re: If JoePa retires.....could Saban be the next bomb to drop?

One of the reasons Saban has been so successful at Alabama is that he accepted with his VERY strict terms of complete control. It took Alabama to hit rock bottom for the egos of the administration to give such control, and there was still an internal struggle the first year. This happens with any big or storied program, and there aren't many who are willing to give away such control. Notre Dame hasn't been able to do it. I doubt Penn State will immediately after Joe Pa. Any school he goes to after Alabama will be one where he gets to call the shots.