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McElroy - person ‘in the know’ believes Saban will return to coaching
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:14 am
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:14 am
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Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:17 am to AHM21
Yep, he'll be back in BR after this season if BK can't get it done.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:19 am to AHM21
NFL?
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:21 am to AHM21
Think it depends on what the NIL stuff looks like on whether he goes back anywhere in college.
He hated it and his massive talent advantage went away quicklike
He hated it and his massive talent advantage went away quicklike
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:23 am to AHM21
Steelers imo
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:24 am to AHM21
Unc- Mack brown, chapel bill
Usce- holtz, spurrier
He’s going to the Carolinas……
All jokes aside I could see him going the mid major/fcs route. A place not about the money where he can actually enjoy coaching kids who want learn and work.
Usce- holtz, spurrier
He’s going to the Carolinas……
All jokes aside I could see him going the mid major/fcs route. A place not about the money where he can actually enjoy coaching kids who want learn and work.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:28 am to Buckeye06
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Think it depends on what the NIL stuff looks like on whether he goes back anywhere in college. He hated it and his massive talent advantage went away quicklike
He hated dealing with diva players demanding raises at all turns.
Hating dealing with divas is also why he left the Dolphins for Alabama.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:30 am to AHM21
Saban gonna be a Gator!
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:32 am to AHM21
Which is completely fair. However, the game isn't going back to it's pre 2022 ways anytime soon, even with a salary cap.
Does anyone think a kid who is getting recruited in 2028 is not going to at least look at 2025 numbers for a comparison and teams will not find ways to pay under the table. It may go back to pre NIL days a bit, but it's much harder to do with the regulatory stuff in place now
Does anyone think a kid who is getting recruited in 2028 is not going to at least look at 2025 numbers for a comparison and teams will not find ways to pay under the table. It may go back to pre NIL days a bit, but it's much harder to do with the regulatory stuff in place now
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:33 am to Lt. Columbo
If true, I’d have to think NFL job. But Florida and Michigan were the first two major college jobs that came to my mind that might open up in the next 1-2 years
Maybe I’m wrong, but I’d be very very surprised if Saban takes a college job again. And in the unlikely event that he did take a college job, I definitely don’t think it would be in the SEC.
Maybe I’m wrong, but I’d be very very surprised if Saban takes a college job again. And in the unlikely event that he did take a college job, I definitely don’t think it would be in the SEC.
This post was edited on 7/14/25 at 10:38 am
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:35 am to TT9
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NFL?
No chance, he already showed he can't compete at that level.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:37 am to AHM21
I doubt it. He retired for very specific reasons and those reasons haven't changed.
I don't doubt he misses coaching and how things were when players wanted to be developed, but the reality is those days are gone and he knows it.
I could see him coaching something lower level like highschool or peewee where money isn't part of it. Or maybe take a positions/DC job.
I don't doubt he misses coaching and how things were when players wanted to be developed, but the reality is those days are gone and he knows it.
I could see him coaching something lower level like highschool or peewee where money isn't part of it. Or maybe take a positions/DC job.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:38 am to AHM21
If he does, I will assume it won't be in college football since college football is what made him quit in the first place.
I don't think he'll ever coach again, but if he does, he'll have some cushy position coaching job in the NFL.
I don't think he'll ever coach again, but if he does, he'll have some cushy position coaching job in the NFL.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:38 am to SEC Doctor
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No chance, he already showed he can't compete at that level.
You guys have been butthurt for so long you actually started to believe your lies.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:40 am to bamabaseballsec
Maybe Kent State where he played
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:40 am to SEC Doctor
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No chance, he already showed he can't compete at that level.
Winning record year one and a 21-0 win over the Pats during their dynasty
year two in Miami spiraled but to be fair it was destined to fail when he couldn’t sign Brees. I still don’t see him ever going back to the NFL but if given the right situation with a proven QB, who knows?
This post was edited on 7/14/25 at 10:43 am
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:40 am to OStateBuck
Kent state definitely popped in my mind
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:42 am to 3down10
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You guys have been butthurt for so long you actually started to believe your lies.
Where's the lie? He was so bad in his second season with the Dolphins, some of the players wanted to kick his arse.
Saban was a great coach, but he had a HUGE talent advantage over his opponents for most of his college career. NFL is designed to have more parity and spread the talent around.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:46 am to AHM21
McElroy clarified what was reported he said. He did say that but then immediately said he didn't think it would happen, that comment was not his opinion. Finebaum chipped in with Saban is having the time of his life, making great money with his one-day-a week job at ESPN, playing a lot of golf & "I don't see that happening at any place / anytime." And with Saban's age, any big time program would be hiring a short term only new head coach.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:47 am to bamabaseballsec
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A place not about the money where he can actually enjoy coaching kids who want learn and work.
Wouldn’t he hate seeing his best players transfer out to bigger programs?
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