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Articles this morning suggesting Bama Hire Deion Sanders

Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:46 am
Posted by PowHound
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Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:46 am
Not going to link they are all clickbait rags, but there are people out there that think Bama should grab Sanders before someone else does.

There is such a shortage of good candidates that a guy who instantly brings in a recruiting advantage and excitement among the nations best players would have a pretty high floor IMO.

I mean college football has become such a circus why not consider hiring the ringmaster ?
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
1961 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:50 am to
Sanders and Dabo are two guys I do not want replacing Saban when he retires, which is hopefully after this season.

Dabo has let the game pass him by.

Deion is a self promoter and the epitome of what is bad about college football now.
Posted by Tw1st3d
Member since Jul 2017
887 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:51 am to
What is the difference between a ringmaster and a circus clown?

One demands respect and focusses the attention on the show.
The other demands attention and is the show.
Posted by UASports23
Basketball School
Member since Nov 2009
25228 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:58 am to
Going 4-3 out of the last seven power 5 games will do that.
Posted by Alfie Solomons
Alabama
Member since Aug 2020
1440 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:00 pm to
There isn’t anyone out there right now that we could hire that could guarantee you a better job than Nick Saban with the possible exception of Kirby Smart, and he’s not leaving UGA, and we wouldn’t want him to anyway.

Nick Saban does not need to retire until he is ready to retire, he has definitely earned that right.

When he does, lord help us, we will be back to wandering in the wilderness like it’s the 80s all over again, firing coaches every 3 years just to hire another clown. I dread him being gone more than Milroe starting the rest of the year.
This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 12:01 pm
Posted by Bamadiver
Member since Jun 2014
3413 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:12 pm to
I've said it before, Deion is the new paradigm. Kids don't have to get to the NFL to get paid anymore so it's all about the flash and flair. Old school coaching will eventually fall to the side as the kids don't respond to it. Everyone losing their minds over Niblack playing on IG live are simply witnessing the shift in realtime.

To be clear, I don't want Deion, but I recognize where football is going.
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
1961 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:13 pm to
There are dozens of coaches that could be 1-1 at Alabama with a 10 point loss at home to Texas.

There are zero coaches who could win 6 national titles in a short span like Saban.

Saban is not the guy anymore. He was the greatest coach of all time, but he is now a mediocre coach.

Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player of all time, but I wouldn't want him to suit up for the Bulls today.
Posted by PowHound
The Peoples Moderator
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:13 pm to
quote:

Deion is a self promoter and the epitome of what is bad about college football now.


Exactly, he's built for this new era.

I believe it was CNS that said when times change you have three choices:

1. Stand in the way and get run over
2. Get in and go for the ride
3. Get out of the way and watch everyone leave you behind

Sanders is definitely all aboard this new era- hell he's directing traffic.
Posted by RollTide33
Member since Sep 2019
3844 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:24 pm to
quote:

Saban is not the guy anymore. He was the greatest coach of all time, but he is now a mediocre coach.



Some of you guys genuinely don't know what a mediocre coach is. But when Saban finally does retire I promise you'll find out. Because no big name, championship caliber coach is going to be willing to be the first guy to replace Saban. There's maybe 3 coaches in the country who could come in and seamlessly transition while maintaining the level of success Bama fans have become accustomed to. And they're all at blue-blood title contending schools already so they ain't coming.
Posted by JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
In The Ham
Member since Nov 2017
12448 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:25 pm to
This year is truly a rebuilding year for Bama. We're looking at best 10-2 or 9-3.

Finding a QB that can play at a high level and improving so Bama can again challenge in 2024 is the larger picture.

It is going to be interesting to see how Nick and his staff handle adversity.
Posted by Bamadiver
Member since Jun 2014
3413 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:30 pm to
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Because no big name, championship caliber coach is going to be willing to be the first guy to replace Saban.
This mattered post-Bear and maybe a short space into Saban's tenure. It won't matter in the least in the new world of professional college football. Coaches will be looking for the biggest NILs and promotional conglomerates.
Alabama is in good position there and is at the top of the super-conference discussion. I truly hate what it's become but would have to be stupid to deny it.
This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 12:31 pm
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
9026 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:42 pm to
I think Colorado is one of the few places with a winning history - albeit becoming somewhat distant - that Deion could go and be Deion.

CU's admin basically eviscerated their AD and started it over after the sexual assault issues and other recruiting violations over the 90s and early 00s. They essentially salted the earth over their existing base of financial support in the process. There are not many big movers and shakers external to the actual chain of command (donors) like at a place like Alabama or Auburn.

This affords Deion a lot of latitude at a place with a decent historical football reputation. I don't think he'd have that nearly anywhere in the SEC.

Saban doesn't have time for these types of people but understands how to take their money or direct it towards his interests for advancing the program. I think Deion likely lacks that discretion but will still have a similar Saban-like disdain for these people.
Posted by Britlab
Nashville
Member since Jan 2014
348 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 1:40 pm to
I think Deion is going to coach his kids and hang it up shortly thereafter. He’s due for a partial leg amputation after this season. He not going to be the choice.
Posted by Joka2kold
Member since Nov 2019
5910 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 1:48 pm to
Why the hate for Deion Sanders?

He's the only person who can come in and recruit off his name in any area of the country.

What's about to be funny is Colorado running the table. Them suckers gone be right in the playoffs.
Posted by footstepsfalco
Member since Sep 2018
1038 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 1:56 pm to
I like what Lanning has done in short time at Oregon. He wouldn't be a bad choice to replace Saban when he heads to the lake.
Posted by Joka2kold
Member since Nov 2019
5910 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 1:58 pm to
Oregon is a hot bed for recruits.

I will make my decision on Coach Lanning in another week when he goes against Colorado and Coach Prime.

Oregon suppose to curb stomp Colorado.
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
1961 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 2:06 pm to
quote:

Why the hate for Deion Sanders?

He's the only person who can come in and recruit off his name in any area of the country.


I don't hate him. I don't like how he ran off a bunch of Colorado players. I know that's how the game is now, but I don't like it. I wouldn't like my son to go somewhere and be part of a poor team and then get run off that way. He's doing what's allowed and has leaned into this new world of transfer portals and NIL deals.
Posted by Joka2kold
Member since Nov 2019
5910 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 2:15 pm to
He didn't run off anybody! They didn't want to compete for a spot and the team only won 1 game LAST SEASON. You believing the narrative they put out there instead of what really happened.

Nick Saban has ran plenty people off here especially after his first season here at Alabama.

What do we call it in Tuscaloosa... PROCESSED I think.
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
1961 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 2:17 pm to
Sanders called a legacy player that was only a freshman and told him he was cut. That's running someone off. This isn't in dispute.
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
4358 posts
Posted on 9/11/23 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

Some of you guys genuinely don't know what a mediocre coach is. But when Saban finally does retire I promise you'll find out. Because no big name, championship caliber coach is going to be willing to be the first guy to replace Saban. There's maybe 3 coaches in the country who could come in and seamlessly transition while maintaining the level of success Bama fans have become accustomed to. And they're all at blue-blood title contending schools already so they ain't coming.



This is doomcasting. What big name coach wants to come to a place with what should be stocked with a solid roster, the best or near best facilities in the country, a mechanism to take advantage of NIL, top salary and an administration that is fully bought in and supportive?

There are maybe 5-7 jobs out there that can compare and maybe 4 or 5 coaches that are off the table because of their current situation. But this isn't the 3 Mike's era, right now this is one of the best jobs in the country and there will be a ton of interest.
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