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re: Who would have been a good hire?
Posted on 1/14/24 at 11:43 am to narddogg81
Posted on 1/14/24 at 11:43 am to narddogg81
Now that Saban has hung up his whistle I do not think there is another coach out there on his level. Kirby would be the closest I guess but Kirby is coaching at the place he played at in college so he is not gonna leave for another college unless he has a serious falling out with the AD or something like that. There just isn’t any big name coaches anymore. There are a lot of good coaches but college football doesn’t have the legendary coaches it used to have.
Just look at college football coaches from the 60’s until the late 90’s. You had Bryant, Paterno, Royal, Spurrier, Bowden, Woody & Bo, Parseghian, Holtz, Osbourne, Neyland, Schnellenberger, and Jimmy Johnson. All those guys are just to name a few. We do not have Coaches of that stature in the game today now the Saban is gone. Urban Myer was on the level of Saban for a few years but then he self destructed. Dabo was on the level of Saban for a hot second but has fell off drastically. We just do not have big time coaches in the game anymore that everyone would just die to have and it’s sad because nothing is better than watching 2 legendary college coaches square off against each other.
Just look at college football coaches from the 60’s until the late 90’s. You had Bryant, Paterno, Royal, Spurrier, Bowden, Woody & Bo, Parseghian, Holtz, Osbourne, Neyland, Schnellenberger, and Jimmy Johnson. All those guys are just to name a few. We do not have Coaches of that stature in the game today now the Saban is gone. Urban Myer was on the level of Saban for a few years but then he self destructed. Dabo was on the level of Saban for a hot second but has fell off drastically. We just do not have big time coaches in the game anymore that everyone would just die to have and it’s sad because nothing is better than watching 2 legendary college coaches square off against each other.
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Posted on 1/14/24 at 11:50 am to RollingwiththeTide
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Just look at college football coaches from the 60’s until the late 90’s. You had Bryant, Paterno, Royal, Spurrier, Bowden, Woody & Bo, Parseghian, Holtz, Osbourne, Neyland, Schnellenberger, and Jimmy Johnson. All those guys are just to name a few. We do not have Coaches of that stature in the game today now the Saban is gone.
Part of the reason is that schools aren't as patient with coaches now, so it's always a revolving door and you don't get a guy at one job for 15+ years.
The "hot take" portion of society also is a detriment as we constantly say someone "sucks" if he isn't absolutely elite.
For instance, Bobby Bowden was at Florida State for roughly 17 years before he won a natty.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 12:22 pm to RollingwiththeTide
quote:NIL and the portal are game changers. They've stripped an immense amount of authority over the players away from the coaches, which will soon spell the demise of college football and basketball. A tell-tell sign will be a lot of really good coaches exiting the profession altogether.
Just look at college football coaches from the 60’s until the late 90’s. You had Bryant, Paterno, Royal, Spurrier, Bowden, Woody & Bo, Parseghian, Holtz, Osbourne, Neyland, Schnellenberger, and Jimmy Johnson. All those guys are just to name a few. We do not have Coaches of that stature in the game today now the Saban is gone. Urban Myer was on the level of Saban for a few years but then he self destructed. Dabo was on the level of Saban for a hot second but has fell off drastically. We just do not have big time coaches in the game anymore that everyone would just die to have and it’s sad because nothing is better than watching 2 legendary college coaches square off against each other.
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