re: Saban and the Apocalypse in Austin

Why would Saban want to start over when he has already built his dynasty at the best CFB program ever ?

He stays and he gets mentioned with the Bear , he goes to Texas and he gets mentioned with Darryl Royal....

If I were LSU I would be worried about losing Les Miles to Texas.

Overwhelming feeling from the Texas boards is Miles is not a candidate. Although his agent may leverage the position for a raise.

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ANY sort of trouble comes his way

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Yeah bud... Usually when trouble comes his way he finds a way to not let that trouble repeat itself.
He lost to La Monroe then he lost to Florida in the 2008 SEC championship only to be embarrassed by Utah in the Sugar- followed that up with a BCS Natty the following year by destroying Tebow/Myer in a revenge match and then giving Bama it's first ever victory over the Texas Longhorns in the Rose Bowl.

He lost to A&M last year. Not this time around.

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the kind of money Texas has been rumored to throw at him,

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2 years ago after Bama beat LSU in NO for the Natty, Texas made a BIG run at him. You see how that ended, right? Another Natty for Bama the following year embarassing Notre Dame in Miami.

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The last time Alabama gave up 40+ points was 2003, you don't think that'll be on his mind?

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See above responses. This is very unlikely to happen again.

Let's not forget people have been saying ever since Saban arrived in T-town he wouldn't be here but a few years. Never been anywhere longer than 5, that is until last year where it was his 6th at Bama. Oh and this one which is his 7th.

One day Saban will be gone and the haters can rejoice but as a Bama fan I'm riding this damn wave and loving every minute of it particularly when jealous envious haters cannot stand the ride Bama is on.

The rumor won't die. For the past couple of months, anonymous reports -- from the Boston Globe and elsewhere -- keep linking Saban to the Browns' coaching job. Why Cleveland? Saban spent four years there as defensive coordinator under Bill Belichick in the early '90s. He also worked in Cleveland with Michael Lombardi, rumored to be the next GM for the Browns. Saban played and coached at Kent State. He grew up in West Virginia, which is RIGHT NEXT DOOR to Ohio. And so on

Saban made LSU a stepping stone to build the greatest college football programs in history. It will be decades before the hurt wears off.

if saban says "i will not be the next coach at _____" then you should become wary of the moving truck coming

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Ole Miss folks need to be worried more so than anyone in the SEC.

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Saban will leave before Freeze.

Calling it now:

Miles to Texas
Saban to LSU
Dabo to Bama

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Actually no, they won't. DeLoss Dodds runs the program at Texas and the money men behind him. Period. Bill Powers is even afraid of Dodds, for every other school you had the President of the school talking about re-alignment but at Texas it was Dodds. He has to have more dirt on people hidden in a safe than J Edgar Hoover.

DKR didn't even run the show at Texas after he won 3 NC's. They pushed him out in his prime. You simply cannot understate the arrogance level of the folks in Austin. They have 1 Natty in the last 40+ years but still consider themselves far and away the greatest program in the history of college football.

Texas also has the LHN which requires a level of exposure Saban would NEVER put up with. Multiple weekly coaches shows. Cameras all over practice. Players and coaches with constant TV commitments.

I have no doubt Texas will make a run at Saban. I also wouldn't be surprised if Saban took their call so he can get yet another monster raise out of Bama. In the end though, the fit isn't there.

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aggressor, you need to update your information. Dodds is on his way out. He's capute. He will be replaced before Mack and Mack is done too.

Your info on DKR is wrong too. DKR was past his prime when he left and he wasn't run out. He went 5-5-1 his last season. He admitted later that his attention to detail had suffered after the death of his daughter, a few years earlier.

Now back to the Saban talk. Its pure speculation what will happen, but for the time being, the athletic administration is totally neutered. The Sabin talk is driven by a few big time boosters who know Sabin on a personal basis. There has been contact with Sabin's agent, who is receptive somewhat. Powers & Dodds are both on the outside now. They are no longer the power brokers and a younger generation of "monied" men are having more influence. But with UT's cash, their influence will be somewhat diluted. The old Mack supporters like Joe Jamail & Red McCombs are running out of time & energy. Like at A&M, the young turks are making their move.

The rest of your post I chalk up to biased Aggie perception, which I understand completely and have reciprocal emotions. Oh & keep watching LHN. You seem to know a lot about it. :)