Rick Neuheisel claims LSU has offered Saban $100M over 4 years to be their head coach

I just don't think Saban will do it. He just turned 74 last Friday.

He so much admitted during his later years that he had softened as opposed to when he was first at Bama. ( it showed badly in the penalty dept)

The things that made him successful, recruiting and discipline are harder to do now more than ever. Sure he can get a starting 22 with endless NIL money, but what happens when 2 or 3 starters get hurt and the fall off from first to second string is huge? Everybody wants playing time and to be the starter. Remember his statement when he retired? Only thing recruits want to know is how much will I play and how much are you paying me?

Because of his age it was getting harder and harder for him to find really good assistants to plug and play.

Finally, what would it say about his legacy. He earned the title of GOAT and lived up to it. With so many things that affect your style and ability to mandate excellence and bring about championships. Never mind the kids that won't stick around through adversity to become better. What about the studs you do have on the team that you have to re-recruit or negotiate to stay on the team. It still chaps my arse to this day to see Caleb Downs playing in a Luck Eye uniform.

Saban knows all of this in intricate detail waaaaaayyyy better than anyone else on planet earth. I just don't see him doing anything other than golfing like crazy and doing his ESPN gig.

lol.

Nick Saban is in his 70s and already has all the money in the world, what's he even gonna do with 100 million that he can't already do now?

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Nick Saban is in his 70s and already has all the money in the world, what's he even gonna do with 100 million that he can't already do now?

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Childers made the same counterpoint during the segment.

He said Mrs. Terry enjoys their lifestyle now and he already has $100M (possible more) due to his earnings from coaching, car dealerships, AFLAC, GameDay, etc.

Not happening

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Childers made the same counterpoint during the segment.

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No.

Not $100M.

Estimates of his car dealership ownership stake range between $140M-$480M alone.

Add in the other stuff (hotel, endorsements and coaching earnings) and they were predicting in Forbes that he was on track to be the first billionaire coach in history before he's done.

If he comes back it would only be if something happened to the dealership network from a valuation standpoint or if he just cant stay retired and wants to basically go out on the sideline or something.

LMAO - I would love to see CNS take their $100 mil for 4 years. They would have to spend another $8 mil + per year with 4 year contracts to get staff there with him at his age. (same issue he had in Tuscaloosa). They would also have to pay out big NIL for players and the turnover would be fun to watch.

Granted, it may work out well after a 1 year (or so) adjustment. Then they would be right back in the same spot in 4 years trying to replace a 79 year old coach.

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Saban left because of the NIL and what players were turning into. He's not going to coach again

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I would be very surprised because none of the factors that pushed him into retirement have changed.

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You know what? If he does it, more power to him. His name will deservedly stay on stuff in Tuscaloosa and we will beat his arse on the field.

But there’s zero chance of it happening. In the first place Miss Terri would have a conniption and make his life miserable.

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It would be hilarious if he accepted it only to go 8-5 every year.

First, look at the person who said it.

Second, ask yourself how he would know (it has all the markings of somebody’s brother has an uncle who knows somebody who heard some guy at Walmart say his cousin worked for the booster club).

Third, ask yourself why LSU would want a 74 year old head coach, even if it’s Saban who, by his own admission, lost the desire to coach in the current environment.

Even LSU isn’t that dumb and desperate.

Offering a 74 year old double the highest paid college coach in the world, and $5 million more than the highest paid sports coach in America? They think that's what's gonna get them another ring? Sounds like pure bullshite. But LSU can act so fricking crazy, it's hard to say it's unrealistic. They just might do something that stupid.