Bama wins out and Coach Deboer gets his statue next to Saban

Ahead of Curt Cignetta at IU?

If DeBoer leaves for whatever reason in the near future, I want Brent Key from Georgia Tech.

That dude is a damn good coach and has had the yellow jackets playing good ball for two years now. Their record wasn’t stellar last season but there were a few games that they played in that went down to the wire and very easily could have ended up in a GT win, including the UGA game. Coach Key has them playing tough and physical again this year, with GT sitting at 4-0 and 1st place in the ACC. Working under Saban for 3 years, Key understands toughness and “the process” and I think he’d thrive here.

I haven’t exhaustingly fact checked this but Nick Saban may be the oldest head coach hire that actually coached a game. Even Gene Stallings was younger at his hiring. Nick Saban was 55 in January 2007. Mike Price was 56.

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Cignetti: Yeah, he’s ancient. I don’t think he’s a serious consideration for programs like Alabama.

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If things dont work out with DeBoer, Id take Cignetti for a 6-8 year run in a heartbeat. Somebody’s going to. If UF is smart they’ll try to get him down in Gainsville.

We need a bump to this and get more names.

But I like the GA Tech guy.

I really hope DeBoer works out...because there's no one out there that screams homerun potential hire to me.

And we'd probably stupidly agree to a $100 million buyout this time.