re: Saban admits that he was contemplating decision up until 5 minutes before team meeting

Did he though? The man is still an employee of the University of Alabama and has been given an office in Bryant-Denny Stadium. That's probably to keep the players calm and the roster from transferring to schools like Colorado. He's likely also involving himself in the coaching search in an advisory role.

He showed up for work on campus this morning just like he has done every day for the past 17 years. He didn't just leave us with our dicks in our hands.