Saban, CO-DC at Bama?

Saban is a great resource. Like Deboer said, they'd be crazy not to use his wisdom. Saban don't much about offense, but he does know defense.

Looks more and more like Bama doesn’t have a head coach. Sad.

The thought that Nick Saban will be CO-DC is beyond stupid.

Nick Saban is a control freak. He's psychotically driven to control everything in his life.

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Saban, CO-DC at Bama?

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I hope Coach Saban is digging the 4-2-5 look. But he morphed into a lot of the same formations, so they had plenty to share. The biggest difference I see coming is pressure. Wommack loves to bring the blitz and will put BAMA fans in mind of Jeremy Pruitt in that respect.

Saban hovering over his successor like it's still his program. gonna be a mess

Seems like a no win situation for the staff. If they win, Saban's tutoring gets credit. If they lose - especially if the defense fails, they get blamed for not applying Saban's knowledge.

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Alabama DC Kane Wommack told @NextRoundLive he met with Nick Saban for a second time this morning about Alabama's defense. Wommack told his wife it was like "cramming for a final" before the meeting.

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So embarrassing. Talk about following up a legend in the most buffoonish way possible. I’d be extremely concerned about this staff if I were a Bama fan

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Kalen DeBoer's staff is consulting with Nick Saban to adapt Saban's defense under the new staff

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This will go well.

I coached for 20 years and had a personal rule: I would not take a job without first having a conversation with the outgoing coach. No one knows the situation you're getting into better than that person.

If I were Wommack, I would want to meet with Saban to get his thoughts on the returning personnel and some of the base defensive concepts and terminology that they have been running and how it all compares to what I want to do. That might help speed things up in the spring. I doubt it will make the difference in a W somewhere in 2024, but at that level of competition you need every millimeter of advantage you can get in case it does. I wouldn't go public or make a big about it, though.

At the end of the day, nothing Saban tells him is likely to make a significant difference. 90% of winning in CFB is about recruiting and leadership. If DeBoer can recruit as well as Saban did and keep the program on the road, he will win. The X's and O's are secondary and making good calls at the most important moments of the game (by luck or instinct) are more important than the A-Z scheme.

just out of curiosity - did Saban actually retire from the state of Alabama? or did he merely opt out of the final years of his coaching contract?

if the latter is the case, is he going to continue to be financially compensated by the University in addition to maintaining an office in the AD? or are his “consulting services” strictly offered on a voluntary basis?