if not lanning I’m all in on kiffin.

There were some pretty hot and heavy rumors around town that he got caught red handed fricking a donor’s wife and that he would never be considered for another position here.

The candidates past Kiffin and Lanning aren’t great though.

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Instead, we’ve got several Oregon sources saying he’s still there

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I thought I read last night that there was a flight from N1UA on the books for Oregon for TODAY that was cancelled, then N1UA's stuff went private. Byrne could be still going up there to get him today.